At the time of his assassination, Muthaliff served as the Commanding Officer, 1 st Regiment Sri Lanka Military Intelligence Corps. The then parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa was among those who paid ...

The British government announced on Monday sanctions against the former head of Sri Lanka's armed forces, Shavendra Silva, former navy commander Wasantha Karannagoda and former army commander ...

In 2021, the Sri Lankan Army became the unlikely vanguard of a supposed green revolution, resulting in a radical redefinition of civil-military relations in farming regions. Members of the ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new government on Wednesday criticised Britain’s sanctions against three retired top military commanders and a former Tamil guerrilla, saying the move complicated ...

Sri Lanka on Wednesday slammed the British government's "unilateral action" to sanction its three former military commanders, who led the campaign that crushed the LTTE in 2009, saying the move ...

The UK government imposed sanctions Monday on four individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war. The 26-year conflict, which ended in May 2009, claimed an ...

The United Kingdom government has advanced accountability in Sri Lanka by imposing sanctions on four men implicated in ...

The UK has sanctioned four individuals, including military commanders, who had led the Sri Lankan ... responsible for serious human rights abuses and violations during the Sri Lanka civil war, ...

Sri Lanka has the 17th largest military in the world Sri Lanka’s 2025 budget has allocated a staggering LKR 437 billion to defense spending which is LKR 12 billion higher than 2024 revised ...