Source:Island Underlines importance of domestic and int’l partnerships in policing support Australia has provided five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Sri Lanka Police as part of continuing assistance meant to strengthen security capabilities. A statement issued by the Australian High Commission yesterday (15) quoted the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Senior ...
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with seven of their great grandchildren. Source:Dailynews Lord High Admiral Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, arguably the world’s most famous husband, died on April 9, 2021 at Windsor Castle, aged 99, just two months before his 100th birthday. He ...
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Gallage Peiris Source:Dailynews Gallage Diamond Peiris, who participated in the long jump and triple jump events at the 1948 London Olympic Games, was born on January 17, 1918 in Mount Lavinia. He received his primary education at Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa. Although he was keen in sports, lack of ...
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Source:Dailymirror Sri Lankans – mainly Sinhalese and Tamils celebrated New Year on Wednesday in a more relaxed manner this year when compared with last year, with the COVID-19 pandemic compelling the authorities to place restrictions on travelling from one Province to another, gathering in large numbers at shopping centres, temples ...
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She first came out of Adam’s side, God saw that he was lonely, and then, Eve took him for a ride, Cos she was his “one & only”, Men, then thought, they ruled the roost, The World has ...
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Common knowledge is akin to the above, and an umbrella functions best when it is open. Read the touch of wisdom below folks, then think about it. You may well not consider these things as you go through life, but it is always better late, than never. Thank you, Charles ...
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Source:Island I usually end up totally exhausted when I finish reading the local newspapers from the Pearl. There are so many burning questions and so much is written about them but there are no conclusions and definitely no answers. For example, we seem to have three burning issues right now ...
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Source:Dailymirror Leading Airman Roshan Abeysundara, the Sri Lanka Air Force swimmer who swam from Thalaimannar to Dhanushkodi in India and back covering a distance of 59.3 km and breaking the Asian long distance swimming record, has been promoted to the rank of corporal. Air Force Commander Sudarshana Pathirana promoted Abeysundara ...
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Source:Dailynews Australia has gifted Sri Lankan police five drones to monitor people smuggling between the two countries. It’s part of a wider project to help Sri Lanka establish a “drone surveillance capability” that will also conduct natural disaster scene assessments and recovery and transnational crime investigations. The commander of Joint ...
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