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news NSA Trilateral Secretariat established Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) Secretary, Ministry of Defence and State Ministry of National Security and Disaster Management General Kamal Gunaratne, Foreign Ministry Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage (Retd), Navy Commander Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne and the Defence Attachés of India and Maldives attending the opening ceremony of the Secretariat for Trilateral National Security Advisors on Maritime Security Cooperatio...

Monday, 01 March 2021 - 20:44 Reaffirmed strongly with the necessity of the continuation of National Security Adviser (NSA)-level meeting between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives, a secretariat for trilateral National Security Advisers on Maritime Security Cooperation was formed under the auspices of Secretary of Defence, General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne at the Navy Headquarters today (01st March 2021). Based on an agreement reached at the 04th NSA -level trilateral meeting hosted in Colombo on 28th...

Part-One                                       “While we all hope for peace it shouldn’t be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice” Corazon C. Aquino Background Pakistan and Afghanistan never enjoyed friendly relations since the latter didn’t accept the Durand Line as an international border and laid claims over Pashtun inhabited areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan. Afghanistan has traditionally remained close to India a...

By Satyajith Andradi   Quite understandably, the world of classical music is dominated by the brand images of great composers. It is their compositions that we very often hear. Further, it is their life histories that we get to know. In fact, loads of information associated with great names starting with Beethoven, Bach and Mozart […]

[ Editor’s Note: We are going to be mixing in more of our archival articles, especially by those who have passed on, many of them great talents, and sadly we are not seeing them replaced by equal quality often enough. Alan Hart was one of those. He saw some of the Israeli-Arab wars up close and personal, including front line reporting from the Suez Canal when the British intervened. The year was 1967, when I was heading from Berkshire School to NC State, on the front end of my travels. From h...

  One-time Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Geneva Tamara Kunanayakam says the country has no other option, but to oppose the Core Group’s Resolution by calling for a vote when it is tabled at the 46th session of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The Core Group, led by the UK, includes Germany, Canada, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Malawi. Kunanayakam, who served in Geneva (2011-2013) emphasized: “If the Resolution is adopted wi...

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Local Overseas Allowance (LOA) The new LOA will ensure that our service personnel, and their families, receive a more accurate contribution to additional costs incurred when serving overseas. From: Contents From 1 July 2021, the way in which the Armed Forces’ Local Overseas Allowance ( LOA) is calculated will be changing. The changes will make the allowance more transparent, fairer to all service personnel, and improve oversight. They do not impact eligibility or other allowances an...

PNS NASR visits Djibouti, Sudan for humanitarian assistance to African region   Published On 02 February,2021 07:51 pm The deployment of Pak Navy Ship to African regions is aimed at further strengthening friendly ties ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Navy Ship NASR visited Djibouti and Sudan ports as part of Overseas Deployment to African region as part of humanitarian relief and disaster mission. Upon arrival at respective country’s port, the visiting PN Ship was extended warm welcom...