General Shavendra Silva, the 8th CDS of Sri Lanka retired from his position and active service in the Sri Lanka Army yesterday. General Shavendra Silva was appointed as the 8th Chief of Defence ...

Commenting on the threat on the then Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa’s life at the height of Aragalaya, General Silva reminded critics ... emphasising that in his capacity as the Army Commander, troops were ...

Citing a document titled ‘Democratic Renewal Initiative’, The Washington Post has claimed that the Maldivian Opposition wanted to bribe 40 MPs including some members of Muizzu’s own party, and 10 ...

He was asked by President Rajapaksa then to relinquish office on this date in the light of the incidents on May 9, 2022, where those engaged in the protests (aragalaya) were attacked. The weeks ahead ...

He was the first Gajaba Regiment officer to serve as Commander of the Army (August 2019 to May 2022 ... profile accusations with regard to his failure to suppress the violent Aragalaya protest ...

The Budget 2025 illustrates the drudgery of making ends meet inside a debtors’ prison. The Appropriation Bill for Budget 2025 ...

These allegations, particularly those by politicians like Wimal Weerawansa, accused General Silva of showing bias towards foreign powers, including the United States, during the Aragalaya people ... A ...

also known as the ‘Aragalaya’ protest movement. “The civil unrest in the country in 2022 was a complex process in my military career that revealed who my true friends and true enemies are. The state ...

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