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Since the end of the civil war in May 2009 Sri Lanka's 300,000 strong military has increased its non-military activities, leading to accusations of militarisation and even military rule. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] The military is involved in everything from large-scale property developments to the running of roadside cafes.
Thereafter the government mistrusted the military ... As of 2024 the Sri Lanka ... The approximately 20,000 regular army troops represented a significant increase ...
July 26 – A former top United States official states that the U.S. Department of Defense covertly admitted to conducting a mass misinformation campaign targeting the Philippines using social media bots and fake accounts to disparage the safety of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, following public denial of ...
April 24, 2024 (238 days) Philippine Army: Commander, AFP Western Command Appointed Branch Vice Admiral Alfonso F. Torres Jr. [94] May 18, 2024 (214 days) Philippine Navy: Commander, AFP Eastern Mindanao Command Appointed Branch Lieutenant General Luis Rex D. Bergante [95] [96] June 7, 2024 (194 days) Philippine Army: Commander, AFP Western ...
In 2015, with the change of government, construction halted and allocated funds were taken over by the Treasury which caused construction delays. [4] [5] In November 2019, the Sri Lanka Army began moving its headquarters to the completed blocks 6 and 7.
15 June – Rumesh Tharanga wins the Gold medal in the Javelin Throw event at the Asian Throwing Championships with a new Sri Lanka record of 85.45m. [77] 21 June – The Sri Lanka women's cricket team wins the ODI series against West Indies 3-0, for the first time in 16 years. [78]
During the war between the Sri Lanka Armed Forces (Government of Sri Lanka) and Tamil Tigers, Russia helped Sri Lanka by providing education on battle field tactics to Sri Lanka Army. Russia has an embassy in Colombo. Sri Lanka has an embassy in Moscow. Serbia: 14 October 1957: Both countries have established diplomatic relations in 1956. [90]
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests ...