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The mission statement of the Sri Lanka Air Force is . To achieve professional excellence in rapid mobility and precision engagement by developing core capabilities based on technological superiority, to ensure operational readiness and success in exploiting the competent human resources and equipment of the Sri Lanka Air Force [2]
The 1977 anti-Tamil pogrom in Sri Lanka [1] [2] [3] followed the 1977 general elections in Sri Lanka where the Sri Lankan Tamil nationalistic Tamil United Liberation Front won a plurality of minority Sri Lankan Tamil votes. In the elections, the party stood for secession.
The national languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhalese and Tamil. [10] As per Chapter IV (Language), Article 19 of Constitution of Sri Lanka Sinhalese and Tamil have been recognised as national languages. [11] National flower: Blue water lily flower (Nymphahea Stellata ) The blue water lily was declared the national flower of Sri Lanka on 26 ...
Long-range reconnaissance patrols of the Sri Lanka Army have played a notable role in Sri Lanka's multi-phase military campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam . LRRP battalions from Special Forces regiment of Sri Lanka Army have been most successful in carrying out assassinations on high-ranking members of the LTTE. [1]
The Broken Palmyra – The Tamil Crisis in Sri Lanka: An Inside Account. The Sri Lanka Studies Institute, Claremont, CA, 1990. By Hoole, R., Somasundaram, D., Sritharan K., and Rajini Thiranagama. (Also available online, Note from the publishers & book review) War and Peace in Sri Lanka: With a Post-Accord Report From Jaffna.
Trams existed in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo from 1899 to 1960. History [ edit ] In 1892 the Colombo Municipal Council called for tenders for the construction of tramways in the city.
The newest district to be created was the Kilinochchi district in February 1984, [22] and the current constitution states that the territory of Sri Lanka consists of 25 administrative districts. These districts may be subdivided or amalgamated by a resolution of the Parliament of Sri Lanka .
The 2006 Trincomalee Massacre of NGO Workers, also known as the Muttur Massacre, [3] took place on 4 or 5 August 2006, when 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF) were shot at close range in the city of Muttur, Sri Lanka, close to Trincomalee. [4]