Sri Lanka has formed a special committee, announced by State Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, tasked with allocating state-owned lands to the military. This move comes ahead of the upcoming Presidential polls, with the election date expected to be announced after July 17. The Election Commission has already confirmed that the polls will occur between

State Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon announced that the Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the same benefits given to war-time army personnel to the Civil Defence Force (CDF). This decision comes ahead of the upcoming Presidential polls, with the election date expected to be declared after July 17. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, also the