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President orders recruitment of 50,000 more youths to forces
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 - 4:34 AM SL Time
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the Defence Ministry to expedite the proposed recruitment of 50,000 personnel to the three armed forces to maintain the momentum of military successes in the east.
`Plans are underway to recruit 25,000 troops to the Army, 15,000 to the Navy and 10,000 to the Air Force in the biggest recruitment drive in the history of the country`s security forces,` a senior Defence Ministry official told the Daily Mirror yesterday.
The President had reportedly taken this decision following requests by armed forces commanders who said they needed more personnel to maintain security in newly captured areas in the east and elsewhere.
Since October, last year, government armed forces launched several major military operations to recapture Tiger held areas in the eastern province and succeeded in taking all LTTE strongholds in east except Toppigala.
Meanwhile, a highly placed government official claimed the President had directed his ministers to cut down all unnecessary government expenditure to fund the expansion of the three armed forces.
The President had reportedly asked the ministers not to provide jobs in their ministries or departments under them for at least one year.
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DVLADV
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18 Jun 2007 21:45:24 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sure it is going to be party time but I don't know how many will be celebrating.
This should bring 3forces troop level to about 210,000 with a average cost of about 30,000 per head.
Large cabinet with all the perks about 150,000 per head
Medical costs for troops: early retirements and compensation.
SL should be bankrupt very soon. No wonder MR is starting to get back to pants and shirt, otherwise he will look like a clown in US. |
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18 Jun 2007 21:46:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ethnic cleansing of the East is accelerated to an alrming pace. This time the army is reserving large areas instead of Sinhalese civilians before.
Lanka bans Tamil resettlement in parts of Trincomalee
Hindustan Times Jun 18 11:27 GMT
The Sri Lankan government has banned the resettlement of Tamil refugees in Sampoor and Muttur East in the Eastern district of Trincomalee following the designation of these areas as High Security Zones (HSZ) through a Presidential gazette notification dated May 30. Defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told Hindustan Times on Monday, that the civilian refugees from this area would not be allowed to go back to their homes and lands 'both for their own security and the security of the vital establishments to come up there.' |
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18 Jun 2007 21:49:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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| This recruitment is as a result of recent losses which have not been officially publisheed. Will any relative of 225 MPs or the President be among these 50,000? Or these 50,000 are again from the poor familities whose children can easily be dispensed with. |
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18 Jun 2007 21:57:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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It will be party time soon.
:-D
Bro though you are thinking of a different gang holding the party, you don't know just how true it is :)
Needing 50,000 more means they are stretched damn thin right now, seems we have had a similar scenario before, hmmm wonder when... any ideas? |
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18 Jun 2007 22:05:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yep, more poor village sinhala lambs to the slaughter.
In the recent Vavuniya debacle the SLA lost over thirty dead, over a hundred injured and several dozen, yes several dozen, missing according to the Daily Mirror.
At this rate of loss maybe another hundred thousand poor village sinhala lambs will be required. This is probably Mahinda's way of solving the unemployment problem among the sinhala youth.LOL |
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18 Jun 2007 22:18:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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A graduaate teacher is paid Rs 12,000
An 8th grade soldier is paid Rs.34,000
A soldier whose job is killng is valued three times higher than a teacher who has spent 8 years more in his education.
How can a country that treats her teachers so low and ranks a soldier so high ever progress or prosper?
No wonder the politicians taught by such low valued teachers devalue the currency, their country and the people. |
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18 Jun 2007 22:23:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yellow robes too can apply.Underwear compulsory.Plot of land to build a pansal in the east on completion of the initial engagement.If killed a body bag and a buriel ground
in their own village.Funeral expenses depending on thir
political background.Attended school or not no prolem. |
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18 Jun 2007 22:24:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thats frightening!
You mean to say a teacher does not even get $120/month.
I think any job outside the country will at least pay three times that. |
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