A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Sunday, June 4, 2017
VIPs risk their lives by taking AF helicopter rides
VIPs
who use Air Force helicopters for inland travel are at the risk of
their lives, as being talked about following the crash of an AF
helicopter during the floods.
As a result of the allocations for AF training being curtailed, safety
checks of its helicopters and daily training of the pilots have been
affected, say AF sources. Due to this, the preparedness of the AF has
suffered. The president too, has been advised by those closest to him to
stop taking helicopter rides. Thereafter, the president has instructed
that immediate attention be paid to the matter and the condition of the
AF helicopters be looked into.
When contacted, a top AF official said funding for the training has not
been curtailed as claimed. However, there are situations when the
allotted money was not adequate, he said. AF spokesman Group Capt. Gihan
Seneviratne declined to comment.
Parakrama Dissanayake – Sathhanda