The Sri Lankan military has announced that soldiers were removed from "most" of the army check-points in Colombo on Saturday, reports Xinhua.
The army spokesperson, Ruwan Wanigasooriya, said,
"We removed most of the army checkposts in the city on Saturday and handed it over to the police. This is as a result of the continuing improvements we see in the security of the city,"
According to Xinhua, the sri Lankan army headquarters is due to be relocated outside of Colombo to make room for 5-star hotels.
Meanwhile the government has rebuked any calls to de-militarise the North-East.
See here and here for comments by Mahinda Rajapaksa and here for comments by Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
See also:
Military marks 4000 acres for construction in Mullaitheevu (02 Jun 2012)
Heavy military presence around Jaffna University (30 May 2012)
Jaffna students speak on military intimidation (30 May 2012)
TNA calls for reduction of military camps (22 May 2012)
Army boasts of increased militarisation (17 May 2012)
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