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Army Engineers Gift 4-Storied Kidney Care Centre to Anuradhapura CKD Patients

21st March 2019 17:09:03 Hours

More than 200 professionally and technically qualified Army Engineers of the 2 Corps of Engineer Services (CES), supported by fellow Navy and Air Force troops on Medin Full Moon Poya Day (20), bestowed the ‘Methsiri Sewana’, the 4-storied ‘Care, Welfare & Research’ Centre upon hundreds of kidney patients suffering in the North Central Province during a ceremonial opening, presided by HE the President Maithripala Sirisena, flanked by the Governor, Ministers, Commanders of the Army and the Navy.

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Elaborate 'Thripitakabhivandana' Programmes Now on Across All Army Formations

19th March 2019 14:34:30 Hours

Army troops in all corners of the island on the instructions of Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army are extending their best cooperation to all agencies for conduct of the week-long 'Thripitakabhivandana' World Heritage...

Hallala Villagers Pay Tribute to War Heroes

18th March 2019 20:30:10 Hours

To coincide with ongoing ‘Ranaviru Uttama Pranama’ commemorative period, grateful villagers in Hallala, off Weligama in the south, together with monks, students and representatives of affected Army families recalled invaluable memories of fallen Army War Heroes and invoked blessings on the Army...

Culinary Science of Top Chef in Sri Lanka to be Conserved

18th March 2019 19:03:23 Hours

The renowned chef of Sri Lanka, Deshamanya Dr Publis Silva who introduced Sri Lankan cuisine to the international community and made the country proud of its culinary delights was invited by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake to the Commander’s office...

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MSTS Gets Its New Accommodation & Seminar Complex

21st March 2019 14:00:43 Hours

The new accommodation building for Other Ranks and the Conference Hall, built by own troops at the Marksman and Sniper Training School (MSTS) in Diyatalawa were vested in the MSTS on Monday (18) during a simple ceremony. Major General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Staff at the invitation...

57 Div Army Personnel Give Blood to Kilinochchi Patients

21st March 2019 12:00:23 Hours

79 Army personnel including 8 Officers volunteered to offer their blood gratis to patients in Kilinochchi on Monday (18) after the Blood Bank at Kilinochchi Hospital turned to the troops for assistance. The blood donation, organized at Mankulam Hospital premises by troops of the 3 Gajaba Regiment of the 57 Division...

58 Division New GOC Assumes Office

21st March 2019 11:00:23 Hours

Major General Jayantha Gunarathna, the newly-appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 58 Division Headquarters in Boossa assumed office on Monday (18) amid religious blessings. A brief religious ceremony, headed by members of the Maha Sangha chanted ‘Seth Pirith’ and invoked blessings after the new GOC lit the traditional oil lamp and warmed....