Sri Lanka Army Hockey players Tuesday (22) evening beat their Navy counterparts during the finals in the knockout Hockey Tournament, held at Reid Avenue Astro Hockey Turf and carried away the President’s Cup. The Army scored 3 against 0. Tuesday’s finals came about after a tournament that was conducted nearly for three weeks under arrangements, made by Sri Lanka Army Hockey Committee, chaired by Major General V.U.B Nanayakkara.

Just four days prior to the grand opening of the newest ‘Abimansala 3’ wellness resort for dependent War Heroes of the North Western Province, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army with a view to having a close.......

Sri Lanka Artillery Regiment (SLA), one of the most prestigious and admired regiments in the Army on Sunday (20), commemorated its 126th anniversary with a series of events at its SLA Regimental Headquarters, Panagoda. Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake......

 

Distribution of certificates to the Tamil woman recruits who successfully completed the Nursing Assistant course, conducted at Kilinochchi Army Base Hospital took place recently during a brief ceremony, held at the hospital premises. The five-month long course for those 10 Tamil woman soldiers focused on training in first aid, medical fundamentals......

 

In what appeared to be a new initiative, all rehabilitated ex-combatants and their families living in the 62 Division area were invited to join a Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival and a festive lunch at Sampathnuwara school premises on Sunday (20). On the directions given by Major General Boniface Perera, Commander.......

 

 

Under the guidance of Major General Ubaya Medawela, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C), 12 Division troops in coordination with the Hambantota Divisional Secretariat organized a Dengue eradication campaign on April 8. The campaign was conducted in several places including Beddewela, Karagamlewaya, Samodagama and Sittakulama in Hambantota.

Initial construction work for erection of the Kilinochchi Vesak pandol began on Friday (18) inside the Kilinochchi Madya Maha Vidyalayam playground. The Seth Pirith chanted by Maha Sangha blessed the project. Commander, Security Force Headquarters, Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) and senior officers attended the inaugural phese.

With the objective of promoting self confidence and co-existence among officers and other ranks serving Units, Brigades and Divisions under the Security Force Headquarters-Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT), an Elle playing tournament was organized with the participation of 42 teams, selected from Army personnel serving under the SFHQ - MLT.   

Distribution of gift parcels among resident patients and inmates at Mullaittivu Army Base Hospital and Mullaittivu District Hospital on account of Sinhala and Tamil New Year took place on Wednesday (16). Major General Jagath Dias, Commander Security Force Headquarters, Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) visited both those hospitals, together with several senior officers and gave away symbolic gift parcels, dispatched by the  Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake.  

Newly-constructed accommodation buildings at the Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC) Regimental Headquarters premises for officers and non-commissioned officers at Panagoda were recently opened during brief ceremonies.Major General E.P De Z Abeysekara, Deputy Chief of Staff and......