Commander Briefs ICG Project Director on Army Roles

Project Director and Senior Analyst of the International Crisis Group (ICG) in London, Mr Alan Keenan who paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake this morning (9) at the Army Headquarters received a comprehensive account on the status quo regarding civil-military cooperation in the North and reconciliation...

Pakistan Navy Staff Course Attendees in Sri Lanka Meet Commander

The Annual Study Tour of 48th Pakistan Navy Staff Course attendees, now in Sri Lanka as part of their familiarization study module visited the Army Headquarters on Tuesday (9). The delegation comprises Rear Admiral Naveed Ahmed Rizvi, HI (M), Head of the delegation and 20 Other Officers including members of the Directing Staff.

Jaffna Troops Get Two More New Houses for Poor Families

Two more deserving families at Sollipuram, Jaffna were the recipients of two new houses, built by the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) after their hardships were brought to the notice of Major General Dharshana Hettiarrachchi, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna.The formal warming of those two new houses,...

Commander Supports SLAVF Fund-Raising Eve at Nelum Pokuna

Headquarters of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) organized a musical evening, performed by Clifford Richards, together with a group of renowned artists of the country at Nelum Pokuna Theatre on Sunday (7) with a view to collecting funds for welfare projects of SLAVF members. The progrmme was graced by the Commander of the Army...

Army Engineers Contribute to SPILLEX Rehearsal on Oil Spill Disaster

Brigadier A.N Amarasekara, Commander Engineer Brigade representing the Sri Lanka Army recently took part at the Disaster Management Center - organized ‘SPILLEX’, rehearsal of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCOP) in close liaison with the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA).

385 More Jaffna Families with Army Initiative Get More Relief Packs, Each worth Thousands

Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna (SFHQ-J) in collaboration with 'Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association', in another mega humanitarian gesture launched a project to assist 385 more deserving families who were badly affected in the recent floods and displaced for some time in the Jaffna peninsula...

Army Troops Committed to Extinguish Fire in Bloemendhal Garbage Dump

A sudden fire that erupted once again in the Bloemendhal garbage dump this afternoon (6) is being controlled by fire-fighters and Army troops of the 14 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - West. At the time this story was pasted 2 Officers and 25 Other Rankers with 9 Army riders....

Pakistan Government Appreciates Army Training for UN Peacekeeping

Symbolic of sound bilateral relations prevailing between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Pakistan, High Commissioner of Pakistan for Sri Lanka, Major General Dr Shahid Ahmad Hashmat (Retd), appreciative of Sri Lanka Army’s commitment to training for peace-keeping gifted a stock of computers and printers to the Sri Lankan Army....

CR HQ at Ganemulla, Now Equipped with Modern Facilities

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army on Wednesday (3) as the Chief Guest attended to a series of openings in the Commando Regiment (CR) Headquarters at Ganemulla at the request of Major General Ralph Nugera, Colonel of the Regiment, CR. The auspicious opening of the new kitchen unit and the new 3-storied....

Kandy Inferno Brought Under Control

More than 44 Army personnel of the 2 (Volunteer) Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) in the 11 Division Headquarters, Thursday (4) evening responded quickly and joined hands with firefighters to extinguish a raging fire in a 4-storied commercial building in the heart of Kandy town, adjoining Alimudukkuwa. On being informed of the fast spreading inferno, Major General Tissa Nanayakkara...