Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
As the stage is now set for the inauguration of the mammoth first-ever Multinational Platoon Exercise (MPE-3) alias \' Sama Gamana\' of the Army at Kukuleganga Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL) on 12th June 2004, foreign observers from Australia, Bhutan, Canada, China, France, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand and United Kingdom have already confirmed their presence for the occasion, so said Brigadier Srinath Rajapakse, Director of Training at Army Headquarters at a Press Conference held on Thursday (3rd June).
Major T. N. Muthaliff RWP, Commanding Officer, Sri Lanka Army Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) was one of the most senior officers of the MIC to fall prey to LTTE bullets in Colombo on Tuesday (31 May 2005) morning in broad daylight while he was on his way to work.
Annual Vesak commemorations in the Army reached its climax at the weekend with bevy of Army women soldiers joined hands together to add a blend of musicality to the buddhist phenomenon by way of devotional songs, popularly known as “Bhakti Geeâ€
Commanding Officer, 1 st Regiment Sri Lanka Military Intelligence Corps Lieutenant Colonel T. N. Muthaliff RWP slain in LTTE gunfire on Tuesday (31), made his final journey to the burial grounds at Dehiwala Muhaideen Grand Jumma mosque for Janaza Wednesday (01) morning where his remains were laid to rest in conformity with Islamic traditions. Gun salute followed the full military honours accorded to his memory at the mosque premises.
Lieutenant Colonel T. N. Muthaliff RWP (O/60727) of the first Regiment, Sri Lanka Army Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) who died Tuesday (31) morning following an LTTE terrorist attack was an exemplary Officer who served the Sri Lanka Army in order to defend Sri Lanka’s unitary state and territorial integrity at the risk of his own life, states the Special Part I Order released by Colonel of the Regiment Major General H K G Hendawitharana on behalf of Commander of the Army Lt. General Shantha Kottegoda.
Military Christian Fellowship and Army Christian Fellowship in collaboration with Army Seva Vanitha Unit was to donate cash to the value of Rs 5000 /= and a packet of dry rations to each family of widows and orphans of the Army affected by the tsunami.
Security Forces Authorities, after considering a few LTTE requests for facilitation of their cadres in the government controlled areas have positively responded and acceded to three of these requests but not to two other ones due to prevailing unstable security situation in the east.
Distribution of blocked out lands to mark the inauguration of the first phase of the proposed Army’s first-ever Ipalogama Ranaviru Town Project was held on Tuesday (29) at Army Headquarters with the participation of Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lieutenant General L.P. Balagalle.
Chief of Staff and Overall Operational Commander (East), Lieutenant General S. H. S Kottegoda WWV RWP RSP USP ndc assumes duties as the 17th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army on 01st July 2004 after the retirement of Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lt. Gen L. P Balagalle on 30th June 2004.
Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lt. Gen L. P Balagalle on the eve of his retirement from the Army after an illustrious career of nearly forty years spent his last couple of hours on Wednesday (June 30, 2004) to bid adieu to a representative gathering of troops whom he loved so dearly and commanded.