Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
AS PART OF its community-oriented welfare projects in the Jaffna peninsula, Army troops, following directives given by Commander, Security Forces Jaffna Major General G.A. Chandrasiri took steps to distribute fifty brand new computers among students of fifty schools in the peninsula at a special ceremony held in Telippalai Union College on Monday (7).
PRIME MINISTER Ratnasiri Wickrmanayaka yesterday told Parliament that everybody should join hands irrespective of political differences to eradicate terrorism which has become a cancerous menace to the country.
ARMY OFFICERS and other ranks serving in Jaffna recently listened to a lecture delivered by an officer of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on International Military Law and role of ICRC in conflict situations at the Transit Camp in Kankesanthure and 51 & 52 Divisions under the Security Forces Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J).
AS PART OF its community-oriented welfare projects in the Jaffna peninsula, Army troops, following directives given by Commander, Security Forces Jaffna Major General G.A. Chandrasiri took steps to distribute fifty brand new computers among students of fifty schools in the peninsula at a special ceremony held in Telippalai Union College on Monday (7).
PRIME MINISTER Ratnasiri Wickrmanayaka yesterday told Parliament that everybody should join hands irrespective of political differences to eradicate terrorism which has become a cancerous menace to the country.
ARMY OFFICERS and other ranks serving in Jaffna recently listened to a lecture delivered by an officer of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on International Military Law and role of ICRC in conflict situations at the Transit Camp in Kankesanthure and 51 & 52 Divisions under the Security Forces Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J).
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and Mrs Sehba Musharraf, hailed as \"friends in need and friends indeed\" by local media, accompanied by a top-level delegation arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (31) on a two-day official visit.
IT IS THANKS to help from foreign governments and their INGO tentacles that the LTTE has evolved into a formidable terrorist group. Since the LTTE severed its umbilical cord with Mother India, several \'responsible\' members of the world community have come forward to keep it going, while feigning abhorrence of its terror. But for their assistance, the outfit may not have been able to raise funds to finance its terrorism in this country.
TWELVE YEARS ago late in the afternoon on August 8, the Sri Lankan nation suddenly stood aghast at the news of the tragic death of Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc along with nine other fellow War Heroes like Major General Vijaya I. C. K. M Wimalaratne RWP RSP VSV USP psc, Rear Admiral C. A Mohan N. Jayamaha RWP RSP VSV, Colonel G. H. Ariyaratne RWP RSP, Colonel N. Palipana RWP RSP, Colonel H. R Stephen, Colonel Nalin S De Alwis, Lt. Commander Asanka Lankathilake (Navy), Lt W. D. D. C. W Wijayapura (Navy), and Lance Corporal W. J. Wickremaratne. That was a day of mourning for this island-nation whose troops were marching forward against secessionist forces under the able guidance of the Lt. Gen Kobbekaduwa.
The Army Small Arms Association (ASAA) organized Inter Regiment Practical Rifle Shooting Competition – 2004, an annual event Eagerly awaited by riflemen of all Army Regiments got under way recently (26 July - 01 August, 2004) at the Diyatalawa Army Firing Range.