The fifth Special Infantry Operational Course (SIOC), conducted in the Jaffna peninsula, saw six Officers and eighty-six Other Ranks pass out recently after their graduation.
The fourth training course on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (HR & IHL) for senior Non Commissioned Officers (NCO) of the Army that commences on 01 June 2004 at Panagoda Army Cantonment will go on for three weeks.
LTTE's widespread abuse of relief materials, donated by the Government and various International Aid Agencies, earmarked for Tsunami victims in the north was once again called into question as the LTTE has now begun to use donated new tin sheets for construction of Forward Defence Lines (FDL) and bunkers in Nagar Kovil, Jaffna area.
Thrice-Blessed Day (Vesak), the most prominent and important phenomenon in the Buddhist calendar fell on Monday (23). It is also regarded by thousands of troops in the Army as an event very close to their hearts, no matter wherever they serve in the island, merely because of its impact on their lives and culture.
The unprecedented scale of reverence and enthusiasm of the masses in Jaffna peninsula towards commemoration of Vesak (Thrice blessed day) to coincide with Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinibbana (passing- away) came to light very vividly early this week (23-24 May) when members of the Armed Forces and the Police jointly threw up a spectacular display of Vesak decorations to match with “Amisa†principles of the Buddhists worldwide.
A visiting British delegation, headed by Mr. Simon Bond, Head of South Asia Department at the British High Commission, during their recent visit to the Jaffna peninsula called on Deputy Commander, Security Forces Jaffna, Major General D. P. S. Y Kulathunge at his office.
The Army\'s first-ever mega Multinational Platoon Exercise (MPE) on UN Peace Support Operations Training, orientated to achieve effective interoperability among participating countries, is to be ceremonially launched at the newly established camp-site at Kukuleganga on 12th June 2004.
Enthusiastic members of the public, tutorial staff and Jaffna based soldiers scotched media rumours and joined hands together recently to prepare groundwork for the re-opening of the abandoned Government\'s Tamil Mixed School in Eluthumadduval north.
Chief of Staff of the Army Major Gen S. H. S. Kottegoda WWV RWP RSP USP ndc has been appointed Overall Operational Commander (East) with immediate effect.
Army\'s cherished dream to secure its Rugby crown in the field shattered when Army ruggerites confronted CR and FC at Longdon Place on Sunday (23) during ongoing Inter-Club Rugby tournament.
