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  • Drill Competition and Band display 2004

    The final display of the Inter-Regiment Drill Competition 2004 got under way today (05) at the Army Headquarters Ground after best regiments were adjudged for finale during their displays that took place at the Panagoda Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regimental Centre during 15-27 September 2004. Today\'s ceremony comprising the grand band display was headed by Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Daya Sandagiri. The Army Commander, Lt Gen S. H. S Kottegoda and Air Force Commander Air Vice Marshal Donald Perera took part in the ceremony.

  • Governor for North-East visits Jaffna

    Major General (Retd) A.K.Jayawardane, Governor for North & East with his officials arrived in Palaly on Wednesday (03) morning for a two-day visit to the Jaffna peninsula. Major General Sunil Tennakoon, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters Jaffna was at the airport to receive the Governor.

  • School renovation completed in Kanniya

    Field Engineers of the Sri Lanka Army on a directive made by Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General S. H. S Kottegoda embarked on the task of repairing and renovating dilapidated buildings and toilets at Kanniya Mixed Government School, Trincomalee after the school compound and surroundings were cleared of mines.

  • UN Secretary General Condemns Blasts

    THE SECRETARY-GENERAL condemns the suicide attacks that occurred in Colombo, Sri Lanka - one outside the Ministry of Social Services and another in Nugegoda - which have killed and wounded dozens of civilians, according to a statement made yesterday and attributed to the United Nation\'s Secretary General\'s Spokesperson for Sri Lanka.

  • FIRST CONTINGENT OF GEMUNU WATCH FLIES TO HAITI

    The first contingent of soldiers from the Gemunu Watch (GW) of Sri Lanka Army left the island Thursday (24) afternoon from the Katunayaka Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in a special UN flight to take over duties in the State of Haiti.

  • Army men vie with others for supremacy

    Parallel to the 2004 National Tournament of the Practical Pistol-shooting, the Golden Eagle Pistol-shooting Tournament got under way at Ganemulla Commando Regiment shooting range during 29-31 October 2004.

  • Indian General\'s wife meets ASVU officials

    Mrs Rita Vij, wife of the visiting Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army General N.C, Vij following an invitation extended by Mrs Sonia Kottegoda, President of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) met a representative gathering of the ASVU office-bearers at the Army Headquarters on Tuesday (2).

  • Press Release (04/37)Army Headquarters -“ 29 November 2004 at 1500 hrs

    The Police imposed local curfew in TRINCOMALEE Police area to be effective from 12.00 noon today (29 November 2004) until 6.00 a.m. Tuesday (30) as tension grew following a series of agitations and acts of violence, mainly triggered off by LTTE men and their supporters to coincide with an LTTE commemoration.

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