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One more group of disable officers and other ranks in the Army were hosted to dinner by Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya Thursday (25) night to coincide with the 61st anniversary of the Army. The treat, considered a special token of appreciation for numerous sacrifices made by War Heroes at the expense their legs and limbs, is held in the past two years.....
Student Officers at the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka’s highest seat of learning for Defence Services personnel, had the rare opportunity of listening to a lecture of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya this morning (29). The students belonging to all three forces inclusive of a few Officers from other foreign Armies listened to this lecture as a part of their training for Passed Staff College qualification (psc) at the DSCSC. Lieutenant General Jayasuriya was received by the Commandant DSCSC Major General N. A. Ranasinghe on arrival.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Sri Lanka at 4.00 pm today (27) on a four day State visit on the invitation of HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The visiting President of Pakistan was warmly welcomed by his Sri Lankan counterpart at the Colombo International Airport, where a special Guard of Honour was accorded to the visiting Head of the State. Senior Ministers.....
Mrs Ioma Rajapaksa, Chairperson at the Seva Vanitha Unit, Ministry of Defence (MoD), on Friday (26 Nov) inspected the progress of the construction work of the house under construction for Lance Corporal H.M.D.M.B Herath of 1 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment in Nikaweratiya. One of Sri Lanka's highly reputed Gynecologists, Dr. Ajith Rajapaksa along with members of his family.....
Various Religious, Military, Tree planting and Sports activities that got underway at Vavuniya in the past week marked the 12th anniversary of the establishment of the Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ - W). Pride of place went to the all-night Pirith Chanting and an alms giving to members of the Maha Sangha, organized on 22nd November at the SFHQ-W with the participation of Major General G.D.H.K Gunaratne, Commander SFHQ-W. Next day’s flag hoisting ceremony at......
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To be in line with the Seva Vanitha Army Branch’s (SVAB) ongoing project for construction of partly-built houses of permanently disable War Heroes, the SVAB is now geared to commence completion of the house, belonging to Private R.M.R.S Bandara, 7 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) who sustained permanent disability during a terrorist attack at Mallavi.
Sri Lanka Army during a glittering ceremony at Manila-based Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) received further international recognition when Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna was awarded the South Asia’s most prestigious Gusi Peace Award-2010 for his salutary role and dedication towards humanitarian assistance to Jaffna people and attainment of peace, dignity and harmony in the peninsula.
The "Ranaviru Suwanda" literary awards which recognized the literary excellence of the Security Forces and Police personnel and their family members was held at the John De Silva Memorial Theatre yesterday. Awards were presented to both servicemen and their family members who excelled in multiple events at the 'Ranaviru Suwanda' Literary contest.
Students at Pandiyankulam Maha Vidyalaya, a rural school in the Manthai East Divisional Secretariat in Mulaitivu District, had the rare opportunity of visiting educationally important places in Colombo recently due to arrangements made by Brigade Commander 612 Brigade Colonel K. N. S. Kotuwegoda. The three day educational tour organized by the Sri Lanka Army’s 612 Brigade paved the way for the students and teachers of the school to visit.....
Sri Lanka Army, which actively contributed to the National Dengue Control drive, initiated by Ministry of Health a couple of weeks ago, has been once again requested to join its second phase of the campaign, scheduled for December 2-3, 2010. A large contingent of Army personnel across island-wide field formations, deployed in the north, east, west and the south......
