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  • Mullaittivu District Judge Commends Army, Sending an Appreciative Letter

     
    Mr M. Ganeshraja, District Judge/Magistrate, District Magistrate’s Court, Mullaittivu, in a letter of appreciation, addressed to Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary to Ministry of Defence and Urban Development, has hailed the ‘excellent job’, performed by troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) in the clearing of the site, proposed for the new Court complex, using Army mechanical equipment.
     
  • Many Senior Officers to Take Over New Appointments

     
    Major General S.A.P.P Samarasinghe, currently the Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) has been appointed as Sri Lanka Army’s Chief of Staff, effective from 17 May 2014. He succeeds Major General A.W.J.C De Silva.  Meanwhile, Major General E.M.M Ambanpola, has been appointed Deputy Chief of Staff with effect from 9 May 2014 after Major General E.P. De Z Abeysekara went on retirement.
     
  • Ranaviru Real Stars Colour Army Seva Vanitha 'Bethi Gee' Presentation

     
     Sri Lanka Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) members, led by Mrs Damayanthi Ratnayake, President, ASVU Tuesday (13) evening contributed their share to the commemoration of the most noble Thrice Blessed Day (Vesak) by holding a ‘Vesak Bethi Gee’ presentation at Defence Services College auditorium.
     
  • Tri-Service Commanders Inspect 'Victory Day Parade' Rehearsals


    Prior to the final few days before the fifth ‘Victory Day’ parade at Matara, Chief of Defence Staff, General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage, Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal, K.A Gunatilleke, Inspector General of the Police (IGP), N.K. Illangakoon.....
     
  • Signallers Distribute Gift Parcels Among Kids

    Troops of 2nd Regiment Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC) under the  Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) recently distributed gift parcels of school accessories  to kids at Singithi Pre-school, Sooriyawewa, Sinhapura. Each parcel carried items worth of Rs 2,000/= and the donation was done after selecting the children from very low-income group families.

  • Central Province Pays Tribute to Fallen War Heroes


    11 Division Headquarters in Kandy under the Security Force Headquarters – Central (SFHQ-C) had a separate National  War Heroes day ( Ranaviru Day ) to commemorate fallen  War Heroes on Monday (12) at Mailapitiya  war monument. Mr Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, Governor for Central Province as the Chief Guest, together with Mr Sarath Ekanayake, Chief Minister for Central Province, Mr Premawansa, Chief Secretary of Central Province....
     
  • Tri-Service Guard of Honour Greets Visiting PRC Air Chief Marshal

     
     
    The visiting Air Chief Marshal Xu Qiliang, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China was accorded a tri-service Guard of Honour at Ministry of Defence and Urban Development grounds Friday (16) afternoon. The high level military delegation, headed by Air Chief Marshal Xu Qiliang arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday (13) on a three-day goodwill visit at the invitation of the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development.