Sri Lanka Army troops of the 62 Division with the support of 623 Brigade troops offered their labour for construction of a new house in the resettled village of Veheratenna on behalf of a needy family, following sponsorship, provided by Mr Yoga Perera, a well-known philanthropist from Colombo. The new house, built with the blessings of Major General Boniface Perera..... |
Entitlement to wearing of all decorations of General G.S.C Fonseka (retd), former Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army who left an indelible legacy of gallantry by directing the Army to wipe out LTTE terrorism from Sri Lanka, has been restored, following the full Presidential amnesty, granted by HE the President Maithripala Sirisena, in terms of the powers, vested in HE under Section 34 of the Constitution. Ministry of Defence has accordingly confirmed that he is entitled to his rank of Four Star General, medals, pension and.......
A recruit of Special Forces (SF) under training in the general area of Habarana succumbed to injuries after he collided with a night train while engaged in a compass training module during early hours of Saturday (31). The Recruit, H.W Kumara together with a few others under training was continuing with his target finding training using a compass when he met with this accident and received injuries after he was knocked down by the train.
The newly constructed Women’s Ward at the Army Base Hospital in Diyatalawa was opened by Major General Mano Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters-Central (SFHQ-C) on Wednesday (28). The Women’s Ward was constructed by SFHQ-C troops to fulfill a long-felt need at Diyatalawa Army Base Hospital on the instructions of Major General Perera. Major General Perera as a taken of memory planted Iron Wood sapling in the premises before the day’s programme followed with an all rank tea table..jpg)
Troops of 11 Gajaba Regiment (GR) under the 651 Brigade of the 65 Division of the Security Force Headquarters-Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) provided assistance to the annual Kovil Pooja ceremony in Kariyalangapadduvan on Wednesday (28). Army personnel gave their fullest support to the ceremony from the beginning. They provided meals to a gathering of more than 250 devotees during the Kovil ceremony.
Army personnel of several battalions under 224 and 231 Brigades of the 22 and the 23 Divisions, deployed under the Security Force Headquarters-East (SFHQ-East) carried out more community projects to uplift the living standards of the people living in the Eastern region.Troops of 8 the Gemunu Watch (GW) laid the foundation stone for construction of a new school building at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 million.............
HE the President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as the Minister of Defence, made his maiden official visit to the Ministry of Defence Wednesday (28) afternoon with a view to meeting the officials at the Ministry of Defence. He was warmly received by Hon Minister of State for Defence Mr Ruwan Wijewardene on arrival at the premises in the company of Mr Uthpala..... 
Troops of the 232 Brigade under the 23 Division of the Security Force Headquarters-East (SFHQ-E) offered assistance to conduct the Kovil Pooja at Taravikulam Kovil on Wednesday (28). Brigade Commander, 232 Brigade, officers, other ranks and members of the general public in the area participated in the religious programme. Brigade Commander, 232 Brigade, officers, other ranks and members of the general public in the area participated in the religious programme.
