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  • All Serving Army Headquarters Enjoy New Year Festival

    Festive atmosphere across the country on account of the forthcoming Sinhala-Hindu New Year made its presence at Colombo 2 Moors Sports Club Grounds throughout Tuesday (10) morning when both officers and soldiers serving the Army Headquarters, got together to mark the event by holding a fun-making New Year festival........

  • 'Viru Daru' Society Members During their New Year Festival Receive a Special Guest


    Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) Regiment’s ‘Viru Daru’ society, comprised of children of Ranaviru families marked the Sinhala and Hindu New Year with a ceremony, full of New Year games and amusement. Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, President, Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB), the driving force behind founding of ‘Viru Daru’ societies under purview of the Seva Vanitha Army Branch.....
     
  • -œSoorya Mangalya 2012- at Manippay Highlights Sinhala, Tamil Harmony in Jaffna


    Security Forces - Jaffna (SF-J) in collaboration with the Independent Television Network (ITN) organized an annual New Year celebration “Soorya Mangalya” at Marathady Pillayar Kovil in Manippay to mark the dawn of Sinhala and Hindu New Year. The festival which included a range of traditional sports events was conducted for......
     
  • Army Organizes Bank Loans for Reintegrated Ex-LTTE Combatants


    With the intention of helping LTTE ex-combatants to start self employment, army in Jaffna has organized Bank loans worth Rs.250,000/= each for 25 reintegrated ex-LTTE combatants in liaison with Bank of Ceylon (BoC). After a discussion with the Deputy General Manager (DGM) of BoC Mr. K.E.D. Sumanasiri, Civil Affairs Office of the Uduvil based 513 Brigade......
  • On the Eve of Malaysian Conference Commander Calls on Malaysian Army Chief


    ‘Defence Services Asia 2012; the 13th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference’, expected to be inaugurated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday (17) is to be attended by Defence Service Chiefs of more than 45 countries and companies producing military hardware including Sri Lanka’s Secretary Defence and Urban Development, Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya and Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal H.D Abeywickrama.   
     


     
  • Army Welfare Shop in Wanni Opens its Doors to Public


    Recently refurbished Welfare shop of the Security Forces Headquarters Wanni (SF HQ - W) was declared open by the Security Forces Commander Wanni Major General AKS Perera amidst chanting of Seth Pirith, in Vavuniya recently (05). This superstore equipped with all......
  • Commander Attending Malaysian Security Conference Becomes One Key Speaker


    Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya Commander of the Army who has been invited to be one of the Guest Speakers at the second ‘Putrajaya Forum’, the International Defence and Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (17-19 April), delivered his brief address to the Chief of Army Round Table Talk on Tuesday (17) afternoon on the topic ‘The Role of Army in Nation-Building in the New Security Environment: Opportunities and Challenges’.