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  • Outgoing US Ambassador Bids Farewell to Commander


    Sri Lanka’s outgoing US Ambassador Ms Patricia A. Butenis Tuesday (24) morning paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya at Army Headquarters. Ms Patricia A. Butenis, who took office as the US envoy to Sri Lanka in August 2009 completes her tenure of office in Sri Lanka shortly.
  • Jaffna Security Forces Stimulate Ongoing 'Abimansala - 2' Project


    Abimansala - 2’, the lifetime care centre for dependent War Heroes of the South, now nearing completion at Wilpitawatta, Kamburupitiya received a stimulus when the Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J) undertook the entire cost of a villa (Rs 5.25 m) in the complex. Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Commander, SFHQ-J after meeting Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya ..........
  • Army-Dug Drinking Water Well Offered to the Public


    A drinking water well, dug and constructed with the support of 211 Brigade troops and FRIDSRO organization in Vavuniya district based Palleruwa village where resettled people are living, was offered for public use during a brief ceremony on Friday......
  • 11 VIR Troops Offer Blood to Patients in Jaffna


    More than seventy 11 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) officers and soldiers under 523 Brigade Headquarters and over 50 civilians in Warani, Jaffna got together and donated blood during a mobile clinic held at St Lagoria Church on Sunday (22). On the instructions of......
  • 61 Div Awards Two Schols to Deserving Students


    The project that offers scholarships to parentless students in schools situated in the 61 Division under the Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) continues for the benefit of student community with the support of donors and other supporters. On Wednesday (25), Brigadier A. Kariyakarawana.....
  • 22 Division in Trincomalee is 15 Years Old


    Several commemorative events marked the 15th anniversary of the 22 Division in Trincomalee on Monday (23) under the directions given by the General Officer Commanding, 22 Division. Brigadier A.M. Weerasuriya, General Officer commanding, 22 Division attending the commemorative......
  • Anuradhapura 'Abimansala' Wellness Resort Marks Its First Anniversary

    The maiden sanatorium-type wellness resort, ‘Abimansala’ for dependent War Heroes, which saw its birth on the banks of Nuwara Wewa at Anuradhapura as a conceptual notion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, marked its first anniversary on Thursday (26), giving prominence to religious observances. Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army on Thursday (26) evening inaugurating the series of anniversary ceremonies, opened the new Budhu Medura......

  • LTTE-Destroyed Place of Worship Restored

     
    A terrorist-destroyed Buddhist place of worship at Aiyakachchi, Jaffna was restored and opened again by troops of the 1 Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) on Thursday (26). To coincide with the reopening of the new shrine, an alms-giving for 7 monks took place soon after the unveiling of the statue and the premises for veneration.
     
  • SFHQ-S & SFHQ-J Troops Continue Dengue Eradication

     
    Troops of the Security Forces Headquarters South (SFHQ-S) with the support of respective Divisions, Brigades and all field formations carried out Dengue eradication programme on Thursday (26) covering a number of areas. Hundreds of troops cleaned up Embilipitiya, Minipe, Gampola, Awissawella, Tissamaharamaya, Kamburupitiya, Ratkarauwa, Dehemigama, Kalugalawatta, Kiriwandala....