Officers and soldiers serving Anuradhapura joined hands, together with organizers and provided all assistance for conduct of exposition of Kapilawasthupura relics of the Buddha at Anuradhapura Sri Sambuddathwa Jayanthi Viharaya during August 24-25. On directions given by 21 Division, troops of the 212 Brigade cleaned up the temple.....
The ‘Exercise - Cormorant Strike III - 2012’, the third successive joint military exercise (blue forces), organized by the Army with the participation of about 2000 tri-service personnel of Sri Lanka’s Armed Forces and foreign military personnel, is to take place in the Eastern Vakarai area during September 10-25, it was announced in a Media briefing Tuesday.....
Youth of both Sri Lankan and Indian Army families, perhaps for the first time in the country’s history, fused together Tuesday (4) evening at Colombo Defence Services College auditorium during a glittering ‘Cultural Show’, as part of a youth exchange project set in motion by the Viru Daru Society of Sri Lanka Army. A 25-member youth delegation, comprised of sons and daughters of Indian Army families is currently in Sri Lanka under the ‘Youth Exchange Programme’ of the Army’s Viru Daru Society....... |
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Leaving memories of goodwill, the visiting General Liang Guanglie, State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of People’s Republic of China (PRC), together with his delegation left Sri Lanka Sunday (2) afternoon after a luncheon meeting with Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Hon. G.J.L Neomal Perera, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetillake......jpg)
Lance Corporal U.P Pradeep Sanjaya of 4 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (4 SLSR) joined history when he won Bronze, the first ever Medal for Sri Lanka in the London Paralympic Games - 2012 in Men’s 400 m T46 event early Wednesday (5) morning. Lance Corporal Sanjaya became paralyzed in his left arm after he fell victim to a mortar blast, triggered by LTTE terrorists in Kilinochchi on 28th December 2008 when humanitarian operations were decisively rolling on................
More than 200 officers and other ranks volunteered to donate blood for use in hospitals in and around Polonnaruwa during a recent blood donation campaign. The arrangement, an initiative taken by Brigadier R.W.W.A.D.B Rajaguru, General Officer Commanding, 23 Division, came about after information was......
The closing ceremony and presentation of awards to the winners of the Defence Services Games 2012 took place Wednesday (5) evening at Sugathadasa Stadium Colombo with President’s Secretary Mr. Lalith Weerathunga, gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest.The final ceremony had all the hallmarks of a cultural pageant and a show of sports talents as musical bands and dancers of tri-services.......
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Principal, teachers and students at Jaffna Vasavilan Primary School were overjoyed to commence their studies in the new term when they moved to Army-renovated buildings in the school complex after a request was extended to the Army by its principal. Nearly 300 soldiers labored more than a week to renovate the buildings and gave a new facelift after colour washing......
Youth of both Sri Lankan and Indian Army families, perhaps for the first time in the country’s history, fused together Tuesday (4) evening at Colombo Defence Services College auditorium during a glittering ‘Cultural Show’, as part of a youth exchange project set in motion by the Viru Daru Society of Sri Lanka Army. 
The second basic unarmed combat course of the 2 Commando Regiment (CR) for officers and other ranks began recently at Vidathalathivu Commando Training School. The passing out ceremony of 9 officers and 121 other ranks who successfully completed the course took place on Monday (3). General Officer Commanding, 66 Division attended as......
