General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of India’s Southern Army Command Lieutenant General Ashok Singh, now in Sri Lanka, paid his obeisance to the sacred SriDalada Maligawa in Kandy on Friday (21), together with other members of his delegation. On arrival he was received by General Officer Commanding 11 Division, Brigadier A.W.M.A.W.N Ranawana and conducted to the sacred temple for venerations.
Major General Crishantha de Silva, Chief of Staff, Major General L.W.C.B.B Rajaguru, Director General Infantry, Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Adjutant General, Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera, Director Media and a host of Senior Officers, with the intention of giving last minute touch to the ‘Deyata Kirula - 2014’ exhibits at Kuliyapitiya, visited the site on Thursday (20).
HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the conceptual architect of the ‘Deyata Kirula’ mega development exhibition that mirrors Sri Lanka’s post-conflict rejuvenation, ceremonially opened the 8th ‘Deyata Kirula - 2014’ at Kuliyapitiya Friday (21) evening, amidst a sea of heads, eagerly awaiting to visit the site exhibits. First Lady Ms. Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksa, Senior Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Additional Secretary Defence and Urban Development, Secretaries, District Secretaries, Tri-service Commanders......
Indian Army’s General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Southern Army Command, Lieutenant General Ashok Singh, currently in Sri Lanka with a three-member delegation, called on Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army at Sri Lanka Army Headquarters.......
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of India’s Southern Army Command Lieutenant General Ashok Singh and his delegation after their successful five-day long sojourn in Sri Lanka left here for India on Saturday (22) afternoon. The delegation, headed by Lieutenant General Ashok Singh comprised Mrs Usha Singh, Spouse of......jpg)
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake on hearing that a senior officer in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, had been arrested by the Anuradhapura Police on Saturday (22) evening for alleged possession of narcotics, took immediate steps to remove him from his present appointment in Anuradhapura.
Plans are now in progress to build a new house for the war-affected physically-handicapped widow, Ms Naganadan Jayawadani, currently residing at Araly West, Wadukkodai, Jaffna with her four children on rent. The project, initiated by Mrs Ioma Rajapaksa, Chairperson, Ministry of Defence Seva Vanitha Unit, was to be supported by Mr and Mrs Upali Jayasinghe and Sabeetha Perera.....
34 students of low-income group families in Kilinochchi on Friday (21) received 34 push bicycles and uniforms as gifts, thanks to the generosity of Ms Rani Bihar of Australia during a brief ceremony at Kilinochchi ‘Harmony Centre’. The event, headed by Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters, Kilinochchi.....
High Commissioner of Malaysia Mr Azmi Zainuddin in a special dispatch to the Ministry of External Affairs, commends the services of two Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) officers for their outstanding performances as Liaison Officers to the Malaysian delegation during CHOGM 2013. Those letters of appreciation, addressed to Major P.D.C Palliyaguruge and Lieutenant L.U Arambewatte who served as Personal Security Officers for the spouses of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister of Malaysia during their staying in......jpg)
Sri Lanka Army-owned Laya Hotel Chain is to open its latest beach resort, ‘Laya Waves’ in the panoramic sea setting at Pasikuda, Kalkuda in a couple of weeks, marking a new milestone in the sphere of Army hospitality industry. The newest resort with eight rooms includes special suites, restaurants, bar facilities and all other leisure opportunities, ideal for guests, new couples and families, ideal for a quiet holiday. Construction of the new hotel with blessings and directions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, began a few months ago by Army Directorate of Welfare, following the success story of the ongoing ‘Laya’ chain.....
