Colours of Courage (COC) Trust, which organized the ‘Trail’ walk to Jaffna recently in order to muster support for construction of a Cancer Hospital in Jaffna, was full of praise to the Army for its unstinted support, given to the success of the project right along after the walk commenced from Dondra. COC Trustee Mr Dian Gomes, in a letter addressed to Commander of the Army...
The 2nd batch of foreign officers and other ranks receiving Army Commando training at Uva-Kudaoya Commando Regiment Training School is to complete their Specialized Jungle Warfare Course - No 5 by early September after their graduation ceremony. Five Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers representing the Armed Forces of India.....
The three-day long Rajarata ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ of the Army ended on Sunday (21) at Anuradhapura in a triumphant note, creating a new Sri Lankan record in the sphere of motorbike stunts. An estimated packed crowd of about 15,000 each day witnessed the mammoth display of the assortment of undisputed skills, gallantry and acrobatics that were on the......jpg)
Children at Leogane Orphanage in Haiti were entertained to a lunch by Sri Lankan troops serving Haiti. The treat organized to commemorate the 7th day remembrance of the late father of Major A.M.C.K Goonetillake who is also serving Haiti, was attended by several senior officers serving the Sri Lankan Battalion in Leogane, Haiti.
A new badminton hall that would help promote sports skills of officers and other ranks was recently opened at the Security Forces Headquarters, Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN). Major General Nandana Udawatte, Commander, SFHQ-KLN ceremonially opened the new hall amidst a gathering of officers and other ranks.
Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ-W) quickly responding to fast spreading rumours, related to menace of a ‘grease devil’, has so far conducted 607 awareness programmes to a crowd of more than 24,835 civilians in the Wanni sector. These programmes in Vavuniya, Mannar, Anuradhapura and Welioya areas, supported by the Police enlightened the public on spread of baseless rumours, criminal elements.....
The recently completed, ‘Trail,’ the walk that covered a distance of some 670 km from southern Dondra to Point Pedro for the noble objective of collecting funds for a new Cancer Unit at Jaffna Teaching Hospital, proved a huge success, say Mr Nathan Sivagananathan, Director, Colours of Courage Trust and Member, ‘Trail’ organizing committee and Mr Sarinda Unamboowe, Member Organizing Committee in a joint letter sent to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya. 
The regulations pertaining to the retirement of Officers and Other Ranks from the Sri Lanka Army is set out in the under-mentioned enactments: a. The Army Act, No 17 of 1949, b. Army Officers’ Service Regulation (Regular Force) 1992, c. Army Pensions and Gratuities Code, 1981. d. Army Medical and Dental Officers Regulations, 1961.
The government yesterday stressed that it will deal firmly with terrorist elements who were responsible for recent incidents in several parts of the country. According to Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the maximum punishment will be meted out to the criminals who were involved in the murder of a policeman in Puttalam. He said that the government is bound to ensure the security for each and every person in the country and criminals who are involved in certain incidents in several parts of the country would be brought to book soon.
Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya joined Muslim members of the Sri Lanka Army to celebrate ‘Ifthar’, breaking of Ramadan fast last evening (23) at a fast-breaking event, organized at Wadduwa Holiday Resort, Wadduwa. The event was organized by the Muslims Association of the Sri Lanka Army under the patronage of its President Brigadier M. Z. R. Sallay. ‘Ifthar’ celebrations marked for the first time in the Army took place in accordance with the wishes of the Commander who wants all religious and cultural identities be accommodated equally in the organization.
