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  • Udayarkattu Pre-School Opened


    The Janashakthi pre-school in Udayarkattu Grama Niladari Area, which was built with the support of the State Ministry of Child Development and the High Commission of Bangladesh in Sri Lanka, was declared opened on Monday (1) by Major General Ajith Kariyakarawana, General Officer Commanding, 68 Division.......
     
  • Army Sprinter Promoted & Lauded Over Her Achievement in Asian Marathon Championship


    Lance Corporal N.G Rajasekara of 3 (Volunteer) Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) who clocked a record 2 hour and 40 minutes duration to secure the 5th place in the recent 15th Asian Marathon Championship - Hong Kong was lauded and promoted to the rank of Corporal by the Commander of the Army on Friday (5) after inviting her to his office at the Army Headquarters.

  • Warm Welcome Greets Pakistan Army Chief in Sri Lanka



    Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan Army, General Raheel Sharif at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, arrived in Sri Lanka on a 4 day official visit Friday (5) evening. A red carpet reception, coloured by traditional dancers greeted him on arrival at the tarmac at the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport.
  • Director General CSD Shares Views with the Commander


    The recently-appointed Director General of the Civil Security Department (CSD) Mr Chandrarathne Pallegama Friday (5) morning, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva at the Army Headquarters. During the course of cordial discussions....


  • Warm Welcome Greets Pakistan Army Chief in Sri Lanka


    Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan Army, General Raheel Sharif at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, arrived in Sri Lanka on a 4 day official visit Friday (5) evening. A red carpet reception, coloured by traditional dancers greeted him on arrival at the tarmac at the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport.
     
  • ASVU Hosts Pakistan Army Chief's Spouse to a Separate Reception


    A separate Army Seva Vanitha Unit programme went into action at Hotel Galadari on behalf of Mrs Begum Fariha Raheel, the spouse of the visiting  Chief of Army Staff of  Pakistan Army, General Raheel Sharif on Saturday (6) morning. Organized under the close supervision of Mrs Nayana De Silva, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU), the Chief Guest, Mrs Begum Fariha Raheel was warmly received by......
     
  • Pakistan's Army Chief Greets Field Marshal Fonseka


    General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army currently in Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka at the Ministry of Defence, just a few minutes after the visiting Army Chief met his Sri Lanka’s counterpart at the Army Headquarters. During the brief interactive meeting both of them shared views on matters of......
     
  • Pakistan's Army Chief at SLMA Gifts Horses for Training Purposes


    Symbolizing the continuing goodwill and cooperation between the Pakistan Army and the Sri Lanka Army, General Raheel Sharif, Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan Army on Saturday (06) afternoon gifted eight horses of high breed to Diyatalawa Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) for training purposes during a simple ceremony......
     
  • Pakistan Chief of the Army Staff Pays a Courtesy Call on Commander of the Navy


    The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army General Raheel Sharif, NI (M) paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 6th June 2015. He was accorded a Guard of Honour and warmly received by the Commander of the Navy on arrival.