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SLC Selected Fast Bowlers to be Absorbed into Army Cricket Pool

The Inter Battalion Softball 20/20 Cricket Tournament, intended to further promote cricket among Army personnel and identify budding cricketers, got off the ground beginning September 23 at respective Security Force Headquarters (SFHQs) levels with the coordination of Army Cricket Committee. Sri Lanka Cricket offered its assistance for promotion of the game at Wanni (Sept 23), Mullaittivu (Sept 24), Kilinochchi (Sept 25) and Jaffna (Sept 26) by sending its fast ball trainer, Mr Ravindra Pushpakumara.
Islamic Religious Rituals Invoke Blessings on Forthcoming Army Day & Its 65th Anniversary

Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, together with a representative group of officers and other ranks, joined prayer sessions at Dawatagaha Shrine and Masjid at Colombo Town Hall junction this evening (3) as part of the religious ceremonies that coincides with the forthcoming Army’s 65^th anniversary and Army Day.
65th Anniversary Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Flag Blessing Held in Colourful Ceremony

The second Buddhist ceremony on account of the forthcoming Army Day (Oct 10) and the 65thArmy anniversary, quite known among Army personnel as the annual Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi flag blessing, got underway Thursday (2) morning with hundreds of Army personnel, representative of the entire organization.The traditional Flag Blessing ceremony at Anuradhapura.....
ASVU in One More Phase Gives Away 167 Scholarships, worth over Rs 2 million to War Hero Children

Giving moral encouragement as well as a practical economic support to War Hero families, the Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU), presided by Mrs Damayanthi Ratnayake once again showed its motherly care and distributed scholarships to 167 more students of War Hero families to the value of some Rs 2 million to coincide with the International Children's Day and the Army 65th Anniversary during a ceremony at Colombo 2.....
Kirivehera & Kataragama Sacred Places Glitter with Army Flags to Coincide with Army 65th Anniversary

A representative gathering of senior officers, officers and other ranks of the Army which is set to mark its 65th Anniversary and the Army Day (Oct 10), headed by Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, was in Kataragama Monday (6) evening in order to conduct one more segment of the series of religious ceremonies, meant to receive blessings on the Army and all its members.
Islamic Religious Rituals Invoke Blessings on Forthcoming Army Day & Its 65th Anniversary

Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, together with a representative group of officers and other ranks, joined prayer sessions at Dawatagaha Shrine and Masjid at Colombo Town Hall junction this evening (3) as part of the religious ceremonies that coincides with the forthcoming Army’s 65^th anniversary and Army Day.
Gajaba Regiment's Heroic Sacrifices Remembered in Anniversary Event

Gajaba Regiment, one of the most prestigious and battle-hardened fighting units of the Sri Lanka Army, marked its 30th anniversary with a dinner night at Colombo Hilton on Sunday (5). Gajaba Regiment, raised under the leadership of then Lieutenant Colonel Wijeya Wimalaratne on 14 October 1983 merging the 1 Battalion of Rajarata Rifles and Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment, has now a troop strength of about 711 officers and over 15,000 other ranks.
Professional Competence of SRIBAT in Haiti Lauded

19th Sri Lankan UN contingent of the armed forces, currently engaged in welfare and emergency relief operations in Haiti under the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), has received commendation from the MINUSTAH Force Commander Lieutenant General Jose Luiz Jaborandy for its exclusive contribution, made in the evacuation of victims in a bus accident that claimed 23 lives on the spot in September, this year.
Mullaittivu Provincial Hospital Premises Cleaned Up

The 591 Brigade of the 59 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) deployed more than 175 Army personnel to conduct a cleanup campaign in the surroundings of the Mullaittivu Provincial Hospital on Saturday (4). The initiative, taken on the directions of Major General Jagath Dias, Commander, SFHQ-MLT, coincided with the forthcoming......
Over 23 Lakhs of Water Litres Distributed among Drought-hit People

Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C) continuing its community help projects during the past one week (Sept 27 - Oct 1) provided a total of 2,388,000 litres of water to more than 90,598 families in drought-affected areas on the directions of Major General Mano Perera, Commander, SFHQ-C.Using more than 161 water bowsers of the Army and other agencies including those of the District and Divisional Secretariats......