Following Army initiatives, the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) on Sunday (2), commenced a direct bus service from Pooneryn to Colombo and back on A- 32 main road for the benefit of commuters who travel to Colombo and back on various commercial and other needs on a daily basis. According to the time table, the bus from Pooneryn........
Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC) honoured one of its retired Warrant Officers (WO 1) Kasipillai Yoganadan of Kanthigama, Konavil, Kilinochchi Thursday (6) who passed away after serving the Army for 22 years before retirement in 1979. WO 1 (Retd) K Yoganadan who was father of four children (3 sons and 1 daughter) had been living in......
The closing ceremony and presentation of awards to the winners in the Defence Services Games 2014 took place Wednesday (5) evening at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo. The final ceremony had all the hallmarks of a cultural pageant and a show of sports talents as musical bands and dancers of the tri-services lined up after the final athletic events came to an end..jpg)
A group of senior Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) members led by Mrs Damayanthi Ratnayake, President, ASVU sensitive to the requirements of both children and civilians affected in the recent landslide in Meeriyabedda-Koslanda went to see them on Wednesday (5) together with a large stock of relief supplies and children accessories.
Major General H.C.P Goonetilleke was honoured awarding the ‘HR Leadership Award’ at The Asia Pacific HRM Congress Awards 2014 held recently at Vivanta Taj Bangalore, India. The award was conferred by the Jury and Council of Board Members of the Asia Pacific HRM Congress. The Asia Pacific HRM Congress is governed by a Global Advisory Council and a National Advisory Council which guide the strategic intent of the Congress to its logical success.........
Ground preparation work for erection of a much-needed X-ray unit at the Minneriya Military Hospital, is now underway, following initiatives taken by Brigadier M.H.G Mihindukulasuriya, Commander, Forward Maintenance Area (FMA) of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E). Major General Lal Perera, Commander, SFHQ-E, on being informed that there........
A Taiwanese delegation, representing the International Children’s Education Association of Taiwan and Dharma Drum Mountain Foundation of Taiwan after conducting a two-day interactive session with about 350 children at Konavil Tamil School, situated in the 652 Brigade area of Akkarayankulam of........
A three-member group of UN representatives, resident in Sri Lanka during a visit to Kilinochchi, took time off to meet Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN). Mr Subinay Nandy, Mrs Chamindry Saparamadu and Mr Marin Kajdomcaj, all three.........jpg)
Free distribution of 100 cattle among low-income group families in Jaffna took place on Il Full Moon Poya Day (6) during a simple ceremony, close to the Jaffna library. Those cattle, rescued from the slaughter house by Ven Dr Omalpe Sobhitha Thero, Chairman, Sri Bodhiraja Padanama, Embilipitiya, according to the donor, would help improve.......
To coincide with the third anniversary of the 574 Brigade Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters-Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), troops constructed a new Buddhist shrine in their Headquarters premises on Sunday (2) and ceremonially opened it for offerings and observances. The shrine, sanctified with the planting of a Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi sapling.......
