Troops serving 6 Battalion Sri Lanka Signal Corps (6 SLSC) and 23 Gajaba Regiment (23 GR) under the Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), conducted a blood donation campaign at the request of Jaffna Teaching Hospital Blood Bank on Saturday (27).
Troops serving 512 Brigade under the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) launched a ‘Shramadana’ campaign to clean the Ariyakulum Tank that lies on the wayside of Jaffna - Palaly road, removing polythene, plastic and garbage from tank water, including banks of the tank on Saturday (20). 
Under the direction of the Security Force Headquarters-East (SFHQ-E), troops of 8 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) coordinated a donation of school accessories to Vinayagar Pre-School in Koraweli on Saturday (20). Dr Malkanthi Hettiarachchi and Ms Chithra Malkanthi sponsored the donation which benefited about 30 school children. Commanding officers of the Battalion, students, parents and villagers attended the occasion.
Commander of the Army General Jagath Jayasuriya who added an indelible chapter to the military history in Sri Lanka after the conclusion of the three- decade long conflict against LTTE terrorism, this morning (31) symbolically handed over the office of the Commander to his successor, Major General R.M.D Ratnayake in accordance with military traditions. |
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A representative gathering of officers and soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army Tuesday (30) morning accorded a salute to the outgoing Commander of the Army General Jagath Jayasuriya during a formal military ceremony at CH & FC ground at Maitland Crescent. In accordance with military traditions, the outgoing Commander on arrival at the venue reviewed the Guard Turn Out.....
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Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake who assumed office on August 1, 2013 is the 20th Commander of the Army. He was enlisted to the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army on 06 February 1980 as an Officer Cadet and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 18 July 1981 in the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regiment. Upon commissioning, he followed the Commando Officers Course, Infantry Young Officers Course, Battalion Support Weapon Course, Junior Command and Senior Command Courses in India, Governance and Management of Defence Course at Cranfield University, UK, Higher Level Security Studies Diploma Course and Advanced Communication Skills Course in Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He also graduated from Defence Service Command and Staff College............
Commander of the Army General Jagath Jayasuriya who added an indelible chapter to the military history in Sri Lanka after the conclusion of the three- decade long conflict against LTTE terrorism, this morning (31) symbolically handed over the office of the Commander to his successor, Major General R.M.D Ratnayake in accordance with military traditions.
Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, 20th Commander of the Army took office Thursday (1) morning, amidst religious rites and rituals and formal military ceremonials. The first segment of the ceremony began at Ministry of Defence (MoD) grounds with military honours, presented by troops of his own regiment, Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI). The presence of SLLI Regiment’s caparisoned mascot, ‘Kandula,’ awaiting the arrival of his Colonel of the Regiment who took the mantel of office as the new Commander, added colour to the occasion. The new Commander, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake...........
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New Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, assuring his best services to the nation and the Army alike underlined the importance of re-structuring, re-shaping and re-organizing the Army to be in line with fast changing technological and educational challenges while throwing the Army’s full weight behind the government’s march to make Sri Lanka the ‘Wonder of Asia’. Here follows the full text of his speech/message; 
Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake who assumed office on August 1, 2013 is the 20th Commander of the Army. He was enlisted to the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army on 06 February 1980 as an Officer Cadet and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 18 July 1981 in the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regiment. Upon commissioning, he followed the Commando Officers Course, Infantry Young Officers Course, Battalion Support Weapon Course, Junior Command and Senior Command Courses in India............
