One of the finest War Heroes in our contemporary history, Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa was remembered on 8th August by grateful fellow-military personnel and people of Sri Lanka as 21 years have passed since his untimely death. This year’s commemorative ceremonies and different meritorious activities took place at Anuradhapura, Tanthirimale and elsewhere with the participation of Mrs Laly Kobbekaduwa and family members......
Funeral arrangements of Major General (Retd) M.V Kurukulasuriya who passed away takes place on Monday (12) with military honours at General Cemetery, Borella at 5.00 p.m. His cortege leaves No. 41, Sri Soratha Mawatha, Gangodawila, Nugegoda at 3.00 p.m......
Students at Kebethigollewa Madhya Maha Vidyalaya and Yakawewa Primary Vidyalaya in the Kebethigollewa Divisional Secretariat, Anuradhapura were delighted to receive school accessories, educational equipment and leather cricket balls, bats and suchlike as incentives. Mr Irosh Sarathchandra, Mr Mohan of Colombo-based Auto Sports Private Limited.... 
611 Brigade troops under 61 Division Headquarters in Vavuniya facilitated the donation of a variety of school accessories and reading glasses among students and civilians on Sunday (11). Members of the donor agency, Pattakannu Foundation, headed by Mr Thyagarajah, together with Dr Keerthika, President, ‘Smile Sri Lanka’ who sponsored the donation of 265 reading glasses for civilians and 50 school bags and parcels....
‘A Helping Hand - Sri Lanka’ Organization has come forward to sponsor the construction of a much-needed spacious pre-school building in the re-settled Veheratenna village in Vavuniya, instead of the existing small ‘Ekamuthu’ pre-school building. The cornerstone for the construction was laid on Saturday (10) with the coordination of the 623 Brigade troops under the 62 Division during......
Troops serving 211 Brigade under the Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) mustered the financial support of Singapore Maha Bodhi Karuna Association and distributed uniform materials for employees, serving the newly-opened St John Ambulance Service in Vavuniya on Sunday (4).....
Under the Foster School Assistance Project of the Bambalapitiya-based Holy Family Convent, 233 Brigade troops under 23 Division recently organized a combined sports meet for students at Kandaladi Primary School in Vakarai with the cooperation of school authorities. Sister Principal, teachers and a groups of students of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya joined.......
Award of scholarships to 500 students of low-income group families, studying in Welioya area took place on Saturday (10) during a ceremony at Sampathnuwara Vidyalaya premises. The programme, headed by Chairman, ‘Tharunyata Hetak’ and Parliamentarian Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, coincided with the government’s all-island project to promote the educational standards in remote areas......
Over 90 school students, including those who lost their parents in the brutal Kebithigollewa bus bomb attack, resident in Yakawewa area were awarded scholarships for studies, organized by the Army with the support of civil donors during a recent ceremony in the area. Tiger terrorists on 15 July 2006 detonated a powerful claymore mine and killed more than 90 bus passengers in.......jpg)
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Wu Jianghao Tuesday (13) morning paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake at the latter’s office at Army Headquarters. Sri Lanka-based Mr Wu Jianghao is the first foreign diplomat to have called on the Commander upon his assumption of office on August 1, 2013. The four-member Chinese delegation, headed by the ambassador was comprised of Senior Colonel Li Chen Glin, the newly appointed Defence Attaché and two other diplomats.
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