The United States today (23) commended the Sir Lankan government’s efforts in resettling most of those who were internally displaced by the fighting in the country. “I commend the Government’s efforts in resettling most of those who were internally displaced by the fighting US Ambassador in Colombo Patricia Butenis said. Praising the Sri Lanka Army and the local and international INGOs for successful demining operations in the country.....
The Government has created a peaceful environment devoid of abductions and kidnapping. If kidnapping are to be prevented prior information has to be given to the authorities by threatened persons, said Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa when he accepted a cheque for Rs two million donated to the Api Venuven Api Fund by the Sri Lanka Jewellers' Association yesterday.
Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, all officers and other ranks serving Sri Lanka Army, wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year - 2011. May All be Well and Happy !
Members of the Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB), led by SVAB President, Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya visited Mulleriyawa Mental Hospital for Women and offered a Christmas treat to the inmates in Ward no 16 on Friday (24). The Ward 16, being maintained by the SVAB for the last few years, receives this special SVAB treat every year as part of the SVAB’s Christmas programmes. All the inmates received gift parcels, containing clothes....
An ex-LTTE combatant was given a teaching appointment to Wattrappalai Vidyalaya, Mullaitivu after rehabilitation, Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe said yesterday (26). During the last stage of the war, around 12,000 LTTE fighters surrendered to the troops or were captured. Of them, only 4,649 still undergo rehabilitation while all the others have been reunited with their families.
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Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army Tuesday (28) evening had an audience with Rt Rev Dr Malcolm Ranjith, the newly appointed only Asian Cardinal at the Bishop House, Colombo. Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya is the first service chief to make obeisance to the new Cardinal after His Eminence was ordained as a Cardinal in a ceremony at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome last month.
His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, in his address to 253 Cadet Officers who passed out from the Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA), Diyatalawa on Tuesday (21) underlined that no one, though obsessed with abundant talents or skills, could reach great heights unless....
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Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, all Officers and soldiers in the Sri Lanka Army wish all our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year 2011.
Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army Tuesday (28) evening had an audience with Rt Rev Dr Malcolm Ranjith, the newly appointed only Asian Cardinal at the Bishop House, Colombo. Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya is the first service chief to make obeisance to the new Cardinal after His Eminence was ordained as a Cardinal.....
