Pakistan's Army Chief Returns Home
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Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani after completion of his three-day goodwill visit to Sri Lanka left for his country Friday (21) afternoon amidst warm greetings and memories. His Sri Lankan counterpart, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya and Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya visited the VIP terminal at Colombo International Airport to bid farewell to General Kayani and Mrs Begum Zahida Kayani, the spouse of the Pakistan Military Chief. Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.....
The Army Colours Night - 2010 that recognizes excellent sports talents of Army personnel at both national and international levels after an interval of thirteen years, resumed at Sugathadasa Stadium Thursday (27) evening. The colourful ceremony kicked off after lighting of the traditional oil lamp and recital of the Army song.
President, Seva Vanitha Army Branch, (SVAB) Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya declared open an Art Exhibition of paintings drawn by 377 children of War Heroes at Punchi Theater, Borella Saturday (29). Paintings on show were selected at a competition, held among War Hero Children of all Regiments last year to mark the World Children’s Day at Panagoda on 23rd October.
Sri Lankan troops serving the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) joined thousands of Haitians in commemorating the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 Haitians on 12th January 2010. Sri Lankan troops (SRIBAT) contributed to the national level commemoration where Mr Alain Le Roy, Head UN Peace Keeping Operations, Mr A Banbury, Assistant Secretary General......jpg)
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation, Moscow, promptly initiated a programme among expatriates to raise relief funds for flood victims in Sri Lanka. The gesture, launched by Mr Udayanga Weeratunga, Ambassador for Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation, drew a positive response and was able to collect a sum of US $ 15,700 within a few days as the generous support of several Sri Lankans, resident there....
As elaborate arrangements in connection with the 63rd National Independence Day (February 4), themed ‘Protect the Rebuilt Nation’ at Kandasurindugama, Kataragama, are being finalized, the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya on Tuesday (1), took time off to inspect the rehearsal of the Army parade and the Guard of Honour at Kataragama Gam Udawa grounds. Lieutenant General Jayasuriya, along with a few senior officers closely observed the......
The Bureau of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation and Reintegration (BCGR), responsible for rehabilitation of former LTTE combatants at Protective Accommodation and Rehabilitation Centres (PARCs) in the North and East, during an awareness-raising conference on Wednesday (2), spelt out roles.....
The Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, now in Kataragama area, attending to the eleventh hour arrangements, related to Army’s role at the National Independence Day parade and the ‘Deyata Kiruala’ Exhibition site, paid a surprise visit to the construction site of the Suriyawewa International Cricket Stadium Wednesday (02) morning with a view to assessing the work being carried out by the Army’s Corps of Engineer Services (CES).(1).jpg)
On the eve of the National Independence Day ceremony at Kataragama, Secretary Defence Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mrs Ioma Rajapaksa, now in Kataragama, took time off to visit the Buttala ‘Deyata Kirula’ Exhibition site Thursday (3) afternoon, hours before its formal opening. Chief of Defence Staff, Army and Navy Commanders, Inspector General of Police and senior officers received the visiting Secretary Defence on arrival and conducted him to show around exhibition stalls that have been put up by Tri-services, Police and the Civil Defence Force.