President Visits Tri-service Stalls at Deyata Kirula Exhibition
His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the architect of the ‘Deyata Kirula’ Exhibition, now on at Buttala for the 5th consecutive year visited the Army, Navy, Air Force and Police exhibition stalls last evening (5) in the company of Chief of Defence Staff, Army and Navy Commanders. President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his stay inside Tri-service stalls inquired into military exhibits and shared views with respective senior officers in charge of those stalls. President’s Secretary.....
THE 13th Sri Lanka Army contingent on UN Peace Keeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) left the island on 4th February for a period of six months. This 750 strong contingent from Gemunu Watch (GW) is to be commanded by Colonel H.P.N.K. Jayapathirana. The first group, comprised of 40 officers and 210 other ranks left for Haiti on 29th January. The final contingent left on staggered bases on February 1st and 4th.
Treating them with generosity and magnanimity, East-based Army troops in their hundreds were extending their humanitarian services further, offering their own food rations to flood victims as of Thursday (10) afternoon as per direct instructions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya who has given a free hand to his troops to meet with the challenge. Thoppigala, one of the worst affected areas in the Batticaloa district with torrential rains wreaking havoc.......
With a view to receiving first-hand assessment of the impact of the ravaging floods in Anuradhapura district, HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Rambewa area Wednesday (9) morning and met a cross section of affected people in relief centres. Governor for Northern Province, Chief Minister for North Central Province, Minister Tissa Karaliyadda, Deputy Minister of Irrigation W.B Ekanayaka, Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.....
Ground troops of the Army under the Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni, (SFHQ-W) taking full cognizance of the devastation caused by ravaging floods in Anuradhapura, Vavuniya and Mannar districts, have been able to repair and restore 329 tank bunds in the Anuradhapura district alone by Friday (11) morning with the support of respective civil authorities. Of them, more than 27 tank bunds with widths of about 20-50 meters, were completely destroyed in some instances....
As the year’s dazzling musical reality show of the tri-service personnel is gathering momentum, those 14 Army singing stars, selected for the final round of the ‘Ranaviru Real Star’ programme are slated to show their talents on Saturday (19th Feb) and 26th February in two batches. Those 14 Army singing stars enter the final round out of a total of 60 other Army singers. Of the total number of 100 in the final round that consisted....
Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) and Gajaba Regiment (GR) disable volleyball teams in the Army during the tournament organized by the Sri Lanka National Volleyball Federation for the Disable for selection of the best teams, qualified for the final round to be played on 25th February. The weekend tournament at Hanwella Western Sports Club ground was competed by nine Army teams and the Western Sports Academy for the S.M Chandrasena Challenge Trophy.
Sri Lanka Army cricketers during a remarkable encounter with their counterparts at Wattala St. Anthony Sports Club recorded a resounding victory by 9 wickets during the Premier Trophy Cricket Tournament at Panagoda Army grounds. The annual tournament, organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, kicked off during three days on Feb 18, 19 and 20.
General Mohammed Abdul Mubeen, Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff, at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, arrives in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (23) on a five-day goodwill visit. General Abdul Mubeen, accompanied by Mrs Begum Syeda Sharifa Mubeen and a few more senior officers is scheduled to call on His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mr D.M Jayaratne, Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L Peiris, Secretary Defence Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa.....
Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army during a Conference on Cyber Warfare - 2011 at Colombo Galadari hotel on Tuesday (22) opined that the whole world is now faced with an emerging threat of a ‘Cyber War’ as cyberspace is the information superhighway across the entire world having made the concept of a ‘global village’ a reality. The keynote address for the ‘Cyber Warfare Workshop - 2011,’ organized by the department of Computer Science and Engineering.....