Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), honouring its pledges earlier given, released 51 more acres of land and 46 houses to their rightful owners on Friday (23) after shifting existing Army establishments into government-owned land elsewhere in the Jaffna peninsula.
The closing ceremony of the Inter Battalion Athletic Meet of Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) got underway at Dehiattakandiya Mahaweli Grounds during Aug 22-23. Major General Lal Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) who is also the Colonel Commandant of the SLAWC attended the closing ceremony.
Award of Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP) to remaining other ranks of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) took place during a ceremony at VIR Regimental Headquarters at Boyagane, Kurunegala on Wednesday (21), headed by Major General R.V Samaratunge, Colonel of the Regiment, VIR. A total of 256 officers and other ranks....
The Army-appointed Court of Inquiry (C of I) which inquired into recent Rathupaswala-Weliweriya incidents has recorded evidence from 72 witnesses, including clergy, Army and Police personnel, wounded victims, eye witnesses, etc during Aug 2-21, 2013. Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, barely 24 hours after his assumption of office at Army Headquarters on Aug 1, 2013.....
Security Force Headquarters – Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) on Monday (26) accorded a red carpet welcome to the new Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake who made his first formal visit there upon assumption of office as the Commander of the Army. In conformity with military formalities, a Guard Turnout plus a salutary Guard of Honour greeted the day’s..... |
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Several foreign military officers Friday (23) morning paid courtesy calls on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake at the Army Headquarters. Senior Colonel Guo Xinning, Deputy Principal, College of Defence at People’s Liberation Army’s National Defence University of China met Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake and extended his best wishes on his new appointment.
It is noted with concern that some parties including web based media attempt to implicate the Sri Lanka Army in the robbery that took place at the Bambalapitiya residence of senior journalist, Associate Editor of The Sunday Leader, Ms Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema on the night of 23/24 August 2013. Some statements/reports have even attempted to portrait this as......
Wanni-resident 45 young Tamil women and 10 Sinhalese women amid blessings of their parents and guardians, on Monday (26) joined Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) as new Army recruits for training, creating a milestone phase as far as such simultaneous Tamil-Sinhala collective recruitment to the Army was concerned. The ceremony of recruitment at Wanni Security Force Headquarters auditorium............
A seven member Sudanese delegation headed by General Zain Ahmed, Secretary General, Ministry of Defence, currently on tour in Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army Tuesday (27) afternoon at Army Headquarters. The seven-member delegation included General Zain Ahmed, Major General Mubarak, Brigadier Osman, Dr Hassan, Brigadier Gemareldin...... |
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1st Runner up of the recent ‘Ranviru Real Star’ Season III, Lance Corporal Nadeesha Saranga was felicitated at a ceremony at the Security Force Headquarters East (SFHQ - E) on Wednesday (28). Major General Lal Perera, Commander, SFHQ - E presented, Lance Corporal Nadeesha Saranga with a token of memento.
