Commander presents permanent appointment letters to Army Civil Staff before the New Year celebration gets under way
THE SYMBOLIC presentation of permanent appointment letters to members of the civil staff in the Army occurred this morning (23) at Army Headquarters under the auspices of Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya Commander of the Army. A total of 3500 members of the civil staff serving in the sphere of cooking, cleaning and minor-staff duties who hitherto remained as casual labourers and employees in the Army were to accordingly receive permanency in their jobs with pension rights.
COMMANDER of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, in order to receive New Year blessings and muster support for one of his most cherished welfare projects, construction of the Wellness Resort, ‘Abimansala’ at Anuradhapura met Ven. Elle Gunawansha Nayaka Thera, Chief Incumbent at Dharmayathanaya, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Monday (19).
SECURITY Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ-W) celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on a grand scale giving priority for traditional sports events under the patronage of the Wanni Security Forces Commander and Competent Authority for IDP Welfare Major General Kamal Gunarathne. The occasion was also attended by senior Army officers serving in the region adding more ecstasy and strength to their fellow-men.
SECRETARY DEFENCE, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says it was President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s determination that ultimately helped the Army defeat the Tigers. “President Mahinda Rajapaksa took several brave decisions. In the final analysis, it was the cumulative effect of those decisive, brave decisions that enabled Sri Lankan Armed Forces to liquidate the LTTE.” He says, “usually in a military operation the world outside the conflict theatre, domestic and international, see only soldiers fighting. They see tanks, guns, armoured vehicles, artillery weapons and men and women in battle fatigues.” “What is not visible to the people, to the outside world, is the strategy.
VALIANT War Heroes who brought peace to Sri Lanka at the expense of their limbs and organs, but still under rehabilitation at Ragama Ranaviru Sevana had a thrilling experience during a New Year celebration on Tuesday (27) with their Commander, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya who graced the occasion as Chief Guest........
TWENTY-SIX soldiers who completed their Special Infantry Training course at Ampara Combat Training School (CTS) passed out recently during a military parade. Those soldiers covering their training in spheres such as engineering, first aid, artillery, signal and aerial operations thus received their colours after according a salute to their CTS Commandant.....
A BABY pachyderm, stuck in the mud at Uraniya lagoon, close to Komari, Pottuvil had the rare chance of surviving, thanks to the timely intervention of 16 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) soldiers who were serving the area. Soldiers in the area after they were alerted by two fishermen to the effect that this tiny pachyderm, perhaps having lost its way in the jungles has finally either fallen into the lagoon by accident or gone for drinking water as the dusk was falling fast. However......
RAPID expansion and promotion of welfare measures of the Army, exceptionally prioritized under the military leadership of Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya after he took reins as 19th Commander of the Army has now come to fruition as more and more accommodation facilities for Army personnel on tour were being made now available to.....