President Responds to Commander's Request for Funds to Pay Welfare Loans
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HE THE President Mahinda Rajapaksa, following representations made by Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya to Secretary Defence Dr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa over insufficiency of funds to pay the Distress Loan (ten-month loan), applied by all ranks in the Army, has instructed the Treasury to release a sum of Rs. 700 million on a priority basis. The popularly called ‘ten-month loan’ granted to all Army Officers and Other Ranks against a very minimal rate is deducted from their salaries within a period of five years.....
THE Army Tattoo, the final and most thrilling phase of the Army 60th Anniversary celebrations begins Saturday evening (17) at Kettarama stadium, Colombo. A galaxy of distinguished guests, administrators, military chiefs, tri-service officers, former military chiefs and invitees are expected to grace the inaugural ceremony Saturday evening (17). This mega spectacle that highlights Army heroism, gallantry, acrobatics and an assortment of undisputed skills of the Army.....
THIRTY Cadets of five SAARC countries along with some senior military officers who are presently on a visit to Sri Lanka met Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya at Army Headquarters, Colombo Saturday (17) morning. The delegation, headed by Director General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Bangladesh Brigadier General S.I Hosssain included five senior officers from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan and thirty male and female Cadets of National Cadet Corps (NCC) in respective countries.
NORTH & EAST: ARMY TROOPS during their search and clear operations in the general areas of CHEKKADIPILAVU, AKKARAYANKULAM, PUTHUKKUDDIYIRUPPU, SUGANDIPURAM and MULLIYAVELLI recovered three suicide jackets each weighing about 3kg, four T-56 mark-II weapons, eleven claymore mines, thirty-six anti personnel mines, seven Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), seventy-five rounds of 12.7 ammunition.....
THE Chief Guest for the second day of the Army Tattoo at Kettarama stadium was the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya. The Chief of Staff of the Army Major General Mendaka Samarasinghe and Mrs. Anusha Samarasinghe received the Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya and Mrs. Manjulika Jayasuriya on their arrival at the Kettarama stadium. The Chief Guest Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, hoisted the Army flag and inaugurated the day’s proceedings.
NORTH: DURING search and clear operations conducted by the troops in the general areas of NAVALI, NITHTHIKAIKULAM, AKKARAYANKULAM, PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU, and APPUKULAM, troops recovered two claymore mines, one 9mm pistol with a magazine, fifteen anti personnel mines, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), one T-56 weapon, one hundred rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, one hundred and eighteen rounds of 9 mm pistol ammunition, sixteen rounds of M-16 ammunition and a large quantity of weapon spare parts on Sunday (18).
PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (19) inaugurated the construction of the first Adhisthana Cetiya in the sacred city of Anuradhapura, being erected to commemorate the Nation’s triumph over terrorism.This is the first nine such cetiyas named Hela Jaya Maha Seya which are to be constructed in all nine provinces in the country. It was announced during the inaugural ceremony that in addition to the nine commemorative Stupas, two Christian churches, two Hindu temples and two mosques would be erected in various parts of the country to signify victory, peace and harmony after a nearly three decade long conflict.