He was of the mould of the ‘Desert Fox’ - General Erwin Rommel, one of Adolf Hitler’s two famous military Generals along with Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery in World War II; bold, dashing and handsome, relentless in combat, magnanimous in victory and gracious to his vanquished enemies. For, slain Lieutenant General Parami Sugandika Bandara Kulatunga, VSV, RSP, USP, PBP, DPS, USAWC, GW, Sri Lanka Army’s former Deputy Chief of Staff and third most senior military General at the time of his assassination and whose fifth death anniversary fell yesterday (26)
Completing the fourth phase of the "Api Wenuwen Api" housing project launched by the Ministry of Defence, 31 houses were handed over among the war heroes and their families in Badulla and Hambantota districts under the patronage of Commander-In-Chief His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday, 25th June. Inaugurating the function, His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the house built at Athiliwewa for war hero Corporal J.K Vipula Kumara while the main function....
The ceremonial passing out parade (PoP) of 177 Officer Cadets who successfully completed their training at Diyatalawa Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA), took place on Saturday (25), amidst a gathering of distinguished military officers, including Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal W.D.R.M.J Goonetilake as Chief Guest and Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.
Fostering relations further between the North and the South, students and teachers from Kandy Maha Maya Vidyalaya in the upcountry made a trip down to Kilinochchi area and met Tamil students learning at Paramankirai Vidyalaya, one of the most under-developed schools in the region on Thursday (23). Those visiting students and several teachers carried a large stock of school accessories for distribution among....
25 more school children picked up from low-income group families from Alaveddy schools in the Jaffna peninsula received scholarships, sponsored by the troops serving 513 Brigade under the Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna. Accordingly, each student will continue to have Rs. 1000/= each month into respective bank accounts for a period of one year. The initial Rs.1000/=, deposited in a savings book....
The second leg of the Leadership Training course for the university entrants conducted by the Ministry of Higher Education in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Army has commenced at several locations concurrently. The Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya visited this morning (27) one such location at Kalettewa where university entrants receive instructions and to review the availability of facilities for the students. Lieutenant General Jayasuriya spent some time with those university entrants......
Completing the fourth phase of the "Api Wenuwen Api" housing project launched by the Ministry of Defence, 31 houses were handed over among the war heroes and their families in Badulla and Hambantota districts under the patronage of Commander-In-Chief His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday, 25th June. Inaugurating the function, His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the house built at Athiliwewa for war hero Corporal J.K Vipula...
A religious ceremony in connection with the re-planting of a new Bo sapling at the historic Sri Sambuddha Raja Maha Vihara premises at Kanagarayankulam under Nedunkerni Divisional Secretariat took place on Monday (27), amidst a large gathering of devotees and military personnel. The old Bodhiya in the temple premises during the peak of LTTE terrorism had a natural death after the premises remained unattended as both resident monks and laity vacated those areas.
A specially produced thematic wrist-band, meant to collect funds for the ‘Brave Hearts’ project, poised to construct wellness resorts for totally dependent disable War Heroes across the country, was released Wednesday (29) afternoon after the maiden one was sold to the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya. Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, President Seva Vanitha Army Branch........