One hundred and ten new recruits of Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) Headquarters at Ambepussa during a military parade passed out on Tuesday (5) upon successful completion of their six-month long training. Colonel of the SLSR Regiment and Commander, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, Major General D. R. A. B. Jayatillake, Commandant, SLSR Headquarters, Brigadier A. M. R. Dharmasiri and Lieutenant Colonel U. D. Wijesekara, Staff Officer I at Directorate of Staff Duties graced the occasion as distinguished guests.
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..jpg)
India and Sri Lanka began their first Army-to-Army staff talks on Wednesday (29) in India to strengthen bilateral military cooperation with training, administration and welfare programmes. The three-day talks between the delegations, led by Sri Lanka Army’s Military Secretary Major General H. C. P. Goonetilleke and Indian Army's.....
Ten students selected from destitute families who needed financial assistance to continue with their education, received scholarships on Tuesday (28) from the soldiers in Jaffna. Those ten scholarships were arranged by the 513 Brigade at Uduvil in collaboration with the Munchee Biscuits Company (Pvt) Ltd.
The Defence Ministry and a panel of experts have launched a fresh analysis to review the unaltered video used to create the fake Channel 4 documentary during the last stages of the conflict in Sri Lanka, Military spokesman Major General Ubaya Madewela told the 'Daily News' yesterday.
The Security Forces Headquarters, Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) last Wednesday (29) organized a couple of activities to mark its 2nd anniversary of founding at Headquarters premises. Major General Nandana Udawatta, Commander, SFHQ-KLN attended those religious, sports and entertainment activities as Chief Guest. At the outset, all the troops serving.....
The newly-built protective wall of the Bodhiya and the temple bell (Ghantara Sthambha) at historic Sri Sudarshanarama Viharaya in Vavuniya was unveiled by Hon. D.M Jayaratne, Prime Minister on Friday (01). Troops serving Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ-W), on the instructions of Major General A.K.S Perera, Commander, SFHQ-W......
The Sinhala Kantha Abhivurdhi and Sanwardana Padanama (Foundation for Betterment and Development of Ladies), extending its helping hand to Vavuniya District, conducted a three-day long workshop for women on ‘Management of Small Industry Products’ at Samanalakulam Maha Vidyalaya during June 24 - 26. Mrs Indrani Iriyagolla, the famous social worker for promotion of women’s skills headed the workshop, attended by forty women in the area and several senior officers in the Army.
Iranamadu reservoir in Kilinochchi, the largest inland lake in the Northern Province is set to be one of the fresh water fishing hubs soon with the distribution of 50 fishing canoes among resettled civilians in the area. Under the ongoing ‘Uthuru Wasanthaya’ (Northern Spring) development programme, those fishing canoes were given away during a brief ceremony by both Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Member of Parliament and Hon. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Minister of Sports..jpg)
The Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB), one of the leading welfare branches that continues to throw its full weight behind the well-being of dependent, disable and other Army personnel and their family members, marked its 27th anniversary of founding on Wednesday (6) during a special ceremony that awarded financial grants, scholarships and artificial limbs. Wednesday’s anniversary ceremonies that......