100 new houses, built solely through Army labour within a record span of just 10 days with raw materials, provided by the government, were vested with needy Jaffna families by His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday (19) afternoon during a symbolic ceremony at Keeramalai. Sri Lanka Army serving the peninsula, on the instructions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya entered into house construction sphere for the first time soon after the war came to an end, launching its maiden 1700 house building project in the Jaffna peninsula under the auspices of Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Commander, Security Forces, Jaffna.The Army early this year completed the project successfully after releasing those new 1700 houses to needy families in separate inaugural ceremonies, graced by the President, Secretary Defence and the Commander of the Army.....
Lending the fatherly eye on a family struck by a string of tragedies with loss of three children in quick succession, the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya in response to a personal appeal made to him, took steps to donate a sum of Rs 2 lakhs for recovery of the family’s fourth 8 year old child, confirmed afflicted with Aplastic Anaemia, the condition where bone marrow does not produce adequate new cells to replenish blood cells. Parents, B.P Rathnayaka and Mrs R.M.N Chandrika Siriwardena......jpg)
Recognizing and hailing the sportsmen of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR), a glittering Colours Night was held at the Bishops College Auditorium, Colombo on Monday (18). The SLSR, having produced a fine assortment of sports personalities to the Army in the past, took pride in appreciating the services of both retired and serving sportsmen during the colourfull event.
A group of 40 woman soldiers, along with fellow soldiers after successful completion of the Computer Course, conducted by Orient Academy (Pvt) Ltd as the second phase of the training programme, received their merit certificates during a brief ceremony on Sunday (17). The course, initiated by Security Forces Headquarters, Kilinochchi with the intention of improving computer knowledge....
Scores of young sportsmen and women in the Mannar District actively took part in the recent 2011 Mannar District Sports Festival, organized by the Provincial Director of Education at Periyapandivirichchan public grounds, Mannar. Closely contested young students from many schools in the district showed their skills and talents in relay running, .....
The newly-built administrative complex of the 57 Division within precincts of the Kilinochchi town was opened recently by Major General Nandana Udawatte, Commander, Security Forces, Kilinochchi during a brief military ceremony. The Chief Guest Major General Udawatte on arrival at the premises was received by.....
Sri Lanka Army instructors, overcoming challenges that surrounded Ministry of Higher Education-initiated first-ever ‘Leadership Skill Training Programme for University Entrants” facilitated by the Army, successfully completed their tasks and roles in more than 18 island-wide Army Training Schools.
Lending the fatherly eye on a family struck by a string of tragedies with loss of three children in quick succession, the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya in response to a personal appeal made to him, took steps to donate a sum of Rs 2 lakhs for recovery of the family’s fourth 8 year old child, confirmed afflicted with Aplastic Anaemia, the condition where bone marrow does not produce adequate new cells to replenish blood cells. 
The US government Wednesday lauded the demining efforts of the Sri Lanka Army, and other local and foreign demining organizations in the North and Eastern provinces. According to US Ambassador in Sri Lanka Patricia Butenis, the Sri Lanka Army and other demining organizations have cleared large swathes of land in the North and Eastern Provinces of mines. Butenis was speaking at the handing over of four trucks to the humanitarian demining unit of the Sri Lanka Army at the US embassy in Colombo.