A 161-page Ministry of Defence (MoD), initiated report, ‘Humanitarian Operation-Factual Analysis’ that tabulated all the details, pertaining to ground realities during tri-service headed Wanni humanitarian mission, was formally released Monday (1) morning at a ceremony in Colombo Hilton Hotel. The report, a unified move by Army, Navy, Air Force, Police personnel and other state agencies....
Players in the Army Women’s Football Team after beating their opponents, Air Force Women’s Football Team during the finals of the Inter-Club Women’s Football Tournament - 2011, carried away the championship securing 04 goals to 01. The Inter-Club Women’s Football Tournament - 2011, competed by 16 women’s teams across the country commenced early in July and continued till its finals on Monday (01) at Police Park Grounds, Thimbirigasyaya. 
Major General T.R.T. Jayatunge (Retired) passed away recently having served the Army for forty-one years. His military funeral took place amidst a large gathering of his former colleagues both serving and retired. The special Part I Order issued by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya reads as follows; With an extreme feeling of deep sorrow, sincerity and wholehearted emotional sympathy, the Commander of the Army, Officers and all Other Ranks express their sadness on the demise of Major General TRT Jayatunga (Retired) on 19 July 2011. Thomas Rollo Tissa Jayatunge was born on 08 March 1938 in Kandy. He studied at Trinity College Kandy where along with his distinguished education he shone in many sports during his school career, especially in Cricket and Rugby and was a dynamic character in all aspects.
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Final touches to the ‘Tharu Dilena Reyak’, the fund-raising musical extravaganza to be staged by the Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB) on 12th August at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium are now underway with the participation of all relevant organizing committees. The project, featuring the popular Indian pop icon, Asha Bhosle and the Sri Lankan duo, Bhathiya and Santhush.......jpg)
Students readying for the forthcoming Year 5 Scholarship Examination at the Defence Services School (DSS) at Kompannavidiya, Colombo 2 had a special religious ceremony (pinkama) Wednesday (3) morning with the participation of 50 Buddhist monks on Pindapatha (alms-begging). Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence.....
The year’s most-awaited thrilling motor racing event, Gajaba Super Cross-2011 with exciting 26 racing car and motorbike events, scheduled for 28th August at Saliyapura, Anuradhapura, is to send shock waves among motor racing fans as this year’s mammoth project is to draw as many as some 200 local and foreign competitors in driving and riding.
521 Brigade troops serving Point Pedro area, showing gestures of goodwill and assistance for promotion of living standards of resettled civilians in Rajagaman and Nagarkovil villages, organized a donation of dry ration packets among them. One hundred parcels of essential food items, each to the value of about.....
One more batch of 40 Army personnel serving the Security Forces Headquarters, Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) after successful completion of a Computer Course (level-3), received their certificates in a simple ceremony last week. Orient Academy, a private sector computer training institute has been supporting training of north-based Army personnel in computer technology for the last couple of moths.....
Army troops serving 571 Brigade under 57 Division in Kilinochchi are busy constructing 10 new houses to be handed over to Tamil civilians in the area. The project in progress under the direct supervision of the 57 Division General Officer Commanding coincides with the government’s ‘Uthuru Wasanthaya’ programme and house construction projects launched by North-based Security Forces Headquarters.
Sri Lanka Army Taekwondo players for the first time in the Army history during the recent 6th Malaysian Open Taekwondo Championship bagged one Gold Medal, one Silver Medal and one Bronze Medal, bringing honour to the organization and the country. Private H.P.M.C.T. Senaratne (Middle weight category), Sergeant H.M.A. Karunaratne.....
