A high-level delegation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China, the world’s largest military force, called on the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya Thursday (13) morning at Army Headquarters. The six-member Chinese delegation headed by Major General Qian Lihua, Chief of Foreign Affairs Office, Ministry of National Defence was accompanied to the Commander of the Army by Her Excellency, Ms Yang Xiuping, Ambassador for People’s Republic of China.
An anthology of gripping narratives, ‘Kisi Vitekath Sathurata Yatath Novena Ma’ (I who would not dare to give in to the enemy), a novel that speaks of heroic saga of the Special Forces (SF) in the Army was released Wednesday (12) morning during a special ceremony at Waters Edge Hotel, Battaramulla. The dramatic chain of those narratives in the book as retold by both SF officers and soldiers alike to its editor, Brigadier H Ranasinghe, SF Brigade Commander.....
The sense of comradeship, fellowship and collective consciousness among comrades-in-arms in the Army, received a heartening fillip on Monday (10) evening at Panagoda Army cantonment when a representative regimental gathering of thousands of soldiers met together with their Army Chief over a sumptuous dinner, a feature that has been introduced to the Army anniversary arrangements after Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, assumed office two years ago.
250 children from low income families in Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa Districts recently received free school books and accessories, following an initiative taken by 23 Division on the instructions of its General Officer Commanding, Brigadier Mahinda Mudalige. Those recipients from all three major communities, Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim attended the.....
The countdown to the final socializing event, ‘Army Dance’ to be held on 15 October 2011 as the last leg of the Army 62nd anniversary celebrations after absence of more than 20 years has begun. The move, designed to revive inherent traditions in the Army which remained ineffective for over two decades due to operational commitments in the battlefield, is thus to be resurrected, following directives.....
Troops serving 563 Brigade under 56 Division with the support of the public living in Kokeliya recently launched a Shramdana campaign and opened up a new motorable road between Kokeliya and Pudiyasinnakulam. General Officer Commanding, Brigadier N.A.P.C Napagoda alongside villagers and his troops started off the Shramdana campaign early in the morning.....
To coincide with the 62nd Army anniversary and Army Day, the 22 Division Headquarters in Trincomalee launched a tree-planting campaign in their camp premises and outside pathways on 10th October with the participation of hundreds of troops. Brigadier D. Hettiarachchi, General Officer Commanding, 22 Division inaugurated the programme after planting a few coconut and jak saplings in the 22 Division Headquarters premises.
Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J) marked the Army Day and 62nd anniversary at a separate ceremony held at the SFHQ-J premises on Monday (10). Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Commander, SFHQ-J spoke to the gathering of officers and other ranks and appealed them to work harder for the betterment of Jaffna civilians not as a fighting force any longer but as a protective force.
51 Division troops in Kopay under Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J) on Army Day (October 10) conducted a series of community-oriented projects in several areas. Distribution of dry rations to the needy, provision of meals to elders at an Elders’ Home, donation of blood, conduct of Shramadana at Jaffna Teaching Hospital, garbage clearing programmes, etc were among some of the major projects carried out by those troops to coincide with the 62nd Army anniversary.