A gathering of the public in Jaffna lauded the services of the outgoing Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) during a special farewell ceremony, organized at Vasavilan on Saturday (4). The gathering comprised of priests, senior citizens and ordinary civilians presented tokens of mementos to the parting Security Force Commander.............
A formal military ceremony at Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) Regimental Headquarters at Ambepussa on Saturday (4), greeted Brigadier M.A.M Dias upon his recent promotion to the rank of Major General. A parade at the SLSR Headquarters greeted the newly-promoted Major General M.A.M Dias on arrival at the premises. 
A record 21’ 5’’ feet tall championship trophy, believed to be one of the biggest in Asia, was won by Elle players in the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) of the Army in a national Elle tournament, held recently at Ganemulla public ground. The Elle tournament, organized by Parakandeniya ‘Api Ekamuthu’ Sports Club....
The Sri Lanka Army is one of the leading institutions that contributes to the country’s sports by nurturing sportsmen and women and providing other services. While its sportsmen engage in almost all competitive sports, athletics is undoubtedly the leading sport it takes part in. The Army nurtured Duncan White and Susanthika Jayasinghe, the most successful (Olympic medalists) athletes the country ever produced, at the beginning of their careers.
Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) together with senior officers made an inspection tour to Bogaswewa area on Monday (6). During the visit, the Wanni Commander inspected several renovated tanks, Ruwanmaduwa, Dikwewa and Namalgama new villages and......jpg)
The ‘Abimansala-3’ (Wellness Resort) under construction at Pangolla, Kurunegala for the benefit of dependent War Heroes of the North Western Province, is to be handed over to the Army within a few weeks. A progress review meeting that took place this morning (6), headed by the visiting Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake at the construction site......
Appreciative of achievements hitherto made in the field of sports and laurels he has fetched to both the Army and the country at large as a veteran sprinter, Warrant Officer-1 D.A.P Sampath Amarasekara of 6 Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) of the Army, was awarded a modern house on Thursday (9) by the Army with sponsorship support received from a few donors. Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army after visiting the new house at Kiriwaththuduwa early this morning (9).....
Maiden copies of five books, authored by an Army Warrant Officer on varying subjects covering sociological and psychological aspects vis-à-vis military life of a soldier, were presented to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake this morning (9) at the Commander’s office by the author himself. Those books, compiled by Warrant Officer II, Priyantha Lal Kumara of Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps.....
