Landmark in Army History: New Army Hospital with 1024 Beds Gifted to War Heroes
Monday (May 5) morning’s auspicious 10.05 marked yet another watershed in the annals of Sri Lanka Army and its Sri Lanka Medical Corps (SLMC) when HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, vested the 10-storied state-of-the art new Army Hospital at Narahenpita, Colombo 5 in soldiers as a monumental gift, awarded in the ongoing Ranaviru (War Hero) Commemorative month which has just begun.
A Pirith chanting ceremony to invoke blessings on the inauguration of the new Army Hospital at Narahenpita got underway Monday (5) evening, just a couple of hours after its ceremonial opening by HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, together with Mrs Damayanthi Ratnayake, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit, accompanied by Major General Sanjeewa Munasinghe.............
A joint investigation launched by Army-Navy and the Police in the general area of Ichchalanpattai, Trincomalee is now underway to apprehend suspects following the recovery of a bag containing a T-56 weapon with ammunition at Lanka Patuna beach near a Naval detachment on Monday (5). A Press Release in this connection, issued by Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya, Military Spokesman at Media Centre, Ministry of Defence and Urban Development is as follows;
Soldiers serving in different areas of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) in the past one week carried out several community-oriented Shramadana projects with the objective of keeping the environment clean. 15 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) troops in Surangal under 224 Brigade and 6 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) troops......
More than 225 civilians attended a mobile medical clinic organized at Puthumattalan Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School on Saturday (3). Initiated by 68 Division Headquarters commanded by Brigadier T.J Nanayakkara, General Officer Commanding, a team of 8 doctors with 17 pharmacists, headed by Dr Anula Wijesundara, Consultant Physician, examined more than 225 patients and prescribed medicine to them.
Two workshops on ‘Drugs Addiction and Prevention from Drugs’ organized by the Directorate of Psychological Operations with the cooperation of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board took place at the Security Force Headquarters-Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) and the 68 Division premises during the first week of May. 
The 30th phase of the meditation programmes, organized for Army personnel at Kanduboda Siyane International Vipassana Meditation Centre was launched for 128 senior non-commissioned officers of the tri-services last week. The one-day meditation programme helped these attendees relieve of mental stress, psychological worries and promote mental and spiritual development.
