East-Based Multi-Religious Leaders Discuss Relevant Issues
With the sole intention of further strengthening bonds of religious amity, harmony, co-existence, reconciliation and understanding among different ethnicities, the Security Forces Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) organized two meetings of religious leaders in Ampara and Batticaloa Districts on Monday (28). Both meetings chaired by Major General Lal Perera, Commander, SFHQ-E discussed ways of further promoting sentiments of goodwill and reconciliation.....
Reconstruction and development work, being pursued by Army troops in Kilinochchi and its suburbs, came in for praise of a visiting Australian delegation when they paid a visit to the Security Forces Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) on Tuesday (29). The delegation comprised Mrs Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader and shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and a few of her parliamentary colleagues.
Sri Lanka Army on the directions of HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered a prosthetic arm to Ms Achala Priyadarshani, the final year Law student, whose arm on alleged medical negligence, was amputated after an accidental fall from a flight of stairs at her home in Urubokka. President Rajapaksa, deeply touched after reading media reports on the incident, spoke to the Commander of the Army....
Mr Vikram Singh, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and South East Asia, currently in Sri Lanka as part of a high-level three-member US delegation, called on Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, Monday (28) afternoon at the Army Headquarters, Colombo 3. During the cordial meeting, both of them discussed bilateral issues of relevance and importance.
The auspicious opening of the new state-of-the-art dormitory for middle-grade student officers at the two-year old Army School of Logistics (ASL) at Trincomalee took place this morning (31) during a simple ceremony, headed by Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest. A platoon of the Engineer Service Regiment (ESR)......
A meeting of religious leaders headed by Venerable Thamanakaduwe Sri Kalyanitissa Nayaka Thero, Chief Sanganayaka of Eastern Province with the aim of fostering religious harmony took place at the 22 Division Headquarters at Trincomalee on Wednesday (30). Major General Lal Perera, Security Force Commander (East), General Officer Commanding......
The Civil-Coordination office of the 211 Brigade Vavuniya in liaison with FRIDSRO organization of Bokkawela, organized a medical and dental clinic at remote Pawakkulam Unit 2 village on Tuesday (29). The clinic, organized under the able guidance of the Security Force Commander Wanni, Major General M. H. S. B. Perera and the 211 Brigade Commander Colonel M. K. S. Silva, drew over 300 civilians who otherwise had to travel a long distance from their homes to seek medical assistance.
Parents of those newly-enlisted woman soldiers from Kilinochchi were invited to the Security Force Headquarters-Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) on Thursday (31) for a friendly interaction while their daughters are undergoing military training. During this exchange of views, the 6 (v) Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) with the support of the SFHQ-KLN.....
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, now in Trincomalee, inspected all Army arrangements in place in connection with the forthcoming 65th National Independence Day rehearsals on Friday (1) morning. Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal H.D. Abeywickrama and the Inspector General of the Police Mr N.K. Illangakoon were also.....


