Infantrymen of the Sri Lanka Army’s Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR), who played a commendable role behind elimination of ruthless terrorism from the Mother, Lanka a few years ago, were overjoyed to see that their Regimental Headquarters at Boyagane, Kurunegala, emerge a fully-fledged complex with all new amenities on hand, beginning Thursday (14).
The seventh Security Force Headquarters of the Army was raised on Thursday (14) as the Security Force Headquarters-Central (SFHQ-C) at Diyatalawa Military Cantonment on the directions of the Commander of the Army. Major General H.C.P Goonathilaka has been appointed as the first Commander, Security Force Headquarters-Central (SFHQ-C) which covers Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Moneragala....
Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army continued the second leg of his visit to the Security Force Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W) on Friday (15) and completed his interaction with Wanni troops whom he himself commanded as the Wanni Commander during the peak of humanitarian operations. In the wake of unfounded and malicious anti Army allegations being voiced in Geneva and elsewhere, Thursday’s (14) visit of the Commander to the Wanni theatre.... |
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“The vigorous unilateral allegations against the Army, now made in Geneva, baffle all of us who decisively waged the humanitarian operations in Wanni at that stage when I was the Wanni Commander because neither myself, nor any Security Force Commander or for that matter, any Division or Brigade Commander, to say the least, in the province, received a single complaint against the.....
Security Force Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W) with the sponsorship of Union Assurance Company Ltd conducted a training workshop for more than 200 pre-school teachers at Matachaithyakulam Shensulan Educational Centr, Vavuniya on Sunday (10). With the objective of promoting their teaching skills, the Union Assurance Company Ltd has invited university lecturers and several other resource personnel to conduct the workshop.Sportsmeet_4.jpg){kind=small}
Security Force Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W) with the intention of promoting goodwill, understanding and comradeship among all ranks serving the SFHQ-W conducted a two-day long tournament in Volleyball, Basketball and Football during March 10-11 at SFHQ-W premises.
Three new Singer sewing machines, donated jointly by Sri Lanka Vocational Training Authority, Mr Asitha Batuwanthuduwa and Ranura Hela Saviya to the 643 Brigade Headquarters at Mullaittivu were distributed among three skilled women during a brief ceremony on Wednesday (13), held at 643 Brigade Headquarters. All those three women, belonging to the Mullaittivu Women’s Society reside in Karipattamurippu and Manawalapattamurippu areas, affected very much due to poverty.
Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) - established new Army Service Centre and two new pre-cast buildings for Other Ranks at 552 Brigade area in Aiyakachchi, Jaffna were opened on Tuesday (12). Establishment of own Service Centres in the Army came about as a proposal of the Commander of the Army who maintained that our own Service Centres......jpg)
More than 300 students in Point Pedro area recently listened to a lecture on oral hygiene, organized by the 521 Brigade Headquarters at Point Pedro. Dr S. Senthil Kumara of Manthikai Hospital and Dr Sirinivasan at Point Pedro mobile dental unit and the dentist, Dr Ms Nadeera extended their support to the project after delivering separate lectures on different aspects of oral hygiene. 
