Members of the Army Headquarters-based Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU), were among the firsts to be alerted to the suffering caused by prolonged drought in Polonnaruwa District who with a large consignment of drinking water visited affected areas on Friday (8). On a notion proposed by Mrs Damayanthi Ratnayake, President, ASVU.....
Sri Lankan sports shooting contingent which participated at the 11th IMSSU World Championship which was worked off from July 12 to 26 in the Czech Republic performed extremely well, making their motherland proud by winning 16 medals including four gold, four silver and eight bronze medals.
Sri Lanka Army’s most novel project, ‘4 x 4 Expedition 2014’ - ‘Experience Sri Lanka with Commandos’, that covered a distance of 720 km along the eastern coastal belt, commencing from Jaffna on August 3, ended on Saturday (9) on a triumphant note after reaching Kudaoya Commando Training School.
A batch of 26 more Tamil woman recruits from Kilinochchi after their four-month basic training at Security Force Headquarters Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), passed out during a military ceremony on Saturday (9). Those recruits, apart from military training, learnt Sinhala and English languages as alternative communicative tools.......jpg){kind=small}
The Sri Lanka Army, taking its increased and matured professionalism to foreign shores with an urgent medical project at the request of the UN, succeeded in establishing its first-ever SRIMED Level 2 Hospital in Bor, South Sudan under the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) which has been reportedly hailed as ‘one of the fastest and well-planned projects ever seen in Mission Director’s entire UN career’.
Ten War Heroes including the veteran Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa who paid the supreme sacrifice for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the motherland 22 years ago were remembered on 8 August 2014 at Araly. Point in Kayts Island, Jaffna during floral-wreath laying and religious ceremonies.
On the guidance of Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), troops of 9 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) provided assistance to the annual Kovil Pooja ceremony at Marimuththu Amman Kovil in Mahayalampuram on Sunday (3). Troops of 9 VIR gave their fullest support to the ceremony from the beginning.
Troops of 11 Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) in 232 Brigade of 23 Division under the Security Force Headquarters East (SFHQ-E) conducted a Dengue prevention campaign by clearing the surroundings at Bogamuyaya village on Friday (1). Meanwhile, they organized a ‘Shramadana’ campaign to repair the ‘Stupa’ at Henanigala Temple on Sunday (3).
Sri Lanka Army’s most novel project, ‘4 x 4 Expedition 2014’ - ‘Experience Sri Lanka with Commandos’, that covered a distance of 720 km along the eastern coastal belt, commencing from Jaffna on August 3, ended on Saturday (9) on a triumphant note after reaching Kudaoya Commando Training School.....
