All Serving Army Headquarters Enjoy New Year Festival
Festive atmosphere across the country on account of the forthcoming Sinhala-Hindu New Year made its presence at Colombo 2 Moors Sports Club Grounds throughout Tuesday (10) morning when both officers and soldiers serving the Army Headquarters, got together to mark the event by holding a fun-making New Year festival........

“May Sinhala & Hindu New Year-2012” Bring Happiness & Prosperity to All Sri Lankans Living across the Island and Overseas and Rekindle All our Hopes for A Better Future, Say the Commander of the Army, All Senior Officers and Other Ranks in the Army. We wish you Good Luck !
Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) Regiment’s ‘Viru Daru’ society, comprised of children of Ranaviru families marked the Sinhala and Hindu New Year with a ceremony, full of New Year games and amusement. Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, President, Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB), the driving force behind founding of ‘Viru Daru’ societies under purview of the Seva Vanitha Army Branch.....
Security Forces - Jaffna (SF-J) in collaboration with the Independent Television Network (ITN) organized an annual New Year celebration “Soorya Mangalya” at Marathady Pillayar Kovil in Manippay to mark the dawn of Sinhala and Hindu New Year. The festival which included a range of traditional sports events was conducted for......
Two new houses constructed by the soldiers of army’s 59 Division with the blessings of the General Officer Commanding 59 Division Brigadier G.R.H. Dias were handed over to two needy families in Kumarapuram and Mullaiyavalai in Mullaitivu on 9 and 11 April.
With the intention of helping LTTE ex-combatants to start self employment, army in Jaffna has organized Bank loans worth Rs.250,000/= each for 25 reintegrated ex-LTTE combatants in liaison with Bank of Ceylon (BoC). After a discussion with the Deputy General Manager (DGM) of BoC Mr. K.E.D. Sumanasiri, Civil Affairs Office of the Uduvil based 513 Brigade......
‘Defence Services Asia 2012; the 13th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference’, expected to be inaugurated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday (17) is to be attended by Defence Service Chiefs of more than 45 countries and companies producing military hardware including Sri Lanka’s Secretary Defence and Urban Development, Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya and Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal H.D Abeywickrama. 



Recently refurbished Welfare shop of the Security Forces Headquarters Wanni (SF HQ - W) was declared open by the Security Forces Commander Wanni Major General AKS Perera amidst chanting of Seth Pirith, in Vavuniya recently (05). This superstore equipped with all......
Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya Commander of the Army who has been invited to be one of the Guest Speakers at the second ‘Putrajaya Forum’, the International Defence and Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (17-19 April), delivered his brief address to the Chief of Army Round Table Talk on Tuesday (17) afternoon on the topic ‘The Role of Army in Nation-Building in the New Security Environment: Opportunities and Challenges’.


