Fallen Sinha Regiment War Heroes Honoured
The Regimental Headquarters of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) commemorated their fallen War Heroes at its Ambepussa Headquaters on Saturday (6), giving pride of place to next of kin and children of SLSR War Heroes. Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army attended the occasion as the Chief Guest on the invitation of Major General D.R.A.B. Jayathilake, Colonel of the Sinha Regiment. The event, organized for the 21st consecutive year, paid floral tributes to the......
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Tri-service personnel whose bravery and commitment to the cause brought about a new era of peace to the terrorism-affected Sri Lanka, are now set to turn another new leaf in the sphere of music, this time while trying to grab the year’s ‘Rana Viru Real Star’ title. The mammoth Reality Show, to be telecast shortly over the national television channel saw its birth as a concept, mooted by Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence who......jpg)
Sri Lanka Army, to be in line with the second swearing-in of the office of His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the government’s ‘Let’s Grow and Build the Country’ (Api Wawamu Rata Hadamu), is to plant thousands of tree saplings across island-wide Army formations and farms, commencing 15th November 2010. 
Having recognized numerous humanitarian projects being continuously carried out by the Security Forces, Jaffna for people in Jaffna, the Commercial Bank of Sri Lanka has come forward to assist the Army. Contended with the housing project for the homeless in Jaffna, initiated by the Commander, Security Forces, Jaffna Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, the Commercial Bank, has agreed to construct four.....
Jaffna town earlier burnt in the flames of the war in the recent past was illuminated by the light of peace, hope and prosperity on the Night of ‘Deepavali’, the Festival of Light, when the Security Forces Headquarters-Jaffna (SFHQ-J) joined Jaffna civilians in celebrating this festival of religious significance. Main roads in the town were lit up with many thousands of coconut oil lamps placed by the Jaffna soldiers.....
Another community oriented welfare programme initiated by Sri Lanka Army was conducted for the inmates of the Ramavil Welfare Centre for IDPs at Kodikamam, Jaffna Friday (05) morning with the assistance of the radio channel Wasanthan FM, Independent Television Network (ITN), IDM Computer Institute and District 306-C1 Leo Club of Diyawannawa. School items, toys, garments and packets of milk......
Tri-Service Commanders Tuesday (9) morning visited the venue near the Presidential Secretariat, from where His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to receive the Nation’s salute upon his swearing in of the office of the President of Sri Lanka for the second time. Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya and Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Tisara Samarasinghe.....
Thousands of Army troops, on the instructions of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, have rushed to the rescue of flood-affected civilians in Colombo, Kolonnawa, Sapugaskanda, Ratmalana, Piliyandala, Bokundera, Borella, Ratnapura, Galle, Kalutara, Kelaniya, Mahabage, Beddagana, Pepiliyana, Elpitiya, Mattakkuliya, Maligawatta, Thotalanga, Pettah.......jpg)
The ‘Ex-Cormorants Strike’, the first-ever nine-day long joint exercise in the history of Sri Lanka Army and armed forces is to be commenced on 21st November with the participation of over 2500 troops, drawn from the Army, Navy and Air Force. Under the auspices of Secretary Defence Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the exercise of this magnitude, the brainchild of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya is to be conducted in areas spanning from Silawathura, Mannar to Mavillu in Thanthirimale, Anuradhapura.