In a unique spirit of true sportsmanship, coupled with camaraderie and enthusiastic vigour, Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence and Urban Development whose vision saw this mammoth arrangement a reality a few years ago, declared the 7th Defence Services Games - 2012 opened at Sugathadasa Outdoor Stadium on Saturday (1). Over 1200 athletes of Army, Navy and Air Force who have exceptional talents in athletics gathered at the venue to showcase their prowess in athletics. Badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, cricket, kabaddi, karate, parachuting, sailing, rugby, football, swimming, squash, table tennis, water games......
Major General M.H.S.B Perera assumed office as the new Commander, Security Forces Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W) during a simple ceremony on Saturday (25). He succeeds Major General A.K.S Perera who is scheduled to leave shortly for overseas training. Major General Perera upon arrival at the SFHQ-W premises was greeted with a Guard Turnout plus a Guard of Honour, presented by the troops of the SFHQ-W before religious observances of all faiths invoked blessings..... 
General Liang Guanglie, State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of People’s Republic of China (PRC), currently in Sri Lanka met his host, Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence and Urban Development Friday (31) afternoon for formal talks, during which China pledged a grant of Chinese Yuan 75 million (about Rs 1564 million) towards construction of a state-of-the-art new auditorium complex at Sri Lanka Military Academy.....
The second day’s itinerary of the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defence General Liang Guanglie with his delegation of 23 senior military officers, began with a visit to the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) at Sapugaskanda on Thursday (30) morning. General Guanglie makes history, by being the first Chinese Defence Minister to visit Sri Lanka.....
Leaving memories of goodwill, the visiting General Liang Guanglie, State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of People’s Republic of China (PRC), together with his delegation left Sri Lanka Sunday (2) afternoon after a luncheon meeting with Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Hon. G.J.L Neomal Perera, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetillake, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral D.W.A.S. Dissanayake.....
65 Division under the Security Forces Headquarters-Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) in the past two weeks carried out a series of Muslim community-oriented welfare work in Nachchikuda area in the 651 Brigade Headquarters area under 65 Division. After a special prayer session at Nachchikuda mosque, more than 450 Muslim and Tamil civilians were treated to a special lunch in connection with the recent ‘Iftar’ ceremony. On the same day......
Troops serving 62 Division in Padaviya, Unvalkaddu and Marathodai areas have thrown their full weight behind community projects, aimed at providing assistance and relief. Soldiers attached to 26 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (26 SLSR) under 623 Brigade Headquarters actively supported the roof thatching work of the 55 new houses under construction at......