With a view to fine-tuning and reviewing the last-minute arrangements, connected to the National Victory Day parade (May 19), Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence and Urban Development, together with Chief of Defence Staff and tri-service Commanders, IGP  and  Director General (DG) Civil Defence Force, arrived at Galle Face Green Thursday (17) morning.

Mr Rajapaksa, service commanders, IGP and other security chiefs and senior military officers received a briefing on the conduct of the National Victory Day parade from organizers at the occasion.

Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G.L. Peiris, took part in a series of Capitol Hill meetings Wednesday on the second of his four-day official visit to Washington, discussing with members of the House of Representatives Sri Lanka’s progress in post-conflict reconciliation and development, as well as reform measures that are designed to ensure a lasting peace.

The First Lady, Madam Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksa handed over a consignment of low-cost Thalassemia Drug infusion Systems produced by the Sri Lanka Navy to Government Hospitals at a function held at the Naval Headquarters yesterday (16th May).

Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G.L. Peiris, took part in a series of Capitol Hill meetings Wednesday on the second of his four-day official visit to Washington, discussing with members of the House of Representatives on Sri Lanka's progress in post-conflict reconciliation and development, as well as reform measures that are designed to ensure a lasting peace.

Prof. Peiris first met with Representatives Chris Van Hollen (Democrat - Maryland) and Robert Aderholt (Republican - Alabama), to discuss recommendations made in late 2011 by Sri Lanka's Lessons ...

Air Chief Marshal W.D.R.M.J. Goonetileke, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, Vice Admiral D.W.A.S. Dissanayake, Commander of the Navy, Air Marshal H.D. Abeywickrama, Commander of the Air Force, N.K. Illangakoon, Inspector General of the Police and Rear Admiral Ananda Peiris, Director General (DG) of Civil Defence Force (CDF) were on hand at Galle Face esplanade Wednesday (16) morning to review preparations and rehearsals, related to the conduct of the National Victory Day parade, scheduled for May 19, 2012.

The Seva Vanitha Unit of the Ministry of Defence handed over a newly constructed house to a war hero of the Sri Lanka Army at a function held at Udumulla, Katuwatte in Dodanduwa, today (16th May).

Mrs. Ioma Rajapaksa, Chairperson of Defence Ministry's Seva Vanitha Unit, handed over the keys of the newly constructed house to the new owner, Staff Sergeant MDC Lasantha of the Sri Lanka Army Singha Regiment.

Sri Lanka Police has introduced a new facility for the public to instantly obtain copies of police entries from the beginning of May 01.

Police Spokesperson SP Ajith Rohana said speaking to defence.lk that the copies of original police entries could be obtained instantly through the new system.

The Sri Lankan Government's highly successful programme to resettle the internally displaced people of the North and East came under praise when Trekor Hublin, Deputy Director of USAID met the Minister of Resettlement Gunarathna Weerakoon at his ministry on Monday (14 May).

Mr.Hublin commended the Sri Lanka Government's genuine efforts in resettling the displaced people back in their former places in the once war ravaged North and East. The Government's policy for resettlement is transparent and firm.

Action will be taken to issue titled deeds to a majority of the resettled, said Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda at a ceremony recently to mark the opening of a new building for the Co-operative Society and another for the pre- school at Illavalai Vasanthapuram area in the Tellipallai Divisional Secretariat Division.

He also handed over renovated houses to the newly resettled.

The Seva Vanitha Unit of the Ministry of Defence granted interest free loans among disable war veterans and next of kin of those who made supreme sacrifices of armed forces and Police yesterday,(15 May) at a function held at the main auditorium of the Ministry.