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Army re-launches web site
By Shimali Senanayake
The Sri Lanka Army has re-launched its website giving it a much-needed face-lift aimed at countering malicious and distorted reports, the Army commander said. "The Army website would definitely pose a challenge to wrong, malicious and distorted reports of our adversaries who would be ready to go to any extent to tarnish the Army's image," said Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, Army commander at the re-launch on Friday.

The website, accessible on www.army.lk was founded in 2001 as the first military web-base. The Army's media unit headed by military spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe contributed toward the revamp along with assistance from a U.S.-based web company, said Sisira Wijesinghe, long-standing advisor of the unit. Re-designed with fresh graphics, location maps and a variety of new information links, the web site promises easy access to its daily situation report.

A notable feature is that the report will also be accessible in Sinhala.Mr. Wijesinghe promised a Tamil version will also be available shortly.
"I believe, the new website with its accelerated supply of information will be able to also effectively counter any misinformation in future," Army chief Fonseka said.

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