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  • 15 Drone Regiment SLA Troops Support Conduct of ‘Viru Amadahara’ Programme

    2023-06-28 22:20:43

    15 Drone Regiment SLA Troops Support Conduct of ‘Viru Amadahara’ Programme

    In response to a request made by Venerable Ududumbara Kashyapa Thera, Army personnel of the 15 Drone Regiment Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) generously contributed to the...

  • New Commander, FMA-MLT Begins Duties

    2023-06-28 22:16:49

    New Commander, FMA-MLT Begins Duties

    Brigadier D.A Amarasekara USP of the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers assumed office as Commander, Forward Maintenance Area - Mullaittivu (FMA-MLT) on 14 June at his office in Nandikadal.

  • Bangladesh DSCSC Delegation Calls at MSTS

    2023-06-27 22:13:51

    Bangladesh DSCSC Delegation Calls at MSTS

    Major General Md Faizur Rahman SGP BSP ndc afwc psc, Commandant and few other Staff Officers of the Defence Service Command and Staff College (DSCSC) in Bangladesh visited the Marksmanship and Sniper Training School (MSTS) in Diyatalawa on Monday (26 June).

  • SLFPC in Lebanon Competes in Marathon

    2023-06-27 22:05:51

    SLFPC in Lebanon Competes in Marathon

    The Annual ISF Half Marathon organized by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) under the supervision of the Lebanese Athletics Federation and the Director General of the Internal Security Forces in Beirut, Lebanon got underway on Sunday (11 June).

  • 241 Infantry Brigade Gives School Accessories

    2023-06-27 22:01:37

    241 Infantry Brigade Gives School Accessories

    The 241 Infantry Brigade of the 24 Infantry Division under the Security Force HQ - East with the help of donors distributed a large stock of school accessories among 40 children at Swami Vipulananda Children‘s Home in Akkaraipattu on Saturday (24).

  • More Women Peacekeepers, Now Trained at IPSOTSL

    2023-06-27 21:54:59

    More Women Peacekeepers, Now Trained at IPSOTSL

    Combat Convoy Company (CCC) Pre-deployment Training Course Level B-I (Female) for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) concluded at the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL) on Tuesday (27) upon completion of 14 days.

  • 6 GW Troops Clean Mungillaru Hospital in Udayarkattu

    2023-06-27 21:43:36

    6 GW Troops Clean Mungillaru Hospital in Udayarkattu

    6 Gemunu Watch (6 GW) troops of the 681 Infantry Brigade under the 68 Infantry Division organized a ‘Shramadana’ campaign to clean the Mungillaru Hospital in Udayarkattu and its surroundings on Saturday (24) morning hours.

  • Troops Join Community-oriented Dengue Prevention Drive

    2023-06-26 21:56:31

    Troops Join Community-oriented Dengue Prevention Drive

    A group of Army personnel belonging to the 2 (v) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry of the 144 Infantry Brigade of the 14 Infantry Division on Saturday (24) provided their assistance for a Dengue prevention campaign...

  • 8 Gajaba Regiment Marks its 22nd Anniversary Day

    2023-06-26 21:40:32

    8 Gajaba Regiment Marks its 22nd Anniversary Day

    The 8 Gajaba Regiment (GR) troops on Tuesday (20) at its HQ in Ukuwela, Matale marked its 22nd Anniversary giving prominence to multi religious observances.

  • SLFPC Team in UNIFIL Swimming Competition Does Well

    2023-06-26 21:08:04

    SLFPC Team in UNIFIL Swimming Competition Does Well

    The annual ‘Open Swimming Competition’ organized by the Sri Lankan Force Protection Company (SLFPC) in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) got underway during 25-26 May 2023 at the UNIFIL Headquarters...