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  • AG, Provost Marshal & Welfare Director Educate All Ranks

    2021-07-08 20:00:41

    AG, Provost Marshal & Welfare Director Educate All Ranks

    With a view to enhancing awareness on welfare relief measures and the importance of discipline among all ranks, a combined educative project, launched by Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe, Adjutant General at the AHQ, Brigadier Anil Illangakoon, Provost Marshal and Brigadier...

  • Army Engineers Complete School Playground & Facility Construction Projects

    2021-07-08 18:19:43

    Army Engineers Complete School Playground & Facility Construction Projects

    Responding to a directive given by HE the President, technically-qualified troops of the Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) Regiment on the instructions of General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, have completed renovation....

  • 1270 More Confirmed Positive to COVID-19 in Past 24 Hrs-NOCPCO

    2021-07-08 12:19:44

    1270 More Confirmed Positive to COVID-19 in Past 24 Hrs-NOCPCO

    As of this morning (09), a total of 1270 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them, 47 were Sri Lankan expatriates. The rest 1223 were locally-identified positive cases, including the majority 229 from Gampaha District, 180 from Kalutara District, 137 from Colombo District...

  • Expatriates in NSW Australia Gift Medical Device for COVID Treatment

    2021-07-08 12:19:43

    Expatriates in NSW Australia Gift Medical Device for COVID Treatment

    An expatriate family, domiciled in New South Wales, Australia on Wednesday (7) gifted an F&P Airvo 2 High Flow Oxygen Therapy device, worth about Rs 1 m to the COVID-19 Unit at the Colombo Army Hospital. Dr Satheeka Kamaladasa, together with her family and friends in New South Wales....

  • Kuttigala SLAGSC Camp Cultivates Turmeric

    2021-07-07 22:32:32

    Kuttigala SLAGSC Camp Cultivates Turmeric

    Troops of 1 Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) at Kuttigala detachment planted turmeric seeds in a land extent of 5 acres inside their camp premises in consultation with officials at Ministry of Plantations on Sunday (04). This project that coincides with the 'Thuru Mithuru Nawaratak'....

  • More Relief Packs Distributed among Poor Civilians in Koonjankulam

    2021-07-07 22:28:23

    More Relief Packs Distributed among Poor Civilians in Koonjankulam

    6 Gajaba Regiment troops of the 233 Brigade HQ, together with 233 Brigade troops coordinated the distribution of 65 dry ration packs, sponsored by Lion Club of Batticaloa Branch among selected needy families in the general area of Koonjankulam on Saturday (3).

  • Pakistan High Commission Distributes Dry Rations among Kilinochchi Civilians

    2021-07-07 20:23:48

    Pakistan High Commission Distributes Dry Rations among Kilinochchi Civilians

    High Commissioner of the High Commission of Pakistan, His Excellency, Major General (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak who recently paid a courtesy call on the Commander, Security Forces-Kilinochchi, Major General Harendra Ranasinghe sponsored the distribution....

  • SLMA Troops to Build House for a Needy Family

    2021-07-06 18:29:44

    SLMA Troops to Build House for a Needy Family

    A homeless family with children in Wathugoda, Hinnaarangolla, Boralanda in Rahangala Grama Sewa Division in Welimada Divisional Secretariat would be the recipient of a new house, to be erected by the Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) troops following sponsorship received from expatriates in Australia. The foundation-laying ceremony...

  • SF Commander - MLT Meets District Secretary & State Officials

    2021-07-06 18:25:30

    SF Commander - MLT Meets District Secretary & State Officials

    In order to muster support and coordinate the conduct of civil affairs taking place in the area and receive a comprehensive update, Major General Sisira Pilapitiya, the newly-appointed Commander Security Forces - Mullaittivu, had a cordial conference with all stakeholders, related to civil affairs at the SFHQ-MLT premises on Friday (2).

  • More Relief Packs Donated to Affected Civilians & Temples

    2021-07-06 18:20:05

    More Relief Packs Donated to Affected Civilians & Temples

    231 Brigade troops of the 23 Division Headquarters under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) repeating their community services further delivered dry ration packets with essentials to 22 needy families and 12 temples in Batticaloa district on Friday (2) considering their economic hardships.