Header

Sri Lanka Army

Defender of the Nation

Military Highlights

  • National Football Team with Army Footballers Leaves for Korea

    2021-06-01 19:39:25

    National Football Team with Army Footballers Leaves for Korea

    The Sri Lankan National Football team, comprised of Army players left for South Korea last evening (31) to participate in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 Group H, Centralized matches. Sri Lanka faces Lebanon on 5th June at 1130 hrs as the first match and...

  • Mawarala Hospital Gets COVID-19 Ward with Army Help

    2021-06-01 19:38:14

    Mawarala Hospital Gets COVID-19 Ward with Army Help

    Giving further strength to recovery process, 613 Brigade troops under the 61 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) established an ICC in the Mawarala Hospital compound and converted it to accommodate some 25 COVID-19 patients.

  • 65 Division Troops Mark Vesak at Ruwanweliseya & Donating Dry Rations

    2021-06-01 19:37:01

    65 Division Troops Mark Vesak at Ruwanweliseya & Donating Dry Rations

    On account of the annual Vesak commemoration, the General Officer Commanding of the 65 Division Major General Tikiri Dissanayake along with other Officers and Other Ranks arranged a milk food treat, 'Kiri Ahara Pooja' on 27 May 2021...

  • Heavy Vehicles & Push Bicycles Made Road-worthy Again in Kilinochchi

    2021-06-01 18:23:10

    Heavy Vehicles & Push Bicycles Made Road-worthy Again in Kilinochchi

    On a suggestion made by Major General Harendra Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Forces - Kilinochchi and under the guidance of the Commander Forward Maintenance Area - Kilinochchi Major General Piyal Nanayakkarawasam...

  • Maduru Oya ATS Donates Relief Dry Rations to Needy Villagers

    2021-06-01 14:49:25

    Maduru Oya ATS Donates Relief Dry Rations to Needy Villagers

    Course attendees and troops at Maduruoya Army Training School (ATS) on account of Vesak distributed dry ration packs among 75 needy families in the area on Vesak Full Moon Poya day (26) following sponsorship, extended by Mobitel Lanka Pvt Ltd and Ceylon Biscuits Limited (Munchee).

  • 613 Brigade Troops Convert Abandoned Hospital Building as ICC

    2021-05-31 19:54:48

    613 Brigade Troops Convert Abandoned Hospital Building as ICC

    613 Brigade troops under the 61 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) renovated an abandoned building in the Morawaka hospital compound and converted it as an ICC for 54 COVID-19 patients. The renovation process was inaugurated on the direction of the Chief of Defence Staff....

  • Two More New Books on Experiences in Mullaittivu & Kokavil Attacks Released

    2021-05-31 19:11:45

    Two More New Books on Experiences in Mullaittivu & Kokavil Attacks Released

    Two more new books, authored by Major Sujith Chaminda Edirisinghe, Chief Editor, 'Ranaviruwa' magazine of the Army at Directorate of Psychological Operations that describe the heroic saga of the war victory before May 2009...

  • 2,912 Confirmed Positive - NOCPCO

    2021-05-31 18:50:39

    2,912 Confirmed Positive - NOCPCO

    As of this morning (1), a total of 2,912 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Two foreigners, 28 Sri Lankan expatriates and 2,882 of those positive cases are locally-identified ones, including the majority 490 from Colombo District, 322 from Gampaha District, 261 from Kandy District and 1,809 from different other...

  • 551 Brigade Troops Take 48.9 kg of Kerala Cannabis into Custody

    2021-05-31 18:41:39

    551 Brigade Troops Take 48.9 kg of Kerala Cannabis into Custody

    Troops of the 4 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) under command to the 551 Brigade of the 55 Division under the Security Forces - Jaffna took into custody a stock of 48.9 kg of Kerala cannabis (Ganja), a fishing boat and two scooters during a beach patrol, conducted with Navy troops last night...

  • Meal Packets Distributed among the Helpless in Vavuniya

    2021-05-31 14:43:51

    Meal Packets Distributed among the Helpless in Vavuniya

    A combined group of Army personnel working in the Media and Psychological Operations sections in the Security Force HQ-Wanni took an initiative and distributed 150 lunch packets among the helpless, stranded in the heart of Vavuniya town on account of the Thrice Blessed Day on 26 May.