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  • Mullaittivu Commander Makes Formal Visits

    2021-03-05 18:40:41

    Mullaittivu Commander Makes Formal Visits

    The newly-appointed Commander, Security Forces-Mullaittivu, Major General Upali Rajapaksha made his formal visit to the 59 Division HQ in Mullaittivu on Thursday (4).

  • Field Engineer Troops Bring Bushfire Under Control

    2021-03-05 18:37:41

    Field Engineer Troops Bring Bushfire Under Control

    Troops of the 12 Sri Lanka Field Engineers under command to the 612 Brigade of the 61 Division of the Security Force HQ - West brought a sudden bushfire under control at Walallawita-Kapuwatta forest reserve on Thursday (4).

  • 562 Brigade Marks Its 1st Anniversary

    2021-03-05 18:30:05

    562 Brigade Marks Its 1st Anniversary

    The 562 Brigade Headquarters in Echchankulam marked its 1st Anniversary on Tuesday (2), giving priority to multi religious observances.

  • New Director General Infantry Takes Over Duties

    2021-03-05 18:20:05

    New Director General Infantry Takes Over Duties

    Major General Thilak Hangilipola of the Gajaba Regiment assumed office as the 18th Director General Infantry at Directorate of Infantry at the Army Headquarters on Thursday (4) during a brief ceremony. After religious observances, Major General Thilak Hangilipola...

  • 7,366 PCR Tests Done on Friday - NOCPCO

    2021-03-05 15:45:05

    7,366 PCR Tests Done on Friday - NOCPCO

    As of this morning (6), a total of 350 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 12 Sri Lankan expatriates and 338 of those positive cases are locally-identified ones, including the majority 94 from Colombo district, 82 from Rathnapura district, 31 from Badulla district and 131 others from different districts, states the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

  • JOLC Student Officers Learn About Petroleum Products

    2021-03-05 15:20:05

    JOLC Student Officers Learn About Petroleum Products

    Student Officers following the Junior Officers Logistics Course (JOLC) - No 17 at Army School of Logistics (ASL) proceeded with their pre-arranged visit to the Lanka IOC Headquarters on 15 February as part of their course syllabus.

  • Foreign Students at ASL & Family Members Tour South

    2021-03-05 13:20:05

    Foreign Students at ASL & Family Members Tour South

    Foreign student officers at the Army School of Logistics (ASL) in Trincomalee, together with their family members were taken on a familiarization tour to the Southern part of the country during 21 - 25 February.

  • MINUSMA’s Force Commander Compliments Sri Lankan Troops

    2021-03-05 11:04:37

    MINUSMA’s Force Commander Compliments Sri Lankan Troops

    During a recent visit to the Headquarters Sector East by the Force Commander - MINUSMA, Lieutenant General Dennis Gyllensporre, the Sri Lanka Army Combat Convoy Company (LKACCC) Contingent Commander Lieutenant Colonel Srinath Gallage was called on to the office...

  • “Strict Strategies & Restrictions Prompted a Drop in Positive Cases” - NOCPCO Head

    2021-03-05 09:01:46

    “Strict Strategies & Restrictions Prompted a Drop in Positive Cases” - NOCPCO Head

    "The strategic control measures, quarantine procedures and other preventive restrictions that were closely adopted enabled all of us to bring the numbers of infected ones down on par with current world trends that went parallel with the introduction of the...

  • Cream of Army Rifle Shooters Awarded at Diyatalawa MSTS

    2021-03-02 19:00:58

    Cream of Army Rifle Shooters Awarded at Diyatalawa MSTS

    The awarding ceremony of the Inter Regiment Practical Rifle Shooting Competition - 2021, one of the most-awaited features in the Army took place this afternoon (25) at the Marksmanship and Sniper Training School (MSTS) at Diyatalawa with....