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Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Acting Chief of Defence Staff & Commander of the Army, all Senior Officers, Other Ranks and Members of the Civil Staff Wish Our Readers around the World a Prosperous Thaipongal !

AMNESTY DECLARED TO HAND OVER ILLEGAL WEAPONS & RECEIVE DISCHARGE OR REINSTATEMENT FOR DESERTERS

Here follow contents of two Media Releases, issued by the Ministry of Defence on above subjects on 14 January 2020:

Commander Extends Best Wishes to Retiring Senior Officer

Appreciative of the services of retiring Major General Nevil Weerasinghe, Adjutant General at the Army Headquarters, the acting Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva...

Aesthetic Skills of Eight Signallers, Now on Display in Colombo

More than 150 paintings and murals, crafted by exceptionally-talented eight serving Signallers of the Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC) were exposed to the public on Saturday (11) when the SLSC Seva Vanitha Unit (SVU) organized an exhibition...

110 Mannar Muslim Students Get School Accessories Thru 543 Brigade

Mirroring and re-endorsing the Army's commitment for promotion of gestures of reconciliation and ethnic harmony, the Commander, 543 Brigade, Colonel Mangala Mayadunne under the 54 Division GOC's directions launched a project....

55 Division Troops Make Road Motorable After Urgent Repairs

Following an initiative of the 55 Division, 23 Gemunu Watch (GW) and 12 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) troops of the 552 Brigade completed the repairs of about 10 km distance along the Iyyakachchi junction to Kaddeikadu road patch after a request....

Board of Management for RVAPL Evaluates Operational Aspects at Yakkala

Members of the Board of Management (BoM) at Ranaviru Apparels (RVAPL), chaired by Major General Nirmal Dharmarathna, Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) recently conducted an inspection on the RVAPL factory...

Unprecedented Incentives Awarded to Students in Army Families

A vast and multifarious welfare project of unprecedented nature, organized by the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) to award financial grants, scholarships, educational incentives, appreciative medals and assistance to 1511 school-goers in both Regular...

Donors Give Away 110 more Push Bicycles to Jaffna Students thru SFHQ-J

‘Limited Brands Mast Cares Team USA – Buying Office in Colombo, Mast Industries (Far East) Limited’ at the request of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) came forward to gift 110 bicycles...

55 Division Distributes School Accessories Among Needy Students

Troops of the Security Force HQ - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) keen on supporting deserving Jaffna students for studies got one more donation of 320 packs of school accessories organized with sponsorship, provided by Mr Surendra Silva, a philanthropist, willing to support...