Army Personnel Trained as Instructors for ‘Drug Prevention’

Sri Lanka Army, throwing its full weight behind the national ‘Drug Eradication & Prevention Programme’ of the Presidential Task Force, is currently training Army personnel to serve as Instructors in island-wide school programmes on the same subject. Sri Lanka Army, throwing its full weight behind the national ‘Drug Eradication & Prevention Programme’ of the Presidential...

SFHQ-W’s ‘Piyawara’ Takes One More ‘Piyawara’ Forward with ‘8th Piyawara’

Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) which has already launched one of its unique community-oriented projects, ‘Piyawara’ in the Wanni, benefiting more than 400 pre-school kids in Vavuniya and Anuradhapura Districts, made a milestone in its continuing project and commenced the construction of....

One More Army-Built New Home Vested in Jayapuram Family

2 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) troops serving under the 663 Infantry Brigade of the 66 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) offered their technical assistance and engineering skills for construction of a new house for a needy family in Jayapuram area with financial assistance, provided by ‘Thalagala Sri Siddhartha...

Modern & Attractive Officers’ Mess in 11 Division Vested in Officers

The opening ceremony of the newly-constructed Officers’ Mess building of the 11 Division Headquarters at Pallekele, Kandy took place on Monday (25) during a ceremony, headed by Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army. The new construction atop a tiny hilly slope, equipped with all modern facilities was built by Corps of Engineer Service...

Commander Sets Example Initiating 'Dengue & Drug Prevention' Drives in his Erstwhile Residential Area

Setting a good example by practice for others to follow and creating an awareness of the need to keep environment clean, neat and tidy in one's own residential areas, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army together with a 100-strong group of soldiers and an equal number of residents....

Chief of Staff Given Rousing Welcome by His Class-mates & Alma Mater

Matale-town based all walks of life and Old Boys of the St Thomas College in Matale on Friday (22) threw a rousing reception to the recently-appointed Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General Shavendra Silva when he arrived in his home town after his elevation to the Office of the Chief of Staff in the Army. Upon his arrival in the town, he was warmly...

Jaffna’s Low-Income Group Civilians Get Sanitary Facilities

Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J), considering poor sanitary facilities, prevalent among a section of underprivileged civilians in remote areas took steps to build 27 new toilets for them with generosity, extended by the expatriate, Dr Uma Nataraja...

Wanni Troops Get Wheelchairs & Walking Aids to 22 Civilians

In another great gesture of humanity and concern for vital aids for well-being of physically-handicapped civilians in the Wanni region, the Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) with the sponsorship, provided by Crystal Martin Garments PLC took steps to distribute...

Commander Congratulates Army Football Achievers

Army footballers who clinched the Championship in Dialog Champions League-2018 during last Wednesday's (13) finals were congratulated by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake after inviting them to his office on Monday (18).

CISM Day Run Begins with CDS & Tri Service Commanders

The CISM Day Run in Sri Lanka in parallel with the global occurrence of the event got underway in Colombo this morning (18) as per guidelines given by the International Military Sports Council which is instrumental in holding it world-wide.