Widow with Three Children, Recipient of Army-Built One More New House

Troops of the 611 Infantry Brigade under the 61 Infantry Division of the Security Force HQ-West, identifying the pathetic plight of a widowed mother of three children took steps to build a new house for them in Rambukkana following...

Wanni Troops Showing Goodwill, Solidarity & Reconciliation Build Vauniya Traders’ HQ Building

56 Infantry Division troops of the Security Force HQ-Wanni (SFHQ-W) in a gesture of reconciliation, solidarity, goodwill and understanding with Wanni civilians erected the new two-storied administrative building...

UN Rep Assesses Contingent Equipment in 14 SLFPC in Lebanon

The inspection of the 1st Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) of the 14th Sri Lankan Force Protection Company (SLFPC) of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) took place on 16 June 2023 at the Sri Base camp premises in Greenhill, Naqoura...

'Home of Keterians' Says Goodbye to Three Retiring GR Senior Officers

Saliyapura-based Gajaba Regiment (GR) Regimental HQ bade farewell to three of its most senior and dedicated Officers, Major General W.R.M.M Rathnayake RWP RSP USP ndu, Brigadier T.M Hettiarachchchi RSP and Brigadier T.M.R.B Ratnayake...

Urumpirai Family Receives Record-breaking 770th Army-built New House

Surpassing all previous records where a single entity has built so many houses for poverty-stricken Northerners without costing a single cent to the government coffers, the Army troops in the Jaffna penninsula with sponsors' support completed...

Outgoing Pakistan High Commission’s Defence Adviser Pays Courtesies

The outgoing Defence Adviser at the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Colonel Muhammad Safdar Khan on Wednesday (5 July) extended his courtesies to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu at...

New NDC Commandant Pays Courtesies to Army Chief

The recently-appointed new National Defence College (NDC) Commandant, Major General D.G.S Senarath Yapa (Retd) RWP RSP ndu after assumption of duties in the new office paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army at the Army HQ...

New DA for Sri Lankan Embassy in Russia Meets Commander

The recently-appointed Defence Adviser (DA) to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow, Russia, Group Captain S.R Jayaratne WV WWV RSP USP psc of Sri Lanka Air Force on Friday (30) paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army...

Two More New Houses Constructed for SLLI Soldiers

Monday (3 July 2023) saw the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regiment while expanding its welfare role further for the benefit of SLLI soldiers building two more new houses at Embilipitiya and Kuruwita to be in line with the SLLI's ongoing 'Housing Project' initiated by Major General C.D Weerasuriya...

2 (V) SLSR Troops Evacuate Undergraduates, Affected by Wasps

2 (V) Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) troops of the 111 Brigade under the 11 Infantry Division of the Security Force HQ - Central, based in Kandy provided immediate support to rush Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC) students to the Kandy hospital...