Army Boxer & Air Force Woman Pugilist Win Bronze Medals in Moscow

The 58th World Military Boxing Championship, held at the Patriot Exhibition and Convention Center in Moscow during 19-26 September 2021, attracting 231 boxers in total from 36 countries in ten weight categories for men...

A-PAD with HSBC Support Gifts 300 More Pulse Oximeters to Head- NOCPCO

The Country Director of Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD), Mr Firzan Hashim, giving an enhanced helping hand to the ongoing Sri Lanka Medical Association-National Operation Centre for....

Health Authorities Appreciate 11 Division's Contribution to Construction of New COVID Ward

On a directive of the Army Chief, untiring efforts of the 11 Division HQ troops under the Security Force HQ-Central resulted in the conversion of a partly-built building inside the Kandy National Hospital premises...

Egyptian Ambassador Exchanges Views with CDS & Army Commander

The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt for Sri Lanka, HE Hussein El Saharty arrived at the Army Headquarters this afternoon (23) in order to pay courtesies to the Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operation Centre...

Teenagers with Special Medical Needs & Disabilities to be Given Jab from Friday (24) - Head NOCPCO

A media statement, released this morning (22) by Gen Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence and Commander of the Army said that children under 12-19 years of age with special health needs and....

222 Brigade Troops Respond to Emergency & Put up Sandbag Waterway

22 Division troops of the Security Force HQ-East at the request of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) in Kantale erected a sandbag bund waterway in order to carry water from Mahaweli river....

VIR Troops Volunteer to Replenish Blood Stocks for Thalassemia Patients in Kurunegala District

Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) Regimental HQ troops, deeply concerned about the acute shortage of blood at Kurunegala Teaching Hospital for treatment of congenital Thalassemia patients in....

Quarantine Curfew Extended & Inoculation Drive for Young Children to be Launched

The island-wide quarantine curfew, expected to end on Tuesday (21) has been extended till 4.00 am on 1st October 2021 (Friday) in order to curb further transmission of the epidemic and inoculation of young children...

Major General Priyantha Silva Receives New Insignia from Army Chief

General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army on Thursday (16) at the Army HQ adorned just promoted Brigadier Priyantha Silva of the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps...

Army Mobile Vaccine Teams Jab Centenarian in Minuwangoda

The Army-launched COVID-19 Mobile Vaccination fleet in Minuwangoda this morning (16) added a historic significance to their efforts for the first time when Army Medical teams were invited to jab the Sinopharm vaccine to the centenarian...