Army Troops Timely Intervene & Rescue Three Lives

19 Gemunu Watch troops of the 593 Brigade under the 59 Division of the Security Force HQ - Mullaittivu promptly jumped into action and saved the lives of three civilians when their Mahendra Jeep skidded off and fell....

Wedding Bells Ring for One More Disabled CR War Hero amid Traditional Ceremonials

One more disabled War Hero of the Commando Regiment (CR) who lost his right leg while fearlessly fighting against LTTE terrorism during humanitarian operations before May 2009, on Monday (8) tied nuptial knots with his dream princess...

HE the President on SLAF Anniversary Day Awards Colours to Two Squadrons

The presentation of Colours to No 5 Strike Air Squadron and No 6 Transport Helicopter Squadron of the 70 year old Sri Lanka Air Force took place this morning (5) at the Air Force Base at Katunayake, headed by HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and a host of invitees.

Gampaha Wickramarachchi Institute Elevated to the Status of University of Indigenous Medicine

The inaugural launch ceremony of the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine (GWUIM) at Yakkala took place on Thursday (4) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, graced by HE the President...

Factory for Coconut Byproducts in Jaffna Comes to Fruition on Commander’s Guidelines

The Commander Security Forces Jaffna, Major General Priyantha Perera opened the Tropical Green Exports (Pvt) Ltd office that operates as coconut collecting and processing centre at Eluthumaduwal, Jaffna on Sunday (28) at the invitation of Mr Sheahan...

112 Brigade Troops Once Again Recover Remains of a Missing Hiker

A group of private company hikers from Awissawella area who had climbed the Narangala Ridge in Badulla yesterday (26) for night camping despite DMC warning against doing so, found one of them dead after falling a 700 ft precipice. At first, the team on finding that one of their members had gone...

Ella-Kantale Troops Reap Their Paddy Harvest During Ceremony

Ella-Kantale-based 1 Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) troops-sown paddy fields reaped their first bountiful harvest on Saturday (20) during a harvesting programme, held in keeping with age-long traditions, rites and rituals, associated with paddy-harvesting. Those fields, tilled, ploughed...

Adorning New Ranks, Major General Swarna Bothota Appointed New Commandant at Buttala OCDC

General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army on Monday (22) at the Army HQ commended the tenure of office of Major General Swarna Bothota as Defence Attache...

NOCPCO Head Flatly Rejects Attributed Statements in Social Media Web Portal

The National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCOPCO) categorically denies the context in a Sinhala news web portal in social media that appeared on Monday (22-02-2021) attributing...

Army Heavy Machinery to Flatten Garbage Heaps to Avoid Recurrence of Fire

The recently-raised Drone Regiment of 15 Sri Lanka Artillery of the Army, together with emergency assistance teams of the Army, Navy and Air Force troops are still engaged in dousing a fast spreading fire in...