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‘Laya Safari’ at Yala Wins Traveler’s Choice Winner-2020 of Trip Advisor

Global tourist compass, Trip Advisor, the leading Travel Advisory page online has rated ‘Laya Safari’ at Yala as the Travelers’ Choice Winner for the Year - 2020 recognizing it as one among 10 percent of best global hotels. Throughout the year 2019 & 2020....
Sri Lanka’s Chinese NDU Alumni Assn Established

The formal inauguration of the Chinese National Defence University (NDU) Alumni Association of Sri Lanka took place this evening (30) during a formal ceremony at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne,
No COVID-19 New Cases Identified During Last 24 Hours-NOCPCO

Not a single COVID-19 infected patient has been reported in the past 24 hours and the total number of infected detainees at Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug addicts at Kandakadu stands at 600 as of this morning (2) by 6.00 am. Of them,
Major General Suraj Bangsajayah’s Dedicated Service Hailed

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army this morning (30) extended his best wishes to one of the Army-produced best Senior Officers, Major General Suraj Bangsajayah, Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force,
Army Engineer Troops Begin Development Work of Dummalasuriya School

Army Engineer troops on the directions of the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army have undertaken one more school ground development project at Dummalasuriya J.R Jayawardena...
Major General Jayantha Gunarathna’s Precious Services Hailed

Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI)-produced one of the proud Army soldiers, Major General Jayantha Gunarathna, former Commander of the Security Forces - Kilinochchi on the eve of his retirement was invited...
Army to Grow 1000 Acres of Coconuts

Directorate of Agriculture and Livestock of the Army in parallel with the ‘Thuru Mithuru - Nawa Ratak’ cultivation project of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, expanded its crop cultivation drive...
Army-Initiated Masters Degree Programme in Military Medicine Launched

Inaugural launch of the Master of Science degree programme in Military Medicine at Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCMM) took place this morning (23) at the auditorium at Colombo Army Hospital in the presence...
Jaffna-based Retired Army Octogenarian’s 108-day Spiritual Fast against ‘COVID-19’ Ends

A 108 day-long ‘Adhishtana’ fast to invoke blessings on Security Forces and Health workers fighting against COVID-19 transmission in Sri Lanka, observed by a Jaffna-based octogenarian who has....
Trust COVID-19 Information Given by Government Information Department & NOCPCO

By 12.00 noon today (15), 532 positive cases were reported from Kandakadu Rehabilitation Center of the Ministry of Justice. Out of those, a total of 442 were detainees under rehabilitation, 68 staffers and the rest...