55 Division Drill Competition: 1 MIR Carries Away Championship

The Inter Battalion Drill Competition of the 55 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) got underway during December 6-8 at the 55 Divisional Headquarters parade ground.

SF-MLT, SF-C & SF-W Troops Conduct Religious Programmes on Poya Day

On account of the recent Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day, a ‘Bodhi Pooja’, (meritorious act) organized by 16 Corps of Engineer Services (CES) was held on Tuesday (13) at Muladhipa Temple inside the Security Force Headquarters-Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT).

Senior Officers Enlightened on ‘Effective Communication’

A workshop on ‘Art of Effective Communication’, organized at the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) on the instructions of the Major General Mahesh Senanayaka, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna (SF-J), with......

‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’ Programme Goes to Mullaittivu

One more round of the ‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’ took place at the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) premises under the close supervision of Major General Dampath Fernando, Commander, Security Forces - MLT during 9 – 10 December.

Army Men’s & Women’s Teams Clinch Youth Services Rupavahini Volleyball Championship - 2016

Sri Lanka Army Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Teams emerged champions, beating Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Volleyball team and Sri Lanka Navy Women’s Volleyball team in the 30th Youth Services Rupavahini Volleyball.....

General Amnesty Received by More Army Deserters

A total of 1341 other rankers and two officers of the Army who are considered as Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) have been issued with their legal discharge by Tuesday (13) evening under the ongoing month-long (December 1 - 31) general amnesty period which came into effect on December 1, 2016.

SLNG Commanding Officers’ Conference Takes Up Administrative Issues

A conference on improvement of administrative tasks for Commanding Officers of the Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) was held at the SLNG Regimental Conference Hall, Weherawatta, Kurunegala on Friday (09).

Chinese NDU Teams Calls at SFHQ-West

A students delegation of National Defence University in China, headed by Major General Wu Shuli and five Major Generals and forty senior Colonels visited the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ - West) on Friday (9) as part of their itinerary in Sri Lanka.

Psy Ops Begins Its Awareness Programmes at Regimental Levels

Directorate of Psychological Operations of the Army-organized one more awareness lecture on ‘Illegal Social Activities’ was recently conducted at the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regimental Headquarters main auditorium in.....

Leading Buddhist Monks in Jaffna Meet Jaffna Commander

A three-member delegation of Chief Buddhist monks Ven Dr. Akuratiye Nandanayake Thero, Chief Prelate Western Province, Director of Vidyodaya Pirivena, Maligakanda, former Vice Chancellor Buddhist and Pali University of Colombo, Editor in Chief Sinhala Dictionary, Ven Dr. Nagoda Amarawansa Maha Thero.....