Military Highlights
New Director of Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Begins Duties

Brigadier S.C Ekanayake RSP of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment assumed duties as the new Director of the Directorate of Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation on Wednesday...
High Commissioner of India Remembers IPKF War Heroes Placing Wreaths

High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Gopal Baglay along with six officials from the High Commission of India in Colombo and Consulate General of India in Jaffna, Mr Shri Raakesh Natraj paid...
Sri Lankan ‘Mitra Shakthi - 2023’ Contingent Arrives Home

The Sri Lanka Army contingent of 29 Officers and 94 Other Ranks who successfully completed the jointly-organized ‘Mitra Shakthi’ military Exercise between the Sri Lanka Army and the Indian Army...
Students at Dharmapuram Schools Receive School Aids thru 553 Brigade

553 Infantry Brigade troops of the 55 Infantry Division under the Security Force HQ– Jaffna (SFHQ-J) staged a mega-scale community project to distribute school accessories among 200 school students
Private in 3 (V) GW Returns Cash He Found on Deposit Machine

Private G.L.P.K.P Madushanka of 3 (V) Gemunu Watch (GW) in an exemplary act recently returned a cash sum of Rs. 14,000.00 which he unexpectedly found on the cash deposit machine at Kotuwegoda Bank of Ceylon.
SF – Central Troops Take Precautions against Potential Landslides

Staff Officers of the Security Force HQ– Central, together with the officials of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), Badulla conducted a field visit to the landslide-threatened Maliththagolla village, located in Karandagolla, Ella...
Eastern Commander Pays Courtesies to Bishop of Batticaloa

Major General M.K.U.P Gunaratne RSP ndu psc IG, the Commander, Security Forces – East (SF-East) called on Bishop of Batticaloa, Rt. Rev Joseph Ponniah on Wednesday (30 Nov) at the Bishop House in Batticaloa.
Army EOD Squadron Educate PSD Personnel on Identifying and Handling Explosives

The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squadron, together with 14 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Response Unit...
SLMA Provides Lecture Assistance to Training of Veterinary Surgeons

At the request of the Director General of the Department of Animal Production and Health, the Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) at Diyatalawa provided training and leadership assistance to
9th Edition of Ex- ‘Mitra Shakti-2023’ Ends in Pune, India

The 9th edition of the joint military Exercise ‘Mitra Shakti-2023’ formally concluded on Monday (28th November) in Aundh, Pune in India with the participation of troops from India and Sri Lanka.