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Staff Sergeant Bags Runner-up Title in Thailand's Wheelchair Tennis

2022-09-06

The Staff Sergeant, D.S.R Dharmasena of 4 Sri Lanka Artillery Regiment who vied in the Open Wheelchair Tennis Double Championship (ITF 2) in Pattaya, Thailand won the runner-up title in the Open Doubles event.


241 Brigade Initiates Supply of Water Tanks to Poor Families

2022-09-05

Through the sponsorship provided by an overseas-based philanthropist to the 241 Brigade HQ in Ampara, 16 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) troops of the 241 Brigade provided 4 water storage tanks....


Troops Reap Organic Paddy Harvest in Anuradhapura

2022-09-05

A simple, yet traditional ceremony, held in Anuradhapura on Tuesday (30) reaped the paddy harvest, sown by Army troops of the Forward Maintenance Area - North Central (FMA - NC) using organic fertilizer....


64 Division’s New GOC Starts Duties

2022-09-05

Major General Nissanka Eriyagama assumed duties as the 16th General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 64 Division of the Security Force HQ - Mullaittivu on 30 August during a simple ceremony at the Divisional Headquarters in Oddusudan, Mullaittivu....


53 Division All Ranks Attend Workshop on Mental Health

2022-09-05

A programme, meant to promote mental well-being and health of all ranks of the 53 Division, got underway at the Regimental HQ of Commando Regiment at Ganemulla for five days A total of 12 Officers and....


571 Brigade Gets Badminton Accessories to Kilinochchi Students

2022-09-05

The 571 Brigade troops of the 57 Division under command to the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu with the noble objective of promoting badminton skills of Kilinochchi students took steps to....


HR & IHL Course No. 31 Ends

2022-09-05

The Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (HR & IHL) Basic Course No. 31 continued from 15 August to 01 September at the International Peace Support Operation Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL) at Kukulegannga under the supervision of the....


143 Brigade Troops Erect School Building in Puttalam

2022-09-04

Troops of the 143 Brigade under command to the 14 Division of the Security Force HQ- West erected a hall for the benefit of school students, practising dancing in the Mailankulam Primary School in Puttalam....


SLAVF Soldiers Learn about the ‘Beekeeping’ Industry

2022-09-04

The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) in a new gesture of training to widen horizons of knowledge, a selective group of soldiers were trained on beekeeping for the promotion of beehive production in the field of agriculture....


Raigamwatta Grama Seva Division Civilians Assisted with Relief Packs

2022-09-03

1 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) troops of the 582 Brigade of the 58 Division under command to the Security Force HQ-West launched a project to assist the deserving poor villagers by way of distributing....