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FMA-East Troops Clean Devalaya Premises

2021-05-10

Troops of the Forward Maintenance Area - East (FMA-E) recently conducted a 'Shramadana' campaign around the Minneriya Mahasen Devalaya premises and the tank bund at Minneriya.


DGGS Inspects Ammunition Storages & Meets Wanni Commander

2021-05-10

Major General Priyanka Fernando, Director General General Staff (DGGS) at the Army HQ called at the Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) and met the...


GOC Inspects Readiness of ICCs & Proposed Quarantine Centre in Badulla

2021-05-10

Just hours after taking reins of the 11 Division in Kundasale, Major General Kithsiri Liyanage, General Officer Commanding 11 Division undertook a few inspection visits to...


Major General D.W Hapuarachchi (Retd) of SLSR Passes Away

2021-05-10

Major General D.W Hapuarachchi (Retd) of Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) passed away peacefully at his home in Peradeniya, Kandy on Sunday (9) after a brief illness. He was 90 years of age and an outstanding...


Converted ICC at Kantale Ready to Admit 150 Infectees

2021-05-10

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in many parts of the country, troops of the Security Force HQ-East with a view to readying for any emergency converted the Kantale Youth Centre to serve as one more...


Day's Total of Infectees Crosses 2500 - NOCPCO

2021-05-10

As of this morning (10), a total of 2672 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 13 Sri Lankan expatriates and 2659 of those positive cases are locally-identified ones, including the majority...


Major General Kithsiri Liyanage, New GOC 11 Division Takes Office

2021-05-09

Major General Kithsiri Liyanage assumed duties as the 11th General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 11 Division on Friday (7) at the Division Headquarters in Kundasale.


Now, Army-improvised ICC at Barathipuram for COVID-19 Patients Operational

2021-05-09

To be in line with instructions given by General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, the SFHQ-Kilinochchi was among...


122 Brigade Troops Convert Hospital Wards to Serve as Intermediate Care Centres

2021-05-09

122 Brigade troops of the 12 Division at Hambantota readily offered their assistance and converted 3 Wards at the Regional Hospital Ambalanthota...


11 Division Troops Bid Farewell to their Outgoing GOC

2021-05-09

A Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour saluted the outgoing Major General Sarada Samarakoon in accordance with military traditions to mark the relinquishment of his appointment as the General...