Military Highlights
Independence Day Marked Planting 1000 Saplings in Pirappanmaduwa Village

Security Force Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-Wanni) on account of 73rd National Independence Day with the support of the Vavuniya Forest Conservation Department, 7th Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment and....
Army to Renovate One More Playground

Army Engineer troops in less than a day, responding swiftly to a Presidential directive inaugurated the preparatory work for complete renovation and construction of the playground at Maliboda Pothdenikanda Maha Vidayalaya in Deraniyagala...
Dte of Veteran Affairs & SLAGSC Build New House for an Injured War Hero

A simple ceremony to formally warm a new house built for a differently-able Non-Commissioned Officer in the Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) was held in Sevanagama, Bandarawela on Friday (29)...
Retiring Two Star General Given Farewell at VIR RHQ

A felicitation ceremony was held to honour retiring Major General Sisira Herath, former Centre Commandant of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) who was promoted to the rank of Major General on 3 February 2021 retrospectively before his retirement...
New Military Secretary Takes Office in Simple Ceremony

Major General Ajith Kolambathantri, hours after his elevation to the rank of Major General was subsequently appointed as the 48th Military Secretary of the Sri Lanka Army by the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva....
8,027 Persons Still in Quarantine Centres-NOCPCO

As of this morning (8), a total of 772 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. All of them are locally-identified ones, including the majority 245 from Colombo district, 214 from Gampaha district....
66 Division New GOC Visits Under Command Formations

Major General Ajith Dissanayake made his first official visit to the 661 Brigade and its under command Battalions, 24 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment and 5 (V) Mechanized Infantry Regiment after assuming duties as....
Island-wide SFHQs Contribute to Commemoration of National Independence Day

Contributing their share to the annual commemoration of the 73rd National Independence Day, Security Force Headquarters around the country on Thursday (4) marked the day with...
Commander Security Forces - Jaffna Visits Under Command 51 Division & its Units

Major General Priyantha Perera, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna made his first official visit to the 51 Infantry Division Headquarters in Jaffna after assuming duties as the Commander Security Forces - Jaffna on Saturday (6).
14,749 PCR tests Done in Past 24 Hrs-NOCPCO

As of this morning (7), a total of 726 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. All of them are locally-identified ones, including the majority 197 from Badulla district, 116 from Colombo district....