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New SLE Colonel Commandant Assumes Office

2020-12-17

The Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) presented military honours and warm greetings to the newly-appointed Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers, Major General Kumara Peiris...


New DSCSC Commandant Assumes Office

2020-12-17

Major General Nishantha Herath assumed duties as the 8thCommandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) at Sapugaskanda on Wednesday (16). A drive-past greeted him on arrival....


Foreign Defence Attaches Arrive at Wanni SF Headquarters

2020-12-17

The delegation of Defence Attaches from foreign countries who toured the North with their spouses and kids on their way back arrived at the Security Force Headquarters -Wanni on 14 December 2020 to be.....


Six More Die of COVID-19-NOCPCO

2020-12-17

As of this morning (17), a total of 616 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 05 of them are Sri Lankan expatriates and the rest, 611 are locally-identified ones, including the majority 266 from Colombo, 94 from Gampaha district....


All Garment Factory Employees to Undergo Systematic PCR or Antingen Tests - NOCPCO Task Force

2020-12-17

Hon (Dr) Sudarshani Fernandopulle, the State Minister of Primary Health Services, Control of Epidemics and COVID-19, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO....


Street Line Honour Salutes Retiring Chief of Staff at SLE Regimental HQ

2020-12-16

Major General Jagath Gunawardena, the retiring 55th Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and the 17th Colonel Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) received a customary farewell on 14 December 2020...


Defence Attaches of Seven High Commissions/Embassies Meet Commander Security Forces - Jaffna

2020-12-16

A combined delegation of Defence Attaches from Colombo-based High Commissions and Embassies of Australia, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Russia and the US...


Troops Support Kid’s Birthday Bash

2020-12-16

Troops engaged in quarantine duties at Vidaththapalai quarantine centre hosted a birthday celebration of a kid who had arrived from Oman and is in quarantine.


66 Division Remembers its Achievements

2020-12-16

The 66 Division Headquarters under the Security Force HQ-Kilinochchi celebrated its 11th anniversary under the direction of the General Officer Commanding, Major General Jagath Kodithuwakku on 10 December 2020.


Retiring Chief of Staff Opens New ‘Conventional Centre’

2020-12-16

The newly-constructed Conventional Centre for All Army Officers at Sappers’ Leisure Bay in Mattegoda Camp was declared open by Major General Jagath Gunawardena, the outgoing Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and the Colonel Commandant of the....