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UCC Student Officers Interact with Army Chief & Principal Staff Officers

2020-09-10

A group of Student Officers following the Unit Commanders Course (UCC) No-7 at Buttala Officer Career Development Centre (OCDC) as part of their curriculum had the privilege of interacting with the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army...


Brig Tikiri Dissanayake, New 65 Division's GOC Takes over Duties

2020-09-10

Brigadier Tikiri Dissanayake on Tuesday (09) assumed duties as the 12th General Officer Commanding of the 65 Division under the Security Force HQ - Killinochchi,


16 Gajaba Regiment Troops Clear Fallen Trees in Mudu Katuwa

2020-09-10

Troops of 16 Gajaba Regiment under command to the 143 Brigade and 14 Division of the Security Force HQ - West on Sunday (6) assisted the removal of fallen trees and other paraphernalia in...


SLEME L/Corporal Abeykoon Shines in German Meet, Making New South Asian Record

2020-09-10

Lance Corporal Y. Priyadarshana Abeykoon of Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) Regiment in the International Athletic Meet in Dessau, Germany on Tuesday....


New MGO at AHQ Assumes Office

2020-09-09

Major General Chandana Marasinghe of the Sri Lanka Army of Ordnance Corps (SLAOC) took over duties as the 21st Master General Ordnance (MGO) of the Army at the Army Headquarters this morning (9) during a brief ceremony at his office.


New Director Overseas Operations Assumes Office

2020-09-09

Brigadier Lasantha Rodrigo of the Sri Lanka Artillery Regiment assumed office on Wednesday (9) as the 04th Director, Directorate of Overseas Operations at the Army Headquarters during a brief ceremony.


New Director Ordnance Service Takes Office

2020-09-09

Brigadier Priyantha Weerasingha of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC) assumed office on Monday (7) as the 16th Director, Directorate of Ordnance Services at the Army Headquarters during a brief ceremony. The newly-appointed Director Ordnance Services...


SLSC Regimental HQ Bids Farewell to Retiring Major General Pooraka Seneviratne

2020-09-09

Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC) on Saturday (5) bid farewell to retiring Major General Pooraka Seneviratne at the SLSC Regimental Headquarters premises in Panagoda in keeping with military traditions.


So Far 38,863 Quarantined Persons Have Gone Back-NOCPCO

2020-09-09

As of this morning (09), 17 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 epidemic. Among them are 9 from detainees at Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre and others are 3 expatriates from Kuwait and 5 from Qatar....


More Than 200 Soldiers Donate Blood for Mullaittivu & Jaffna Patients

2020-09-08

Troops of the 64 Division under command to the Security Force HQ –Mullaitivu for the benefit of patients in Mullaittivu and Jaffna Hospitals donated their blood on Sunday (6) during arrangements...