Officers & Other Ranks at SFHQ-Cen Receive Training in Yoga

A workshop on Yoga, designed to enhance mental and physical efficiency and spirituality of Army personnel is now underway at the Security Force Headquarters – Central (SFHQ-Cen) as the 2nd stage, organized by the Directorate of Psychological Operations.

RVAPL War Heroes Join Annual Trip

All ranks working in the Ranaviru Apparels (RVAPL) at Yakkala had their annual picnic to Kataragama and Embilipitiya areas during 20 - 21 September following guidelines, given by Major General Manjula Manatunga, Commandant, Ranaviru Apparels.

Army Initiative Gets Chinese Hubei Dancers to Perform in Kilinochchi

A record gathering of about 1000 civilians, including Army personnel of the Security Forces in Kilinochchi, perhaps for the first time in the Kilinochchi history witnessed a rare and colourful dancing show presented by the most-reputed cultural group of ‘China’s Hubei Traditional Music and Dance'...

Police HQ Greets the Commander with Honours

Sri Lanka Police Headquarters this morning (25) extended a warm welcome to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva when he made his first courtesy call on the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr C. D. Wickramaratne at the Colombo Police Headquarters.

Troops Provide Refreshments to ‘Paada Yathra’

233 Brigade troops of the 23 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) with the intention of fostering religious harmony and relations with the civil community provided refreshments and drinking water bottles to the devotees on ‘Paada Yathra’ (foot pilgrimage) to the Verugal Kovil in Trincomalee on Thursday (19).

Army Muaythai Demonstrators Go to Saliyawewa

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army in response to a request made by the Director General Sports at the Department of Sports Development, Mr Dhammika Muthugala has facilitated a team of Muaythai Martial Art members of the Army to hold a workshop plus a demonstration...

SFHQ-Cen Troops Try to Prevent Outbreak of Dengue

In the wake of continuing adverse weather patterns, Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-Cen) on the directions of Major General Laksiri Waduge, Commander, Security Forces -Central carried out Shramadana (self-help) projects to clean the Diyatalawa hospital, Diyatalawa Ayurveda hospital...

57 Division Troops in Shramadana

Under the guidance of Major General B.P.S de Silva, the General Officer Commanding 57 Division and under the supervision of the Commander 571 Brigade, troops of 9 Battalion Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment, organized a ‘Shramadana’ project on Sunday (22) to clean ‘Durga Paththin’ Amman Kovil premises at Malayalapuram.

Visiting Pakistan Army’s Major General Meets Commander

Major General Hussain Mumtaz, General Officer Commanding, Special Service Group (SSG) of the Pakistan Army who had arrived here to watch the just-concluded Exercise ‘Cormorant Strike X - 2019’ of the Army called on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva at...

66 Infantry Division Troops Learn More about ‘ISIS’

66 Infantry Division troops on Tuesday (24) watched a presentation on ‘Global Expansion of ISIS and Its Impact on Sri Lanka’, conducted by the Commanding Officer of the 20 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Unit and his team at the SLLI Headquarters.