Prison Officials Join 58 Div Organized Lecture on ‘Drugs’

To coincide with the National Drug Prevention Week, a group of 21 Army personnel, of the 14 (Volunteer) Gemunu Watch, 20 Policemen, 30 state officials and 20 civilians recently listened to a lecture on ‘Use of drugs and illegal transport of them’, organized at the....

Bangladesh Senior Officers Visit Kandy

Major General Mohammed Enayet Ullah of the Bangladesh Army who was in Sri Lanka to attend a training module at the Defence Services Command & Staff College at Sapugaskanda visited Kandy on Friday (5) with some of his accompanying....

German Ambassador Meets Jaffna Commander

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sri Lanka, His Excellency Joern Rohde paid a courtesy visit to the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna and had an official meeting with the Commander Security Force - Jaffna, Major General Darshana Hettiarrachchi on Thursday (4).

Army Contributes to Drug Free Society

In order to make Sri Lanka free from drugs to be in line with the conceptual notion of HE the President Maithripala Sirisena who had declared a drug prevention week to generate enthusiasm and awareness among the public on the importance of eradication of this menace on account of the...

11 Div GOC Relinquishes Appointment

The outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 11 Division at Kundasale, Major General Tissa Nanayakkara was saluted in a Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour on Friday (5) at the Divisional Headquarters in accordance with military traditions.

New 621 Brigade Commander Begins Duties

The newly-appointed 621 Brigade Commander, Colonel A.P Wickramasekara assumed office as the 7th Commander of the 621 Brigade on Thursday (4) amid religious observances and military formalities at the Headquarters, 621 Brigade in Welioya.

Major General Gunawardena, New Wanni Commander Assumes Duties

The newly- appointed Commander, Security Forces - Wanni (SF-W) Major General Jagath Gunawardena on Thursday (4) assumed office during a formal ceremony, rich with military traditions and religious observances. As the first segment of the ceremony, he was accorded a Guard Turnout...

Metal Detectors Given to Armed Forces & Police Serving Kataragama

Major General Deepthi Jayathilake, General Officer Commanding, 12 Division and senior Police Officers in the Kataragama region on behalf of the armed forces and Policemen received a stock of metal detectors for security checking from the Basnayake Nilame at Ruhunu Kataragama Devalaya on Tuesday (2).

MIR Brigade's Modern & Attractive Officers’ Mess Vested in Officers

The opening ceremony of the newly-constructed Officers’ Mess building at the Brigade Headquarters of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) at Iyakachchi, Jaffna took place on Tuesday (2) during a ceremony, headed by Brigadier Sumith Athapattu, Colonel of the Regiment...

Civilians Educated on Apiculture

Intended to promote the practice of bee-keeping as an alternative income-generating domestic industry among civilians, 65 Division Headquarters on the directions of its General Officer Commanding coordinated the conduct of an awareness lecture programme on the subject at Mallavi Central College on Thursday (27).