Defence Attaché for Maldives Bids Goodbye

The outgoing Defence Attaché for Maldives, Colonel Ahmed Ghiyas on Friday (5) paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake at the Army Headquarters. During his interaction with the Commander, the Defence Attaché recalled gestures of goodwill and....

Major General Silva, New Colonel of the Regiment, CR

Major General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army this morning (5) assumed duties as Colonel of the Regiment, Commando Regiment (CR) during a simple ceremony at Ganemulla CR Headquarters. Amid religious observances, the new Colonel of the Regiment placed his signature for an official document....

New Director at HR & HL Directorate Assumes Office

Brigadier A.G.D.N Jayasundara of Sri Lanka Mechanized Infantry Regiment who was appointed as the new Director Human Rights and Humanitarian Law of the Army, assumed duties recently at his office. He is the 20th Director at Directorate of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the Army Headquarters.

‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’ Goes to Sapugaskanda DSCSC

One more session of the ‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’ (HAHN) campaign, slated to cut down disability and death (morbidity and mortality) among Army personnel due to kidney failures, heart attacks, Diabetes, Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure got underway on Tuesday (02) at Sapugaskanda...

More Officers & Other Ranks Educated on Fish Procurement & Its Qualitative Aspects

Another set of 1107 Officers and Other Rankers serving the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), SFHQ-Wanni, SFHQ-Kilinochchi, SFHQ-Mullaittivu and SFHQ-East during 25 - 26 March learnt more about the procurement of fish varieties for consumption...

ICG Group in Jaffna Gets Update on Social Development

A representative group of the International Crisis Group (ICG), Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) currently in Sri Lanka during a tour to the north went to the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) in order to receive an update on civil-military cooperation projects and ongoing reconciliation process...

12 Division Headquarters Marks Its 8th Anniversary

Giving priority to an all-night Pirith chanting ceremony and an alms-giving the following day, 12 Division Headquarters at Hambantota marked its 8th anniversary on Tuesday (2). Major General Deepthi Jayathilake, General Officer Commanding, 12 Division on arrival at the Headquarters premises on the anniversary...

Artillery’s New Cricket Ground of High Standards Opened

A new cricket turf, prepared at the Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) Regimental Headquarters at Panagoda was recently opened by Major General Rukmal Dias, Colonel Commandant, SLA during a brief ceremony and a friendly cricket match.The new cricket ground with four turfs can be made...

Par Excellence Course No 4 for Officers Ends

The Officers’ Par Excellence Course (OPEC) - No 4 of the Sri Lanka Army that would enable Officers to keep abreast of all modern developments in the world as regards their military knowledge concluded at the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) on Monday (1).

Troops Help Church Cleaning the Premises

Kilinochchi-based troops at the request of church authorities offered their help to launch a Shramadana campaign to rid waste paper, garbage and environmental pollutants from the Amathiyapuram Vellankanni Roman Catholic Church premises on Thursday (28).