Third Annual Trip of 56 Division Goes to Anuradhapura & Mannar

240 members of 53 Army families, including civil staffers of the 56 Division were taken on a trip to places of worship and tourist interest during a four-day long excursion organized by the 56 Division as its third successful family trip for all members in under command brigades and battalions.

Promoted GOC in 12 Division Welcomed in Parade

Major General Deepthi Jayathilake, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 12 Division upon arrival at the Divisional Headquarters in Hambantota back on Friday (8) after his recent elevation to the rank of Major General was welcomed in a formal Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour in conformity....

Army Initiative Collects North & South-based Band Playing Students Together in Jaffna

In another genuine effort to strengthen and promote spirits of reconciliation and harmony, a group of more than 750 students of 30 Jaffna schools and 200 students of South-based schools, making a historic gesture in the peninsula, joined hands together at....

One More Meditation Session On

Ven. Diyasenpura Wimala Thero, the resident monk at ‘Bavunseth Mind Relaxing Meditation Center’ at Helummahara, Dekatana trained one more Officer and fifty-six Other Ranks of the Sri Lanka Army for meditation on Friday (8) at the invitation of the Directorate of Psychological Operations at the Army Headquarters.

Army Swimmers Carry Overall Championship in Famous Ambalangoda Swim

The 46th Two-mile Swimming Championship (open) kicked off at Ambalagoda seas on Sunday (10) with 462 competitors, including 66 lady competitors from 49 sports clubs. Sri Lanka Army bagged 101 points and qualified for the overall Championship and pushed Colombo....

Chief of Staff Inspects Routine Admin Procedures in SFHQ-East

Major General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Staff on Monday (11) was at the Security Force Headquarters- East (SFHQ-E) to conduct the annual routine administrative inspection for the first time after he was appointed the new Chief of Staff. On his arrival, he was warmly received by the Commander, Security Forces....

Newly-Promoted Major General Gunarathna Greeted to a Warm Reception at SLLI Regimental Hqrs

The most recently-promoted Major General Jayantha Gunarathna, General Officer Commanding, 55 Division of the Security Forces in Jaffna during his first formal visit to his mother regiment, Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) upon his elevation...

Norway's Ambassador in Jaffna Pays a Courtesy call on Jaffna Commander

H.E Thorbjorn Gaustadsaether, Norway's Ambassador for Sri Lanka during a visit to the Jaffna peninsula, paid a courtesy call on the Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna, Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi on Thursday (7), together with the political Adviser in the Embassy.

Central Troops Perform Community Projects & Listen to Lectures

Following a proposal made by Major General Ruwan De Silva, Commander, Security Forces - Central (SF-Cen), a project was launched by a group of Central troops on Friday (8) to clean up both roadsides from the centre of Diyatalawa town up to the Y-junction, adjoining Bandarawela-Haputale...

52 Division Initiates One More Donation Project for Jaffna Students

Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) taking its humanitarian welfare projects further forward took steps to distribute one more stock of school accessories to 27 students at Chavakachcher Roman Catholic Junior Mixed School with the sponsorship provided by the Japan-based expatriate...