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5 SLASC New Office Complex Opened

2018-12-05

Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna (SF-J) made a formal visit to the 5 Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) camp in Jaffna on Monday (3) and opened its new office complex building.


59 More Attend One More Meditation Session

2018-12-05

Ven. Diyasenpura Wimala Thero, the resident monk at ‘Bavunseth Mind Relaxing Meditation Center’ at Helummahara, Dekatana conducted one more meditation session for three Officers and fifty six Other Ranks of the Sri Lanka Army on Friday (30).


Dimbulagala Students Gifted with School Accessories

2018-12-05

170 students of low income families in Polonnaruwa, thanks to an initiative taken by Major General H. J Senaviratne, Commandant, Maduruoya Army Training School (ATS) in coordination with a group of his Colombo-based friends, received school accessories, uniforms, water bottles, shoes, and books free as incentives for studies.


NCOs Follow Leadership Development Course

2018-12-05

Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West)-organized two-month long course on ‘Leadership and Professional Skills Development’ ended on Friday (30) at 58 Division Headquarters in Boossa. Organized under the guidance of Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage, Commander, Security Forces....


Army-Initiated ‘Sri Lanka Handball Fiesta - 2018’ Begins

2018-12-04

Sri Lanka Army Handball Committee for the first time in its history launched the maiden ‘Sri Lanka Handball Fiesta - 2018’ on Tuesday (4) at the Panagoda Indoor Stadium with 23 Men’s island-wide teams and 5 Women's sides. Major General Bimal Vidanage, Quarter Master General of the Sri Lanka Army...


Major General T. Sivashanmugam (Retd) Passes Away

2018-12-03

Major General T. Sivashanmugam (Retd) of the Army passed away on Saturday (1) while receiving treatment at the Colombo Army Hospital. He was the 1st Regimental Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC), 1st Major General of the SLAOC, 1st Major General...


SLNG Wins Army Judo Championship – 2018

2018-12-03

The finals in the Army Inter Regiment Judo Championship - 2018 and the prize awarding ceremony was held on Friday (30) at Panagoda Army Cantonment gymnasium.


More Incentives for Needy Students Organized by SFHQ-W

2018-12-03

Taking one more initiative for the betterment of needy students in far remote schools in the Wanni region, Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) on the guidelines given by Major General Kumudu Perera, Commander, Security Forces - Wanni (SF-W) took an initiative to get one more stock of school...


Bangladesh DSCSC Team Goes to Kandy

2018-12-03

The 26-member student officer delegation of the Bangladesh Defence Services Command & Staff College (DSCSC) during their recent tour in Sri Lanka paid their homage to the Temple of Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) on Wednesday (28).


New 14 GOC Visits 143 Brigade & 16 GR

2018-12-03

The newly-appointed 14 Division, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Brigadier Chula Abeynayake on Friday (30) paid his first visit to 143 Brigade and 16 Gajaba Regiment (GR) camps in Puttalam as a familiarization assignment.