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  • Promoting Spirits of Collaboration and Goodwill, Commander Arrives Home from Maldives


    Detailed arrangements, related to Sri Lanka's Army Chief's formal visit to the Maldives, at the invitation of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF),  saw Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, invited to pay a formal visit to the MNDF Northern Headquarters , situated in the atoll, Madivaru on Thursday (18). Warmly received jointly by Colonel Mohamed Ziyad, acting Commander, MNDF Northern Area Headquarters and Captain Ahmed Rameez, Deputy Commander, MNDF Northern Area on arrival at the premises......
  • Commander in Male Calls on Maldivian President, Defence Minister & Chief of Defence Force


    Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya is currently in Maldives on a five-day goodwill tour at the invitation of Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). Wednesday’s (17) commencement of Sri Lankan Army Chief’s formal itinerary in Male, the capital of this archipelago-nation, which is also traditionally called, the King’s Island, would perhaps go down in the annals of Army history as the first Sri Lankan Army Commander..............

  • Year's Inter Regiment Drill & Band Competition Selects Best Drill & Band Platoons


    Prize awarding ceremony of the year's colourful Inter-Regiment Drill Competition, took place at Sri Lanka Engineers Regiment Headquarters, Panagoda Tuesday (23) morning where Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya graced as the Chief Guest. The day’s proceedings started with the Army Song soon after the arrival of the day’s Chief Guest. Display of Drills by the Best eight Regiments and the Best Women’s Team that symbolized......
     
     
  • Soldiers Build a Dormitory for Kilinochchi Orphanage


    The inmates of the Ashrama Orphanage in Jayanthi Nagar, Kilinochchi received a new building for a dormitory, thanks to the soldiers serving Security Force Headquarters (Kilinochchi). The dormitory built on the initiative of the Security Force Commander (Kilinochchi) Major General P. V. D. U. A. Perera was declared open recently (18)......
     
     
  • Soldiers Help Hospital Staff to Clean Homagama Hospital


    Troop serving under Security Force Headquarters (South) in Panagoda in collaboration with the staff of the Homagama Government Hospital on Friday (19) carried out a cleaning project at the hospital premises. A large number of soldiers joined the Doctors and the staff of the hospital in.........
     
     
  • Nanattan and Murunkan Villagers Get Donations from Soldiers


    Soldiers serving the 542 Brigade in Mannar, mindful of the needs of the villagers of Nanattan and Murunkan, donated a collection of necessities recently (16) at a simple ceremony held at 542 Brigade Headquarters presided by the Commander, Security Forces (Wanni) Major General H. M. S. B. Perera. A disabled villager, who was in......
     
     
  • Newly Resettled People in 56 Div Area Given Incentives


    A large consignment of exercise books, dry rations, night lanterns, ready-made garments, footwear, eye glasses and several other essentials to the value of more than Rs 3.5 lakhs, were distributed among newly resettled people with slender means in Kelebogaswewa, Mahakachchakudiya, Pirappanmaduwa and Kokkeliya villages in......

  • Workshop to Promote Artistic Talents of Paranthan Students Held


    In order to help enhance children’s knowledge on drawings, the Security Forces Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) in coordination with the 6 (V) Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps, took initiative to organize a workshop on drawing for more than 87 children of year 1-13 grades learning at Paranthan Hindu Maha Vidyalaya in......