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  • UK Parliament Delegates Visit Mullaittivu


    An all party parliamentary team on Sri Lanka from the UK Parliament, chaired by Rt. Hon Lord Naseby P.C Baron of Sandy, visited the Security Force Headquarters-Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) during their recent stay in Sri Lanka. At the SFHQ-MLT, the delegation had a cordial meeting with......
     
     
  • 'Manusath Derena'Assists Conduct Medical Camp

    Troops serving the Security Force Headquarters – Mullattivu (SFHQ - MLT) assisted the conduct of a medical clinic to educate kidney patients on preventure and mediacation at the  Sri Subramanium College in Puthukuduirippu with the assistance of ‘Manusath  Derena ‘ Media Institute on Saturday(31).

     

  • 233 Brigade Conducts 'Shramadana' at Vakarai


    The Civil Affairs Office of the 233 Brigade conducted a ‘Shramadana’ campaign at the Vakarai Maha Vidyalaya premises on 06 February 2015. 25 members of the 233 Brigade along with 50 school children participated in the community project. The objective of this campaign was to clean the playground of the school which was covered with wild bushes and garbage.
     
  • History of Army Sports Immortalized; Photo Exhibition & Book Launch at BMICH



    The inauguration of the mega Photo Exhibition of Army Sports and the launch of the new Book on History of Army Sports, the forerunner to the sequence of events that coincides with the forthcoming Army ‘Colours Night-2014’ on Thursday (12), took place during an inaugural ceremony at BMICH this morning (10), headed by Mr B.M.U.D Basnayake, Secretary to Ministry of Defence.  
     
  • 9th Army Contingent Leaves for Lebanon on UN Peace Keeping


    The 9th Sri Lanka Army contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is to replace the serving 8th contingent for Force Protection duties in Lebanon shortly. The 9th Sri Lanka’s Force Protection Unit (9 SLFPU), now ready for overseas deployment, consisted of 10 officers and 140 other rankers.....
     
  • Annual Nagulesvaram Temple Festival Begins


    The annual festival of the historic Nagulesvaram Sivam temple at Keerimalai commenced on 5 February 2015  attended by a large gathering of devotees. Around 70 troops of the 513 Brigade cleaned the temple premises in a Shramadana campaign as their contribution to the festival. In response to a request of the temple, the Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna......
      
  • Best Quality 'Free Issue' Packs Distributed among SFHQ-C Army Personnel


    A simple ceremony at the auditorium of the Volunteer Force Training School, Diyatalawa on Tuesday (10) morning saw a representative gathering of Army personnel receive ‘free issue’ packs of clothes and essentials, needed in the discharge of their duties at the SFHQ-C. Major General Mano Perera, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters-Central (SFHQ-C)....
  • School Items Donated to Grade 5 Scholarship Recipients in Vadamarachchi


    Students of the Vadamarachchi Educational Zone who have passed the Grade 5 scholarship examination in 2014, received school items and uniforms as incentives on 06 February 2015 at Uduthurai Hindu Primary school, Thalayadi in Jaffna. The donation, organized by the 553 Brigade was sponsored by Mr. Ivor Vancuylenberg, Vice President......
     
  • English Proficiency Course for Wanni Army Officers Begins


    A one-month long residential English Language Course, organized by the Security Force Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W) for the officers serving under its Divisions and Brigades commenced on Tuesday (10) after an opening address delivered by Brigadier H P Seneviratne, Brigadier General Staff during a brief inaugural ceremony, held at......