Security Force Headquarters – Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), together with several of its formations, held separate New Year Festivals on Tuesday (14) and Friday (17) in respective areas. The main SFHQ-KLN had its ceremony at SFHQ premises on Friday (17) under the auspices of Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, SFHQ-KLN as......
Major General K.W Edema assumed duties recently in a brief ceremony at the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) Regimental Centre. Major General Edema signed up a formal document to signify the acceptance of the new office. A Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour greeted the new Colonel Commandant...... |
A high-level delegation of the National Defence College (NDC) of Kenya, currently in Sri Lanka on a six-day familiarization tour, called at the Army Headquarters Monday (20) morning with a view to meeting the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva and senior officers of the Sri Lanka Army.
Giving a helping hand to the sustenance of the newly- resettled people at Veheratenna village, a new initiative taken by the 62 Division Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W) recently gave away 1750 coconut seedlings to 350 families in Veheratenna, following sponsorship provided by......
One Mr Wasantha Pothupitiya, a social worker from Colombo during a visit to the East, gave a New Year gift to a poor family, headed by the widow, A.M Kumarihami following coordination done by the Civil Affairs Office of the 24 Division under the Security Force Headquarters -East (SFHQ-E). The donor, having learnt that the said mother with two children......
The Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival of the 551 Brigade of the 55 Division under the Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna (SFHQ-J) got underway at the Nelliadi Central College grounds on Saturday (18) on a grand scale. Sponsored by Nestomalt and Unilever (Pvt) Ltd and covered by Wasantham TV channel, the full-day event offered pride of place to traditional games and other community-oriented collective sports and competitions.
‘23rd Fox Hill Super Cross - 2015’ at Diyatalawa on Saturday (18) selected Ashan Silva as the Best Motor Racing driver and K.P Aravind, the Best Motorbike Rider, beating many other reputed drivers and riders. The event’s major vehicle category, SLGT (3500 cc) was this year competed by 14 drivers......
Considering the importance of supplying subsidized food items to both Army and civil personnel in the area, the Engineer Service Regiment (ESR) inaugurated its ‘Creators’ Welfare Shop’ as the first phase of the newly-constructed ground floor of a three storied building.
About 350 villagers, together with military officers, Police personnel, civil coordination officers and officials of the Forest Conservation Department attended a three-day long awareness programme on ‘Forest Management’, organized at Teligarey, Poonaryn by the 661 Brigade, 5 (v) Mechanized Infantry Regiment and the 66 Divisional Headquarters on the directions of the Security Force Headquarters, Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN).
