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KDU Vice Chancellor's Contribution to Change in Global Education Awarded in Mumbai

World Chancellors and Vice Chancellors Congress at Mumbai, India General has recently recognized ' the strategic and iconic position' of Major General Milinda Peiris, Vice Chancellor, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) by presenting the 'Award for Outstanding Contribution To Education' The award was in recognition of the strategic and iconic position, occupied by Major General Milinda Peiris in the fraternity of Vice Chancellors as an agent of change in global education.
Commander Revisits His Junior School to Open Army-Renovated Playground

Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, reminiscent of his primary school days at Udabadalawa Sudarshana Maha Vidyalaya, Kurunegala where the Commander as a teenager, recorded his first win in an athletic event, paid his tribute to the school this morning......
Stage Set for 'Ranaviru Real Star - Mission IV' to Go on the Boards

The stage is now set for the year’s mammoth final ‘Ranaviru Real Star - Mission IV’ at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on Saturday (July 26) with seven tri-service contenders, entering the fray for supremacy. As the final countdown has begun......
New Community Project Initiated to Turn Stray Dogs to be Watch Dogs in Army Installations

Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), in what appear to be a novel and an exclusive project, is to make maximum use of hundreds of stray dogs and form Community Dog Squads to be used for surveillance and vigilance duties inside all military installations under the SFHQ-KLN......
'Ranaviru Real Star - Mission IV' Crown Goes to Army Lady Officer Captain Aruni

The grand finale of the year’s mammoth ‘Ranaviru Real Star - Mission IV’ that glittered Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Saturday (26) evening, voted Captain Aruni de Silva of the Sri Lanka Army as the ‘Ranaviru Real Star - 2014’ after two competitive rounds......
Commander Revisits His Junior School to Open Army-Renovated Playground

Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, reminiscent of his primary school days at Udabadalawa Sudarshana Maha Vidyalaya, Kurunegala where the Commander as a teenager, recorded his first win.........
11 Division Troops Clean Up Sacred Kandy before Esala Festival

Prior to the commencement of the forthcoming Kandy Esala Perahera season, troops of the 11 Division under command to the Security Force Headquarters Central (SFHQ-C) carried out a ‘Shramadana’ campaign, together with members of the general public in Kandy town area to get rid of garbage and clear the areas on Monday (21)......
SFHQ-W Begins Courses for Commanding Officers

Security Force Headquarters Wanni (SFHQ-W) intending to improve professional standards of serving battalion commanders and potential battalion commanders on Friday (25) introduced two courses; Commanding Officers’ Course and Second- in Commanders’ Course at the SFHQ-W auditorium on the directions of........
SLMA with its Muslim Cadet Officers Mark 'Ifthar'

Foreign Officer Cadets from Maldives and Sudan, together with their course mates at the Army’s premier seat of learning, the Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) at Diyatalawa, joined hands together to mark ‘Ifthar’ (fast–breaking) ritual of the Muslims on Wednesday.......
East-based Troops Indulge in Community Development Roles

All possible assistance by way of multifaceted community projects, intent on bettering living conditions of the people in the East is being facilitated by the troops serving under the Security Force Headquarters-East on the directions of Major General Lal Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters East (SFHQ-E).