Biggest Batch of 500 Young Northerners Passed Out in Colourful Ceremony
Adding a new chapter to the recruitment drive of the Army, 400 male recruits and 100 woman recruits of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) upon completion of their three-month long training, passed out in a colourful ceremony on Saturday (20) at Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) grounds at Kankasanthurai, Jaffna. Those 500 soldiers, recruited as trainee tradesmen in carpentry, masonry, welding....
Troops of 62 Division serving under the Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) during past two days (Sept 20-21) conducted several community-oriented projects for the benefit of civilians in areas, served by them on the directions of the General Officer Commanding, 62 Division. On Saturday (20), troops organized the donation of two wheelchairs, received from Mr P. Senevirathne, a donor coordinated by the Army to Mr P.G Harsha of Nikawewa.....
Several areas that fall within the Security Force Headquarters-East (SFHQ-E) continued their community projects in order to curtail the spread of Dengue epidemic. 9 Gemunu Watch (GW) troops of 233 Brigade, 12 Gajaba Regiment (GR) troops of 231 Brigade, 5 Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) troops of 224 Brigade during Sept 15-16, carried out these cleaning campaigns in Punani north and east, Kattankudi and......
Captain Prakash Gopalan, Defence Advisor of the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W) on Friday (19). The discussion centered on different roles being carried out by SFHQ-W troops in the region for the best interests of the people. An exchange of mementos culminated the brief meeting. 
A team of 46 Tamil recruits now under training at 6 Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) camp under the Security Force Headquarters-Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT), were taken on a four-day (Sept 16 - 19) familiarization tour with a view to imparting knowledge on places of historic and tourist importance in the South. The touring group with a translator visited Sri Lanka Parliament, highway, Independence Square, Army Hospital, Bambalapitiya......jpg)
A section of officers and other ranks serving the 222 Brigade of the Security Force Headquarters-East (SFHQ-E) on Friday (19) listened to a lecture on ‘Civil Law,’ delivered by a senior Police officer at the 222 Brigade Headquarters. The arrangement, initiated by Major General Lal Perera, Commander, SFHQ-E with the objective of educating the troops saw Mr Sanjeewa Bandara, Assistant Superintendant of Police (ASP) for Kantale Police Division............
A civil-military combined football tournament as one more public relations exercise, meant to promote good relations between troops and civilians, got underway during September 15-17 following arrangements, made by the Security Force Headquarters-Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN). The finals of the tournament got off at the 58 Division playground in Kilinochchi between Kilinochchi Samagi................jpg)
Officers and other ranks attached to the Security Force Headquarters-Central (SFHQ-C) during September 10-16 conducted a series of Dengue prevention programmes in both Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts. About 100 officers and other ranks of 111 Brigade joined health officials, Policemen, town council officials and volunteers who were conducting awareness programmes in Yatinuwara, Nawalapitiya, Werellagama, Kandy, Gampola and Menikhinna areas.