Security Force Headquarters-Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) organized a blood donation camp to fulfil the requirements of the Mullaittivu Hospital Blood Bank at the Main Dressing Station, 68 Division in Puthukkuddiyirippu on Tuesday (9). On the directions of Major General Jagath Dias, Commander, SFHQ-MLT, Dr. Rajitha Sirwardhana......
Major General H.C.P Goonetilleke assumed office as the 12th Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Corps of Engineers on Monday (15) during a brief ceremony at the Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) Headquarters at Panagoda. He succeeded Major General Udaya Nanayakkara who went on retirement after a distinguished service to the Army......
A simple ceremony at the Defence Service College auditorium Tuesday (23) morning saw a representative gathering of 300 Army personnel receive ‘free issue’ packs of clothes and essentials, needed in the discharge of duties of a soldier. Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army at the invitation of Major General Nandana Udawatte, Master General Ordnance, took part in the distribution ceremony as the Chief Guest.
Disaster relief teams of the Sri Lanka Army in the North, Wanni and the Eastern Provinces, despite risks involved in rescue and relief operations, are continuing their good Samaritan roles in the midst of ravaging waters and torrential rains in the past 24 hours. As late as Monday (22) evening, 143 Brigade troops of the Security Force Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W).....
More than 7000 Army personnel have now been deployed in flood-affected areas in the Wanni, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa and Batticaloa districts for rescue and relief operations on the directions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake. With the coordination of District Secretariats, Navy, Air Force, Police and........jpg)
The pet project of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) ‘Paabala Mela’, the flagship fund-raiser at Hikkaduwa, slated to collect funds for welfare work of SLLI War Heroes, families of fallen or missing War Heroes and disable ones, ended on Tuesday (23) evening with Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, gracing the event as the Chief Guest.
Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army on the sidelines of his visit to Hikkaduwa for the final day (23) opening of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry’s (SLLI) ‘Paabala Mela’ fund-raising project, called at the Boossa SLLI Training School and opened its newly-built Other Ranks Holiday Bungalow.
Defence Adviser of the High Commission for Bangladesh, Commodore S. Aalam Parvez paid a courtesy call on Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) at SFHQ-KLN on Tuesday (23) during a visit to the North. The discussion centered on different roles, being performed by SFHQ-KLN troops in the region for the best interest of the people.
Troops of 57 Division under Security Force Headquarters-Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) on Monday (22) joined together celebrating Christmas with Christmas carols rending the air during a programme at theNelum Piyasa auditorium, Kilinochchi. The programme, organized with the objective of promoting religious reconciliation and peace among all communities.....
With the intention of finding ground realities and the plight of the flood victims in the East, Major General Lal Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters-East visited a few floods affected areas and relief centers on Wednesday (24). During the tour Major General Perera inspected the places where meals are cooked by the Army for those victims and spoke to them in order to find out their requirement, health condition, etc.
