Art Competition Held to Mark National Drug Prevention Month
To be in line with drug prevention & awareness month, Directorate of Psychological Operations on Wednesday (28) conducted an art competition on the topic of ‘Society Free of Smoking’ at the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN). Lance Corporal T.S Thilakarathne of 7 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) whose painting was selected as the best painting received a cash prize worth of Rs. 50,000/= out of 109 paintings submitted to the competition.
Professor N.S Coory, together with 14 university students from a Japanese university visited the Security Force Headquarters-Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) on Friday (28). After a warm welcome, the visiting students were enlightened on Mullaittivu area and its present situation by Brigadier N.M Hettiaarachchi, Brigadier General Staff at the SFHQ-MLT.
Officers of the 5 (V) Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) and 9 Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) submitted their ‘syndicate presentations’ separately under the topics of “Private Security Companies, their Status under International Humanitarian law and its Impact on National Security” and "Sri Lanka Post-Conflict Development Challenges" on Tuesday (1)...
Troops of the Security Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C) carried out several welfare projects for the well-being of soldiers and civilians in the past week. Troops of the 122 Brigade of the Security Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C) on Thursday (27) gave their contribution to the blood donation campaign, organized by Koonwalana Grama Niladari Welfare Association and the Forest Conservation Officers’ Welfare Association, Thissamaharama.
Beating 151 competing countries, the state-of-the-art new eco-friendly community-based library, built at the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) Headquarters at Ambepussa, was adjudged the second best in the world, nominating it for the Silver Medal in the recent 4th International Eco - Friendly Construction competition of the ‘Holcim Foundation.’
Troops of 3 (V) Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) serving the 112 Brigade of the Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C) organized a religious programme on account of Nikini Fullmoon Poyaday at the Sangamiththa Meditation Center, Nuwara Eliya..jpg)
Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C), Security Force Headquarters – West (SFHQ-West) and Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W), on the directions of the Commander of the Army made arrangements to screen live proceedings in the ‘Defence Seminar-2015’ which was held at Hotel Galadari during 1-2 September..jpg)
In response to a request made by the Security Force Headquarters Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), International Rotary Club, Chennai on Thursday (3) donated a stoks of biographies, story books and educational books in both English and Tamil languages to the Harmony Centre Library at Killinochchi. President International Rotary Club.......
35 new houses, erected by 18 Regiments of the Sri Lanka Army, following a conceptual initiative of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva are to be formally handed over to families of fallen War Heroes and a selected group of disable War Heroes during ceremonies to be held at the end of September 2015. To be in line with the Commander's visionary project, 18 Regiments swiftly.......