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  • SLNG Troops Join Hands with Civilians to Repair Kovil Roof


    29 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) troops serving the 681 Brigade area under the 68 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) recently repaired the roof of the MuruganKovil in the Mullivaikkal West under the supervision of the 681 Brigade Commander. Having found that the sacred Kovil area remained full of garbage and the Kovil’s roof was not in order............
  • Civilians & Students Assisted with Dry Ration Packets & Cleaning Campaigns


    More than 25 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) troops of the Security Force Headquarters – East (SFHQ - E) assisted the distribution of school items and drinking water bottles among 411 families in Vijayapura and Dadayamtalawa in the Uhana Divisional Secretariat area of Ampara on Saturday (20). Sponsorship for those school items and.......
     
  • SFHQ-Central Continues Supply of Water to Drought-hit Civilians


    Sri Lanka Army troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C), taking note of hardships being experienced by civilians in Minipe Divisional Secretariat areas, Ridimaliyadda and Meegahakiula Divisional Secretariat areas and villages, like Siyambalanduwa, Wellawaya, Thanamalvila, Buttala, Moneragala, Medagama, Bibila, Madulla and Badalkumbura......
     
  • Civilians Begin Paddy Sowing in Released Fields


    A simple ceremony, held on Saturday (27) in the general area of Pandarawani Gramaseva sector in Mullaittivu, served by 641 Brigade, marked the beginning of tilling and sowing paddy fields that had been released back to the owners by the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) in accordance with instructions given by Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa......
     
  • Workshop for Commanding Officers Begins


    A 5-day workshop for Commanding Officers serving the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), began at Ampakamam Wisdom Centre on Friday (26) with the aim of further improving their professionalism and conduct of day to day affairs.  A total of 36 officers on the directions of Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe.......
     
  • Deaf Youngsters Feted at SFHQ-KLN in Special Event


    A gathering of 50 deaf youngsters, resident in and around Kilinochchi, in what could be meant as an attempt to provide them with happiness as equals, met one another on Friday (26) at Nelum Piyasa auditorium at Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), following arrangements, made by 57 Division Headquarters. The programme, headed by Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander............
  • New Warrant Officers' Mess Opened


    Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) at the request of the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) opened the newly constructed Warrant Officers’ Mess and the office of the Commanding Officer of the 26 Battalion, Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) at the 330 squadron of Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) of.......
     
  • Yakkala 'Ranaviru Apparels' Officers Moves into Eco-Friendly Officers' Mess


    The eco-friendly new Officers’ Mess in the Yakkala Army-managed Ranaviru Apparels Industries Ltd premises, was vested in Officers this morning (29) by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake who graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest at the invitation of Major General Prasad Samarasinghe, Chairman, Board of Management......
     
  • 68 Division Entertains Deaf & Blind Students to Lunch


    To coincide with the ‘World Deaf Day’, 68 Division troops under the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) on Friday (26) conducted a Shramadana (self-help) campaign to rid garbage surrounding the Walvu Illam School for the Deaf and the Blind at Wallipulam village in Mullaittivu.  More than 30 soldiers and officers on the directions of Major General A Kariyakarawana, General Officer Commanding, 68 Division............
  • New SLEME Colonel Commandant Assumes Office


    Major General T.N Jayasooriya, 7th Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) of the Army assumed duties on Monday (29) after a brief ceremony at the SLEME Regimental Centre, Malay Street, Colombo 2. Major General Jayasooriya who joined the Sri Lanka Army in May 1982 as a cadet officer upon completion of his training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa, joined the SLEME as a young officer.