Sri Lanka Sets Demining Record
Sri Lanka has been able to set a record by demining more than 96 percent of a vast area that was strewn with explosives by a terrorist organization over a period of three decades, said Military Spokesman and Director of Defence and Urban Development Ministry Media Centre Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya. He said that there was only a 79 square Kilometre area in the forestry areas in North and East to be cleared out of a total of 2064 square Kilometres of confirmed Hazardous Area.
Troops of the 62 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) organized a community welfare service to assist the underprivileged community in Kiriibbanwewa and Veherathenna resettled villages during Saturday and Sunday (Sept 27 - 28) by donating dry ration packets.
Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters Wanni (SFHQ-W) declared open the newly constructed Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) facility complex at 61 Division on Tuesday (30). Under the guidance of Brigadier D.M.W.W.W.M.R.B.M Dawulagala, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 61 Division, the building to provide supply and transport facilities was constructed.
The ‘Success’ organization, chaired by Dr Anula Wijesundara once again gave its helping hand to Halambewewa and Veherathenna resettled villagers by way of donating push bicycles to students, computers, dry ration packs, etc, following coordination done by 622 Brigade under the Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W).
Two elaborate events in connection with the International Children’s Day got underway at Nelum Piyasa and Harmony Centre at Kilinochchi on Wednesday (1) on the theme ‘Protect Us with Love’. Fun-filled and merry-making activities, games and variety entertainments that were staged by more than 800 school students from the area in both these places dominated the events, attended by Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN).
500 students from Mullaittivu representing 8 schools who are expected to sit the GCE O/L examination in December are now attending a 12-day long seminar, organized by the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) at Puthukkudiyirippu Madya Maha Vidyalayam at forthcoming weekends. A team of teachers from Colombo Isipathana Vidyalaya has been delivering those much-wanted lectures in Tamil medium, thanks to the sponsorship......
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An initiative taken by 7 Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (7 SLAWC) serving the Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna, provided a group of Jaffna students with the rare chance of celebrating the International Children’s Day, hand in hand with fellow-students in the South.......
A large crowd of civilians, representing different social strata, recently joined hands with the Army to celebrate the International Day of Peace (Sept 21), organizing a Peace Walk in Jaffna. More than 2600 people, including members of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, school children, teachers, officials from.......
A conference, convened by the office of the Director General Infantry with the participation of 45 Commanding Officers and Second in Commands from Armour, Artillery, Signals, National Guard, Rifle and Women’s Corps Battalions on Infantry role, got underway on Wednesday (1), chaired by Major General L.W.C.B.B Rajaguru, Director General Infantry. It was the first time that a gathering of so many officers on Infantry role arrived at the Infantry Headquarters for an interactive.....