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  • SLAVF Awards Incentives to Achievers in Ranaviru Families


    A total of 125 children of officers and soldiers serving the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) during a ceremony at BMICH on Tuesday (28), received educational assistance as scholarships to the value of Rs 3 million, plus 25 new laptop computers.
     
  • Workshop on Organic Farming to Help National Efforts Held


    Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C), taking a new initiative towards production of organic fertilizer in the Army to keep off poisonous elements, wanted Army personnel, engaged in cultivations be informed of the production process. On the directives of Major General U.A.B Medawela, Commander, SFHQ-C.....
  • Inmates at Karuna Nilayam Hostel Given Incentives


    Extending goodwill and assuring all time assistance and protection, a programme to provide school accessories and essentials to the inmates at Karuna Nilayam Hostel where 36 parentless school children and 20 mentally-retarded women are housed, got underway on Tuesday (28) at Kilinochchi.

  • President Gifts SLLI's New Mascot, 'Kandula VIII' to Commander


    HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Wednesday (29) morning took his time off to gift a new baby elephant to the Army’s Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regiment as its mascot, Kandula VIII and another one to the Police during a brief ceremony at the Temple Trees. Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, himself from the SLLI Regiment, on behalf of all ranks in the SLLI accepted documents......
  • Ugandan Defence Minister Calls on Commander


    A foreign delegation from the Ministry of State for Defence of Uganda, headed by, General (Rtd) Odongo Jeje, Minister of State for Defence of Uganda, currently in Sri Lanka, made a courtesy visit to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake Tuesday (28) afternoon at.....
     
  • Officers' New Residential Complex Opened


    At the invitation of the 61 Division General Officer Commanding, Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) opened the newly-built officers’ accommodation complex at the 61 Division Headquarters premises in Vavuniya on Tuesday (28). This long-felt need of the 61 Division Headquarters was made a reality by the troops of the 61 Division with the support of Engineer Service Regiment troops.
  • President Gifts SLLI's New Mascot, 'Kandula VIII' to Commander


    HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Wednesday (29) morning took his time off to gift a new baby elephant to the Army’s Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regiment as its mascot, Kandula VIII and another one to the Police during a brief ceremony at the Temple Trees. Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake......
  • Lecture on Positive Thinking Educates Soldiers


    In order to promote positive thinking and moral development, the Security Force Headquarters-West (SFHQ-West) took steps to conduct a workshop for hundreds of soldiers on Wednesday (29). Professor Daya Rohana Athukorala, Dean Faculty of Humanities at the University of Colombo conducted the sessions for the benefit of officers and soldiers serving the SFHQ-West.
  • East-Based Troops Launch Multiple Public Projects


    Shramadana (self-help) campaigns, organized in Lahugala, Panichchankerny, Pulipanchikal as well as awareness programmes for potential job seekers and vulnerable victims of human-elephant conflict in Thirukkovil, Dimbulagala and Yakkure areas during the past few days drew large crowds to work hand in hand with troops, serving the 232 Brigade, 242 Brigade and 233 Brigade under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E).
  • Army Barbers Provide Haircut Service to Schools in the East


    Sri Lanka Army soldiers, skilled in various vocations to match with professional standards, elsewhere in the country have launched a new humanitarian project in Verugal, Ichchalanpattu areas and the Eastern Province by playing the roles of ‘barbers’ once in every two months. Observing that hundreds of school students in Tamil and Sinhala dominated areas in the 222 Brigade under the 22 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) abstain from.......