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  • New Director Rehabilitation Assumes Duties

    2021-08-05 21:30:59

    New Director Rehabilitation Assumes Duties

    Brigadier Thushantha Senarathne assumed office as the 14th Director of the Directorate of Rehabilitation of the Army on Wednesday (4) in his office at Hekitta, Wattala during a brief ceremony. After brief religious observances, the newly-appointed Director of the Directorate of Rehabilitation left....

  • HE the President Inaugurates New Digitalized Operations Room at Army Headquarters

    2021-08-05 21:13:59

    HE the President Inaugurates New Digitalized Operations Room at Army Headquarters

    HE the President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa who made his first visit to the Sri Jayawardenepura Army Headquarters for the first time in his capacity as the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces on Tuesday (3) was cordially invited to inaugurate...

  • New Director General Financial Management Takes Over Duties

    2021-08-05 20:30:38

    New Director General Financial Management Takes Over Duties

    Major General Shiran Abeysekara of the Sri Lanka Artillery assumed office as the 11th Director General Financial Management at Financial Management Branch at the Army Headquarters on Monday (2) during a brief ceremony. After simple religious observances, the newly-appointed....

  • 11 Division Troops Donate Blood Remembering War Hero Lt Gen Denzil Kobbekaduwa

    2021-08-05 20:07:38

    11 Division Troops Donate Blood Remembering War Hero Lt Gen Denzil Kobbekaduwa

    Troops of the 11 Division, commanded by Major General Kithsiri Liyanage, General Officer Commanding with the objective of assisting patients in Kandy Teaching Hospital and Matale Base Hospital, conducted a blood donation campaign at Trinity College...

  • 2,794 More Affected Ones Detected - NOCPCO

    2021-08-05 20:05:30

    2,794 More Affected Ones Detected - NOCPCO

    As of this morning (7), a total of 2,794 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them, 2were Sri Lankan expatriates. The rest 2,792 were locally-identified positive cases, including the majority 548 from Kalutara District, 369 from Gampaha District, 356 from Colombo....

  • Private Lands Used by the Army Released to Rightful Owners

    2021-08-05 20:04:30

    Private Lands Used by the Army Released to Rightful Owners

    The Army continuing its release of private lands, hitherto used since 1991 but belonging to civilians formally vacated two land extents in the general areas of Kiran, Batticaloa on Tuesday (3) as per direction of the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva.

  • 2,674 More Affected Ones Detected - NOCPCO

    2021-08-05 20:00:26

    2,674 More Affected Ones Detected - NOCPCO

    As of this morning (6), a total of 2,674 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them, 5 were Sri Lankan expatriates. The rest 2,669 were locally-identified positive cases, including the majority 446 from Gampaha District, 377 from Kalutara District...

  • New Director, DEME Takes Office

    2021-08-05 19:58:26

    New Director, DEME Takes Office

    Brigadier Deepal Hathurusingha of Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) assumed office on Monday (2) as the 21st Director of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (DEME) at the Army Headquarters, Sri Jayawardenapura. The newly-appointed Director signed an official document and symbolized...

  • Signallers Work Round the Clock for Vaccination Data Entries

    2021-08-05 19:55:50

    Signallers Work Round the Clock for Vaccination Data Entries

    Troops of the 11 Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC) are currently in the process of updating statistics, data, particulars and other details of island-wide recipients of COVID-19 jabs while committing to the task in the past few months as per directions of General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff...

  • SF Central Commander Discusses Dalada Perhera Security Arrangements

    2021-08-05 19:52:22

    SF Central Commander Discusses Dalada Perhera Security Arrangements

    Major General Vikum Liyanage, Commander Security Forces - Central, together with Major General Kithsiri Liyanage, General Officer Commanding 11 Division, Brigade Commanders, Commanding Officers of sister services and representative...