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  • More than 220 Pre School Kids Visit Palali Airport

    2018-10-11 16:30:10

    More than 220 Pre School Kids Visit Palali Airport

    A group of pre-school students were facilitated to visit the Palali Airport on Friday (12) by the Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna, Major General Darshana Hettiarrachchi. The gesture was aimed at improving harmony and good relations among communities who are living in the Northern Peninsula.

  • West Troops Add Their Share to Army Anniversary

    2018-10-11 16:22:10

    West Troops Add Their Share to Army Anniversary

    Troops of the 581 Brigade under command to the 58 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) adding their share to the commemoration of the Army Day (Oct 10) launched a Shramadana project at Elpitiya Base Hospital premises on Tuesday (9).

  • Jaffna Troops Commemorate Army Anniversary with Formal Ceremonies

    2018-10-11 16:07:27

    Jaffna Troops Commemorate Army Anniversary with Formal Ceremonies

    Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) in addition to the series of religious observances and other projects that got underway, prior to the 69th Army Anniversary Day (Oct 10) marked the event at the SFHQ...

  • Kilinochchi Troops Join Army Day Commemorative Ceremonies

    2018-10-11 15:49:58

    Kilinochchi Troops Join Army Day Commemorative Ceremonies

    Blood Donations, Lunch Treats, Special Poojas, Free Donation of School Accessories and Dry Ration Packets, Religious Programmes, Shramadana Work, Tree Plantings, etc were among principal projects that were launched by all Divisions, Brigades and the Security...

  • Win in 59 Division Cricket Tournament Goes to 593 Brigade Cricketers

    2018-10-11 15:30:16

    Win in 59 Division Cricket Tournament Goes to 593 Brigade Cricketers

    593 Brigade Headquarters in collaboration with the 59 Division Headquarters on the instructions of Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 59 Division held a friendly cricket tournament among Army Cricketers serving in all Brigades and Units in the 59 Division during 26 Sept - 6 Oct at the 593 Brigade ground.

  • SFHQ-Cen on Army Day Holds Anniversary Programmes

    2018-10-11 15:14:16

    SFHQ-Cen on Army Day Holds Anniversary Programmes

    Flag Marches, Tree-Planting, Shramadana and different community projects organized by the Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-Cen) got underway on the Army Day (10) under the supervision of respective Divisions and Brigades on the directions...

  • Maj Gen Jayasekera, New Colonel of the Regiment GW

    2018-10-10 22:31:28

    Maj Gen Jayasekera, New Colonel of the Regiment GW

    Major General Aruna Jayasekera, General Officer Commanding, 22 Division assumed duties as the 24th Colonel of the Regiment of the Gemunu Watch (GW) during a simple ceremony at the Gemunu Watch Regimental Centre in Kuruwita on Saturday (06).

  • Army Rugby Team Includes Foreign Players

    2018-10-10 22:29:03

    Army Rugby Team Includes Foreign Players

    A three-member group of senior office-bearers in the Sri Lanka Army Rugby Committee with the blessings of the Commander of the Army was in the Republic of Fiji for a week (24 Sept - 3 Oct) to select two Fijian rugby players for inclusion in the Army...

  • 1 SLSR Turns 62 Years Old

    2018-10-10 22:24:34

    1 SLSR Turns 62 Years Old

    1 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) marked its 62nd anniversary with several community projects, attended by 1 SLSR troops, now based in Paranthan under the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) on Tuesday (2).

  • ‘Virujana’ Awardees Refresh Their Future Leadership Skills

    2018-10-10 08:22:05

    ‘Virujana’ Awardees Refresh Their Future Leadership Skills

    A full-day workshop (Phase 1) for heroes and heroines who had rescued lives of others risking their own lives during the past 24 years (1993 - 2018) and were subsequently felicitated by state-patronized ‘Weera Podujana Padanama’....