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  • 224 Brigade Seventh Anniversary Marked

    2018-09-03 18:00:09

    224 Brigade Seventh Anniversary Marked

    The seventh anniversary of the 224 Brigade Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E), was marked with a few special programmes on Saturday (25).

  • Outgoing MIR Colonel of the Regiment Major General Kumudu Perera was Given a Warm Farewell

    2018-09-01 23:18:11

    Outgoing MIR Colonel of the Regiment Major General Kumudu Perera was Given a Warm Farewell

    Regimental Headquarters troops of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) during a moving ceremony, blended with military formalities and ceremonials on Saturday (1) bade farewell to their outgoing Colonel of the Regiment, Major General Kumudu Perera. The proceedings began as the day's protagonist, MIR Colonel of the Regiment...

  • Special Forces Team ‘2nd COAS International Tri-Marathon Competition – 2018’ Does Well in Nepal

    2018-09-01 13:18:11

    Special Forces Team ‘2nd COAS International Tri-Marathon Competition – 2018’ Does Well in Nepal

    A team of members of Special Forces participated in the ‘2nd COAS International Tri-Marathon Competition’, held recently in Nepal secured the fifth place in the overall scoreboard.

  • 651 & 653 Brigades Launch Two Students-oriented Projects

    2018-09-01 06:20:11

    651 & 653 Brigades Launch Two Students-oriented Projects

    Troops of the 10 Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment and 11 (V) Gajaba Regiment of the 653 Brigade and 651 Brigade of the 65 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi separately carried out self-help Shramadana campaigns to clean up the Palinagar School premises in Palinagar on Saturday (25) and Pallawarayankaddu pre-school premises in Pallawarayankaddu on Tuesday ( 28).

  • Defeat of Tamil Tigers Diminished Birth of Many Insurgencies - Dr. David H. Ucko

    2018-08-31 17:18:09

    Defeat of Tamil Tigers Diminished Birth of Many Insurgencies - Dr. David H. Ucko

    “Since defeat of Tamil Tigers by the Sri Lankan government, we haven’t seen many insurgents going toe-to-toe against States. They loseor at least they don’t win.Localized insurgencies must be recognized as potentially existential threat to notion of State,” says Dr. David H. Ucko of Sweden, Director,.....

  • Positive & Negative Aspects of Diasporas Evaluated

    2018-08-31 16:55:42

    Positive & Negative Aspects of Diasporas Evaluated

    The Preparatory Session for Participants in the Session 2 on Friday (31), chaired by Dr Sarala Fernando, Former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN at the ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2018’ underGroups A, B, C, D as the Sessions are nearing completion, invited each Group to produce their findings, separately themed on...

  • Kilinochchi Troops Educated on ‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’

    2018-08-31 16:43:35

    Kilinochchi Troops Educated on ‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’

    Security Force Headquarters – Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) recently launched one more round of ‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’ awareness programme in order to educate Kilinochchi troops on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

  • Curtains Raised for 8th 'Colombo Defence Seminar - 2018' at BMICH amid Ceremonials

    2018-08-31 16:30:35

    Curtains Raised for 8th 'Colombo Defence Seminar - 2018' at BMICH amid Ceremonials

    Amid reverberating applause and hearty welcome, the curtains were raised this morning (30) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) to inaugurate the 8th ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2018’ sessions, the annual flagship project of the Sri Lanka Army with a record...

  • Group ‘B’ Focuses on Technological Creativity

    2018-08-31 16:04:08

    Group ‘B’ Focuses on Technological Creativity

    The Group ‘B’ forwarding their observations and findings in the Session 3 on ‘Technological Creativity: Challenges to Armed Forces’ on Friday (31), prior to the expert panel comments, largely focused on challenges and opportunities that exist against armed forces. Lieutenant Colonel C.A.B Tennakoon of the Sri Lanka Army....

  • Responsive Military Approaches to Violence Discussed

    2018-08-31 13:40:12

    Responsive Military Approaches to Violence Discussed

    ‘Role of the Military in Response to Violent Non-State Actors in a Destabilized International System’ was the sub topic 3 in the Session 1 on Day - 2 proceedings under the theme, ‘Political Extremism’ at BMICH where the flagship of the Army ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2018’ Sessions are continuing. Major General Roger J. Noble, Deputy Commanding General - North.....