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  • 233 Brigade Conducts Seminar for O/L Students in Welikanda

    2017-12-10 08:01:33

    233 Brigade Conducts Seminar for O/L Students in Welikanda

    233 Brigade troops of the 23 Division under the Security Force Headquarters – East (SFHQ-E) conducted a two-day seminar for the students who are sitting for the GCE Ordinary Level Examination in 2017 in Welikanda area at Welikanda Madya Maha Vidyalaya during 29-30 November.

  • New SLSR Colonel of the Regiment Assumes Office

    2017-12-09 10:03:18

    New SLSR Colonel of the Regiment Assumes Office

    Major General Piyal Wickramaratne, the newly appointed Colonel of the Regiment, Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) assumed office Friday (8) morning during a simple and charming military ceremony, held at the SLSR Headquarters in Ambepussa.

  • Army Personnel Educated on Agriculture Management

    2017-12-08 18:31:06

    Army Personnel Educated on Agriculture Management

    The certificate awarding ceremony of the training programme on Agriculture Management Course ‘Hela Govikam’ got underway at the Centre for Army Vocational Training (CAVT) for selected 34 Army personnel on Thursday (7) at the CAVT.....

  • Jaffna Achievers in Grade 5 Exam Felicitated & Given Further Support for Studies

    2017-12-08 18:22:19

    Jaffna Achievers in Grade 5 Exam Felicitated & Given Further Support for Studies

    Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) recently appreciated achievements, made by students in the recent Grade 5 Scholarship examination in a special ceremony that awarded more financial grants....

  • Psy Ops Conducts Awareness Programme for Army Personnel

    2017-12-08 18:16:31

    Psy Ops Conducts Awareness Programme for Army Personnel

    Directorate of Psychological Operations at the Army Headquarters launched one more awareness programmes to improve the character and personalities of Army personnel serving in the Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) at the SLA Regimental Headquarters....

  • ICRC Officials in Vavuniya Visit SFHQ-MLT & SFHQ-KLN

    2017-12-07 22:34:21

    ICRC Officials in Vavuniya Visit SFHQ-MLT & SFHQ-KLN

    Head of the Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Vavuniya Ms Anne Melotte, together with Ms Nadine Josee Donadio, Security Coordinator of the ICRC Office in Colombo, during a visit to the Northern area paid a courtesy call....

  • Central Troops Learn about ‘Cyber Crimes & Security’

    2017-12-07 22:32:07

    Central Troops Learn about ‘Cyber Crimes & Security’

    An awareness programme to educate troops serving the Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-C) on ‘Cyber Crimes and Security’ got underway on Wednesday (6), following an initiative, suggested by the Commander, Security Forces - Central on....

  • Troops Support Dengue Prevention in Kilinochchi Area

    2017-12-07 22:23:48

    Troops Support Dengue Prevention in Kilinochchi Area

    A prevention programme against Dengue epidemic was conducted in Kilinochchi on Tuesday (5) to prevent any spread of Dengue after the rainy season. 1 Officer and 15 Other Ranks of 16 (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry serving the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi....

  • Another Meditation Programme for Military Personnel

    2017-12-07 22:11:17

    Another Meditation Programme for Military Personnel

    Ven Diyasenpura Wimala Thero, the resident monk at Kanduboda Baunseth Vipassana Bhavana Centre on Thursday (30) at the request of the Army, conducted one more one-day meditation programme for a group of 82 military personnel.

  • 23 Division Troops Qualify in ‘Self-Defence’ Practices

    2017-12-05 20:07:41

    23 Division Troops Qualify in ‘Self-Defence’ Practices

    Expertise and professionalism of 1 Commando Regiment (CR) soldiers successfully produced 57 more ‘self-defence’ competent Army personnel under command to 23 Division Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters – East (SFHQ-E) by training them in the Reality Based Self Defence (RBSD) Course No 03.