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  • 23 Division's Inter Battalion Basketball Tournament Held in Kallady

    2022-11-07 05:15:48

    23 Division's Inter Battalion Basketball Tournament Held in Kallady

    The Inter Battalion Basketball tournament- 2022 of the 23 Division was held during 29 -30 October in the Sivananda Collage Basketball Court at Kallady on the guidelines given by the Commander, Security Forces - East...

  • 52 GOC Makes Formal Visits

    2022-11-07 05:00:48

    52 GOC Makes Formal Visits

    The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 52 Division Major General Sanjeewa Fernando made his first formal visit to the recently-deployed 11 Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) Regimental Headquarters at Kovilakandy on Thursday (03). The General Officer Commanding 52 Division...

  • More 'Ice' Drug Found & Suspect Arrested

    2022-11-06 15:00:43

    More 'Ice' Drug Found & Suspect Arrested

    On information received by troops of the 3 (Volunteer) Military Intelligence Corps of the 233 Brigade of the 23 Division under the Security Force HQ -East, those troops, together with Kadiraveli Special Task Force officers arrested a person with 15.6g...

  • Indian High Commission's Defence Adviser Meets Jaffna Commander

    2022-11-06 14:45:43

    Indian High Commission's Defence Adviser Meets Jaffna Commander

    Defence Adviser at the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka, Captain Vikas Sood paid a courtesy visit to the Security Forces Headquarters-Jaffna on Thursday (3). Colonel Asitha Pushpakumara, Colonel General Staff of the Security Force Headquarters...

  • New Director of Overseas Operations Assumes Office

    2022-11-06 14:30:43

    New Director of Overseas Operations Assumes Office

    Brigadier Asanga Perera of Sri Lanka Engineers Regiment assumed duties as the new Director at the Directorate of Overseas Operations at the Army Headquarters on Friday (4). The newly-appointed Director left his signature for an official document after brief...

  • Method of Instructions Course-No 60 at CTS Ends

    2022-11-06 14:15:43

    Method of Instructions Course-No 60 at CTS Ends

    The Method of Instructions Course-No 60 at Ampara Combat Training School (CTS) culminated on Thursday (3) after the delivery of the concluding remarks by the CTS Commandant, Brigadier Ruwan Minipura. The Course completed as per the training...

  • MIR Regimental Centre Welcomes Promoted Senior Officer

    2022-11-04 16:31:17

    MIR Regimental Centre Welcomes Promoted Senior Officer

    The customary felicitation for Senior Officers who are elevated to be two star Generals had one more instance at the Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) Regimental Center of Dambuluhalmilawewa on 28 October 2022 when Major General Janaka Priyadharshana....

  • SFHQ-East Turns 19 Years Old

    2022-11-04 16:19:56

    SFHQ-East Turns 19 Years Old

    The Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) giving pride of place to religious ceremonies commemorated its 19th anniversary during 27-30 October 2022 as per directions of Major General Priyantha Jayawardena, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters-East.

  • 621 Brigade Troops Support Educational Needs of Sampathnuwara Children

    2022-11-03 19:06:47

    621 Brigade Troops Support Educational Needs of Sampathnuwara Children

    621 Brigade troops considering the need to elevate educational standards of Grade 5 students, resident in the general area of Sampathnuwara took steps to distribute...

  • Directorate of EME Initiates ‘Artificer’ Course in Sri Lanka

    2022-11-03 19:02:54

    Directorate of EME Initiates ‘Artificer’ Course in Sri Lanka

    The ‘Artificer’, the qualification that gives recognition to the military personnel who are experts in different trades as per the practices, implemented largely in Commonwealth countries was introduced to...