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  • Corner-stone Laid for New Officers’ Accommodation

    2021-03-13 16:30:39

    Corner-stone Laid for New Officers’ Accommodation

    Major General Deepal Pussella, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 62 Division on Wednesday (10) laid the foundation stone for construction of a new accommodation block for Senior Officers serving the 62 Division Headquarters at Padavi - Sripura, Galkulama.

  • Bushfire Brought Under Control

    2021-03-13 16:15:39

    Bushfire Brought Under Control

    A sudden bushfire occurred in Thawalanthenna in Ramboda was extinguished by the 112 Brigade troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Central on Sunday (14).

  • Jaffna Commander Greets Visiting Assistant Defence Adviser

    2021-03-13 16:00:39

    Jaffna Commander Greets Visiting Assistant Defence Adviser

    Lieutenant Colonel Puneet Sushil, Assistant Defence Adviser in the High Commission of India for Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on the Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna, Major General Priyantha Perera at the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna on Friday (12).

  • District Coordinators on COVID-19 Discusses Control Work

    2021-03-13 15:45:04

    District Coordinators on COVID-19 Discusses Control Work

    One more round of the District Coordinating conference for prevention of COVID - 19 pandemic was held at the District Secretariat office, Matale on Tuesday (2), headed by Major General Nishantha Manage, District Coordinating Officer for Matale who is also the General Officer Commanding of the 53 Division.

  • Troops Destroy Ganja Cultivation

    2021-03-13 15:30:04

    Troops Destroy Ganja Cultivation

    On information received from Military Intelligence, troops of the 1 Commando Regiment under command to the Security Force HQ - East on Sunday (14) raided a Cannabis (Ganja) cultivation in the general area of Bakmitiyawa reserve, Ampara and destroyed it.

  • 53 Division GOC Familiarizes with Battalions

    2021-03-13 15:15:04

    53 Division GOC Familiarizes with Battalions

    The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 53 Division, Major General Nishantha Manage during 10 - 12 March visited 3 Gajaba Regiment (GR) and 24 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) camps for familiarization.

  • 533 Brigade Marks its 24th Anniversary

    2021-03-13 14:30:02

    533 Brigade Marks its 24th Anniversary

    533 Brigade Headquarters in Galnewa celebrated its 24th anniversary on the directions of Brigadier Sumith Nandana, Commander, 533 Brigade on Saturday (13).

  • New Laundry Facilities Vested in SLA Soldiers at RHQ

    2021-03-13 14:00:02

    New Laundry Facilities Vested in SLA Soldiers at RHQ

    A common laundry facility, equipped with fully automatic modern washing machines and a dryer for the benefit of Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) soldiers at the SLA Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) was opened on Friday (12) by....

  • Army Troops Begin Renovation of Giribawa Central College Playground

    2021-03-13 13:37:02

    Army Troops Begin Renovation of Giribawa Central College Playground

    Responding swiftly to a Presidential directive during one more ‘Gama Samaga Pilisandarak’ that took place at Giribawa on Saturday (6), Engineer troops inaugurated the preparatory work for complete renovation and....

  • 562 Brigade Troops Disinfect Vavuniya Town & Clean Wannakulam Area

    2021-03-12 17:30:13

    562 Brigade Troops Disinfect Vavuniya Town & Clean Wannakulam Area

    Troops of the 562 Brigade on the instructions of the Commander, Security Forces - Wanni, Major General Hemantha Bandara and General Officer Commanding, 56 Division, Major General Nandana Dunuwila, launched several disinfection programmers....