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  • Incumbent Army Chief to Serve as Acting Chief of Defence Staff

    2020-01-02 15:33:33

    Incumbent Army Chief to Serve as Acting Chief of Defence Staff

    Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army has been appointed as acting Chief of Defence Staff, effective from 1 January 2020, in addition to his present office of the Commander of the Army...

  • SLLI’s ‘Paabala Mela’ Attracts Huge Crowds

    2020-01-01 21:20:29

    SLLI’s ‘Paabala Mela’ Attracts Huge Crowds

    The Sri Lanka Light Infantry’s (SLLI) annual pet project ‘Paabala Mela’ that worked off at Hikkaduwa public grounds during 27-28 December 2019 which became the biggest crowd-puller in the South, gave away....

  • Roadblock at Settikulam Detects Heroin Worth Over Rs 10 m

    2020-01-01 16:20:29

    Roadblock at Settikulam Detects Heroin Worth Over Rs 10 m

    An impromptu roadblock, manned by 2 Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) troops of the 213 Brigade detected a parcel containing 1 kg of heroin on Monday (30) at about 9.30 pm at Settikulam Junction...

  • 11 Division Entertains All Ranks & Family Members

    2020-01-01 14:20:29

    11 Division Entertains All Ranks & Family Members

    11 Division Headquarters with a view to promoting goodwill and understanding among All Ranks and family members organized a special get-together for officers and Other Ranks of under command establishments on Saturday (28) with family members near the Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya.

  • 122 Brigade Troops Coordinate Special Treat to Pregnant Women

    2020-01-01 13:20:29

    122 Brigade Troops Coordinate Special Treat to Pregnant Women

    Hambantota-based 122 Brigade troops of the 12 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - Central with sponsorship provided by Udahamulla Sri Jinarathanarama temple, headed by Ven Kalavinne Dhammarakkitha Nayake Thero gave away packs of nutrients to 53 pregnant women and invoke blessings on them during a religious ceremony that got underway at Mattala Sri Wajirarama Maha Viharaya in Hambantota on Monday (30).

  • 1 SLSR Troops Clean Hospital Premises

    2020-01-01 12:20:29

    1 SLSR Troops Clean Hospital Premises

    Troops of 1 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) of the 573 Brigade under the 57 Division on the directions of General Officer Commanding, 57 Division, Major General Pradeep de Silva and under the supervision of the Commander 573 Brigade carried out a cleaning project in the Kandawalai Hospital premises.

  • New Accommodation Facility Opened in 682 Brigade

    2019-12-30 23:10:38

    New Accommodation Facility Opened in 682 Brigade

    After unveiling a plaque, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 68 Division, Major General A.S Ariyasinghe opened the new Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants’ accommodation...

  • 11th Birthday of 65 Division Marked

    2019-12-30 22:40:38

    11th Birthday of 65 Division Marked

    65 Division Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi, raised in 2008 marked its 11th Anniversary with formalities and sports events.

  • Parallel Mega Beach Clean-up Continued Covering Island-wide Coastal Belt

    2019-12-30 22:10:38

    Parallel Mega Beach Clean-up Continued Covering Island-wide Coastal Belt

    All island-wide troops, in what could be considered as the biggest ever beach clean-up project, joined hands together with one another in respective formations...

  • Omanthai SLSR Camp Gets its Own Holiday Cottage

    2019-12-30 19:08:20

    Omanthai SLSR Camp Gets its Own Holiday Cottage

    All Ranks in the 21 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) were vested with a new holiday cottage inside the camp in Omanthai during a brief ceremony on Monday (30). All Ranks in the 21 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) were....