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  • New Major General, First President’s Badge Recipient in Scouting Felicitated

    2019-09-30 14:08:48

    New Major General, First President’s Badge Recipient in Scouting Felicitated

    Students and scouts at Jayanthi Navodya Central College in Nikaweratiya jointly held a felicitation ceremony for Major General Sumith Atapattu, Director General Media....

  • Army Donates Wheelchair to Handicapped Civilian in Jaffna

    2019-09-29 21:29:28

    Army Donates Wheelchair to Handicapped Civilian in Jaffna

    General Officer Commanding 55 Division, Brigadier Sampath Kotuwegoda on being informed of the desperate need of a wheelchair to a physically-handicapped civilian in the general area of his Division in....

  • 661 Brigade Commandos Learn about Disaster Management

    2019-09-29 19:00:14

    661 Brigade Commandos Learn about Disaster Management

    A team of Commandos of the 66 Division, together with Division Battalion Training School conducted an awareness workshop for four days (24-27 September) at the Battalion Training school Arsapurakulam on disaster management.

  • Officers & Other Ranks at SFHQ-Cen Receive Training in Yoga

    2019-09-29 18:59:20

    Officers & Other Ranks at SFHQ-Cen Receive Training in Yoga

    A workshop on Yoga, designed to enhance mental and physical efficiency and spirituality of Army personnel is now underway at the Security Force Headquarters – Central (SFHQ-Cen) as the 2nd stage, organized by the Directorate of Psychological Operations.

  • RVAPL War Heroes Join Annual Trip

    2019-09-29 18:59:14

    RVAPL War Heroes Join Annual Trip

    All ranks working in the Ranaviru Apparels (RVAPL) at Yakkala had their annual picnic to Kataragama and Embilipitiya areas during 20 - 21 September following guidelines, given by Major General Manjula Manatunga, Commandant, Ranaviru Apparels.

  • Army Initiative Gets Chinese Hubei Dancers to Perform in Kilinochchi

    2019-09-29 10:59:14

    Army Initiative Gets Chinese Hubei Dancers to Perform in Kilinochchi

    A record gathering of about 1000 civilians, including Army personnel of the Security Forces in Kilinochchi, perhaps for the first time in the Kilinochchi history witnessed a rare and colourful dancing show presented by the most-reputed cultural group of ‘China’s Hubei Traditional Music and Dance'...

  • Police HQ Greets the Commander with Honours

    2019-09-27 15:34:07

    Police HQ Greets the Commander with Honours

    Sri Lanka Police Headquarters this morning (25) extended a warm welcome to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva when he made his first courtesy call on the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr C. D. Wickramaratne at the Colombo Police Headquarters.

  • 40 More Officers Promoted to Rank of Colonel

    2019-09-27 12:07:45

    40 More Officers Promoted to Rank of Colonel

    HE the President Maithripala Sirisena Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has promoted 40 Lieutenant Colonels to the rank of Colonel, with effect from 10 September 2019. This has been done on the recommendations of the Ministry of Defence and the Commander of the Army...

  • Troops Provide Refreshments to ‘Paada Yathra’

    2019-09-27 12:06:16

    Troops Provide Refreshments to ‘Paada Yathra’

    233 Brigade troops of the 23 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) with the intention of fostering religious harmony and relations with the civil community provided refreshments and drinking water bottles to the devotees on ‘Paada Yathra’ (foot pilgrimage) to the Verugal Kovil in Trincomalee on Thursday (19).

  • Army Muaythai Demonstrators Go to Saliyawewa

    2019-09-27 08:07:45

    Army Muaythai Demonstrators Go to Saliyawewa

    Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army in response to a request made by the Director General Sports at the Department of Sports Development, Mr Dhammika Muthugala has facilitated a team of Muaythai Martial Art members of the Army to hold a workshop plus a demonstration...