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  • Wanni Initiatives Lay Corner-stone for 12th New House for a Needy Family

    2019-08-17 22:35:54

    Wanni Initiatives Lay Corner-stone for 12th New House for a Needy Family

    The foundation stone for construction of the 12th new house for a needy family living in Samadhigama, Seeppukulama, one of the rural interiors of Kahatagasdigiliya under the ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Security Force Headquarters...

  • New 122 Infantry Brigade Commander Assumes Office

    2019-08-17 14:20:55

    New 122 Infantry Brigade Commander Assumes Office

    Colonel Lanka Amarapala assumed office as the Commander, 122 Infantry Brigade on Tuesday (13) during a simple ceremony at the Brigade Headquarters in Weerawila.

  • Commander of 212 Brigade Assumes Office

    2019-08-17 14:19:55

    Commander of 212 Brigade Assumes Office

    Colonel P.A.M Peiris assumed office as the new Commander of 212 Brigade on Thursday (15). The newly-appointed Brigade Commander was welcomed by the troops with military honours and a Guard Turnout.

  • Senior Colonels Promoted to Brigadier Rank

    2019-08-17 14:18:55

    Senior Colonels Promoted to Brigadier Rank

    HE the President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted thirty-one Senior Colonels of the Army to the rank of temporary Brigadier states a communiqué issued by the Military Secretariat on Friday (16) evening. Here follows the newly promoted Brigadiers;

  • 101 Army Soldiers Give Blood to Patients in Jaffna Hospital

    2019-08-17 13:17:35

    101 Army Soldiers Give Blood to Patients in Jaffna Hospital

    To coincide with the 24th anniversary celebration of the 52 Division of the Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna, troops serving all formations under the 52 Division donated their blood on Thursday (15) under the guidance of Brigadier Sena Waduge, General Officer Commanding 52 Division.

  • Colonel Commandant of SLCMP Visits Mullaittivu to Open Officers' Accommodation

    2019-08-17 13:16:50

    Colonel Commandant of SLCMP Visits Mullaittivu to Open Officers' Accommodation

    Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP) and Commander Logistics Command Major General D.K.G.D Sirisena on the invitation of Lieutenant Colonel M.M.W Rupasinghe, Commanding Officer of the 6 SLCMP visited the 6 SLCMP Headquarters on Thursday (15) in Mullaittivu.

  • Annual Madu Church Feast Given Maximum Security

    2019-08-17 13:16:16

    Annual Madu Church Feast Given Maximum Security

    Security Force troops in the Wanni during the just-concluded feast of Our Lady of Madu in Madu, Mannnar cooperated closely with Policemen and ensured maximum security for the conduct of this historic feast, confirmed to have been attended by an estimated...

  • Kilinochchi Troops Join Civil Community Campaigns

    2019-08-16 17:21:55

    Kilinochchi Troops Join Civil Community Campaigns

    Troops of the 652 and 653 Brigades of the 65 Divisions under the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi carried out community service by assisting to clean school, church and Hindu Kovil surroundings since those areas remain, littered with garbage.

  • 21 Div & 213 Brigade Troops Serve Underprivileged Communities

    2019-08-16 17:21:53

    21 Div & 213 Brigade Troops Serve Underprivileged Communities

    Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) continuing its efforts to uplift living standards and help underprivileged families under the ongoing civil-military cooperation project of the SFHQ-W assisted five more families in Thanthirimale and Parangiyawadiya...

  • SFHQ-Cen Troops Give Blood for Kandy Patients

    2019-08-16 16:40:46

    SFHQ-Cen Troops Give Blood for Kandy Patients

    A group of more than 20 Army personnel of the 11 Division and the Signal Training School at Buwelikada of the Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-Cen) voluntarily donated their blood to support a project, launched by the Welfare Association...