19th January 2021 13:30:04 Hours
Army troops of the 17 (volunteer) Sri Lanka Light Infantry under command to the 651 Brigade of the Security Force HQ-Wanni doused a fire that broke out in a private bus while it was plying in the general area of Alankulama during small hours...
19th January 2021 13:23:04 Hours
A formal ceremony took place on Saturday (16) in connection with the inauguration of office of the newly-appointed Commander Security Forces - Wanni Major General Hemantha Bandara, the 22nd Commander...
18th January 2021 16:55:55 Hours
Major General Priyanka Fernando of Gemunu Watch this morning (18) assumed office as the new Director General General Staff (DGGS) at the Army Headquarters during a simple ceremony. Amid chanting of ‘Seth Pirith’ by members of the Maha Sangha and...
18th January 2021 11:43:14 Hours
Brigadier Nilantha Premarathna of Sri Lanka Artillery Regiment assumed office as the 19th Director of Media this morning (18) during a simple ceremony at the Army Headquarters in Sri Jayewardenepura. He succeeds Brigadier Chandana Wickramasinghe.
17th January 2021 14:23:19 Hours
Expansion of the new infrastructural development of the 'Home of Military Intelligence' and formal inauguration of the well-equipped main building of the Military Intelligence Training School inside...
17th January 2021 13:30:19 Hours
As of this morning (19), a total of 674 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them, were 47 Sri Lankan expatriates and other 627 are locally-identified ones, including the majority 197 from Colombo district, 165 from Gampaha district, 54 from Kurunegala district and 211 from different other districts, states the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).
17th January 2021 12:23:19 Hours
Major General Priyantha Perera, Commander, Security Forces – Wanni relinquished his duties in the Wanni HQ on Friday (15) to shortly take over the office of the Commander Security Forces - Jaffna.
17th January 2021 12:00:19 Hours
Brigadier Ranjan Jayasekara of the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Regiment assumed duties as the 6th Commandant of the Army School of Logistics (ASL), Trincomalee on 15 January 2021.
16th January 2021 18:23:19 Hours
Colonel Nishshanka Samaradiwakara assumed duties as the 13th Commander of the 523 Brigade of the 52 Division of the Security Force HQ-Jaffna, amid religious blessings at the Headquarters in Allarai, Chavakachcheri on Friday (4).
16th January 2021 13:23:19 Hours
As of this morning (18), a total of 763 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them, were 14 Sri Lankan expatriates and other 749 are locally-identified ones, including the majority 241 from Colombo...