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  • Seafarers Among Confirmed Positive- NOCPCO

    2020-10-15 11:41:11

    Seafarers Among Confirmed Positive- NOCPCO

    By this morning (16), a total of 74 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them 06 are expatriates (2 sefares at Mount Lavina QC, 1 sefarer at Habaraduwa Police QC and other 3 expatriates from UAE at Mullaittivu QC).

  • 127 More Local Contacts Identified - NOCPCO

    2020-10-15 10:41:11

    127 More Local Contacts Identified - NOCPCO

    By this morning (15), a total of 132 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them 05 are employees of the Minuwangoda garment factory and other 127 were locally-identified close contacts of Minuwangoda....

  • 'Derana' TV '360°' Interviews Commander on COVID-19

    2020-10-14 11:36:42

    'Derana' TV '360°' Interviews Commander on COVID-19

    The 'Derana' TV '360°' talkshaw on Monday (12) evening had Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army...

  • Troops Evacuate Injured Girl & Repair Damaged Roofs

    2020-10-14 11:15:02

    Troops Evacuate Injured Girl & Repair Damaged Roofs

    Troops of the 581 Brigade in Kotagala evacuated two families after their houses were struck by fallen tree branches due to gushing winds in the general area of Dickoya, Batuwagala on Tuesday (13). On information received, troops after reaching...

  • Troops Offer Their Generosity with School Accessories

    2020-10-14 11:07:02

    Troops Offer Their Generosity with School Accessories

    Troops of the 8 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) under command to the 611 Brigade and the 61 Division of the Security Force HQ-West on 2 October conducted a donation of school accessories, bought from their generosity, considering economic constraints...

  • 194 More Affected Close Contacts Locally-Identified - NOCPCO

    2020-10-14 10:37:02

    194 More Affected Close Contacts Locally-Identified - NOCPCO

    By this morning (14), a total of 194 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. All of those 194 were locally-identified close contacts of Minuwangoda garment factory-infected employees, states the National Operation....

  • CBL Gifts Consignment of Biscuits Appreciating Army Roles against COVID-19

    2020-10-14 08:17:31

    CBL Gifts Consignment of Biscuits Appreciating Army Roles against COVID-19

    Ceylon Biscuits Ltd (CBL), appreciative of tireless roles, being played by Army troops in the fight against transmission of COVID-19 in the country this afternoon (11) met Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva...

  • RHQ SLSR Bids Farewell to Retiring Major General Lalith Rathnayake

    2020-10-14 06:17:30

    RHQ SLSR Bids Farewell to Retiring Major General Lalith Rathnayake

    Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) bade farewell to one of its outgoing Senior Officers, Major General Lalith Rathnayake, former General Officer Commanding 51 Division on 10th October 2020 upon his retirement from the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army....

  • Workshop Brings All Army 'Angampora' Practioners Together

    2020-10-14 05:40:30

    Workshop Brings All Army 'Angampora' Practioners Together

    The knowledge on 'Angampora,’ Sri Lankan Martial Art revived and popularized among Army troops was further expanded and promoted by way of a comprehensive workshop, organized at the Panagoda 'Angampora Hela Satan’ Training & Research Centre on....

  • Sri Lanka Army, Pride of the Nation Turns 71 Years of Age

    2020-10-14 05:17:30

    Sri Lanka Army, Pride of the Nation Turns 71 Years of Age

    The Sri Lanka Army, the protective shield behind which our country pursues unhampered and arduous struggle toward economic growth and social development, matures into its 71st birthday today (10) as the finest and most trusted service-provider whose scope of dedication...