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  • Army Swimmers Carry Championships Again

    2019-03-25 11:53:34

    Army Swimmers Carry Championships Again

    Sri Lanka Army swimmers (both male and female) beating a total of 61 swimmers of the Navy, Air Force, Police, Civil Sports Clubs and Schools secured male and female championships in the 6-mile Sea Swimming Championship Tournament that got underway beginning from.....

  • New 221 Brigade Commander Assumes Office

    2019-03-25 11:30:32

    New 221 Brigade Commander Assumes Office

    Colonel Priyantha Kariyawasam of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) assumed duties as the 7th Commander of the 221 Brigade amid religious observances on Thursday (21) during a simple ceremony at the Brigade Headquarters at Trincomalee. He succeeded Brigadier D.P.U Gunasekara who has been now....

  • SFHQ-Cen Marks Their 6th Anniversary

    2019-03-25 11:15:32

    SFHQ-Cen Marks Their 6th Anniversary

    Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-Cen) marked its 6th anniversary with several anniversary projects including sharamadana, Bodhi Pooja, military ceremony and entertaining features.

  • VIR Marks its 29th Anniversary Day

    2019-03-25 11:00:32

    VIR Marks its 29th Anniversary Day

    The Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) on Friday (22) marked its 29th Anniversary at the Regimental Headquarters in Boyagane with several projects that got underway on the directions of Major General Ajith Kariyakarawana, Colonel of the Regiment, VIR and Deputy Chief of Staff.

  • School Cadets Listen to Lecture in Rantambe

    2019-03-25 10:00:32

    School Cadets Listen to Lecture in Rantambe

    More than 200 school Cadets in Moneragala and Polonnaruwa districts recently listened to a lecture on ‘Motivation’, delivered by Major Dhammika Hettiarachchi, Chief Instructor at School of Signals in Boowelikada, Kandy.

  • Jaffna Troops Learn About Environmental Pollutants

    2019-03-23 22:50:02

    Jaffna Troops Learn About Environmental Pollutants

    Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) taking a new initiative towards creating a plastic and polythene free environment in the Jaffna peninsula launched an awareness project through a lecture session at the SFHQ-J auditorium on Friday (22).

  • Wanni-Organized Basic English Course Ends

    2019-03-23 22:45:02

    Wanni-Organized Basic English Course Ends

    The certificate awarding ceremony of the basic English Course of the Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) concluded on Tuesday (19) presenting certificates to 19 course attendees.

  • Brigadier K Attanayake (Retd) Laid to Rest

    2019-03-23 22:35:02

    Brigadier K Attanayake (Retd) Laid to Rest

    The military funeral of late Brigadier K. Attanayake (Retd) of the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) who passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday (20) took place at Colombo General Cemetery Saturday (23) afternoon, amid a large gathering of senior Army Officers and mourners.

  • Workshop on ‘Early Childhood Development’ for Pregnant Women Organized

    2019-03-23 22:35:02

    Workshop on ‘Early Childhood Development’ for Pregnant Women Organized

    In order to educate pregnant women, a workshop on ‘Mental Health and Early Childhood Development’ was organized on Wednesday (20) at Puleliya, Kiralagala Temple jointly by 2 Mechanised Infantry Regiment and 5 (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry troops.

  • 53 Div Troops Adorn Headquarters with Saplings

    2019-03-22 15:30:22

    53 Div Troops Adorn Headquarters with Saplings

    Troops of the 53 Division in Inamaluwa, aiming to help increase the country’s forest reserve up to 32% as planned by the Presidential Secretariat and the Government, launched a tree planting drive inside the 53 Division Headquarters premises on the directions of Major General Athula Kodippili, General Officer...