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  • Chief of Staff Inspects Routine Admin Procedures in SFHQ-East

    2019-02-11 22:19:46

    Chief of Staff Inspects Routine Admin Procedures in SFHQ-East

    Major General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Staff on Monday (11) was at the Security Force Headquarters- East (SFHQ-E) to conduct the annual routine administrative inspection for the first time after he was appointed the new Chief of Staff. On his arrival, he was warmly received by the Commander, Security Forces....

  • Newly-Promoted Major General Gunarathna Greeted to a Warm Reception at SLLI Regimental Hqrs

    2019-02-10 15:11:01

    Newly-Promoted Major General Gunarathna Greeted to a Warm Reception at SLLI Regimental Hqrs

    The most recently-promoted Major General Jayantha Gunarathna, General Officer Commanding, 55 Division of the Security Forces in Jaffna during his first formal visit to his mother regiment, Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) upon his elevation...

  • Norway's Ambassador in Jaffna Pays a Courtesy call on Jaffna Commander

    2019-02-09 11:24:36

    Norway's Ambassador in Jaffna Pays a Courtesy call on Jaffna Commander

    H.E Thorbjorn Gaustadsaether, Norway's Ambassador for Sri Lanka during a visit to the Jaffna peninsula, paid a courtesy call on the Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna, Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi on Thursday (7), together with the political Adviser in the Embassy.

  • Central Troops Perform Community Projects & Listen to Lectures

    2019-02-09 11:00:32

    Central Troops Perform Community Projects & Listen to Lectures

    Following a proposal made by Major General Ruwan De Silva, Commander, Security Forces - Central (SF-Cen), a project was launched by a group of Central troops on Friday (8) to clean up both roadsides from the centre of Diyatalawa town up to the Y-junction, adjoining Bandarawela-Haputale...

  • 52 Division Initiates One More Donation Project for Jaffna Students

    2019-02-08 17:59:00

    52 Division Initiates One More Donation Project for Jaffna Students

    Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) taking its humanitarian welfare projects further forward took steps to distribute one more stock of school accessories to 27 students at Chavakachcher Roman Catholic Junior Mixed School with the sponsorship provided by the Japan-based expatriate...

  • East Commander Meets Muslim Religious Leaders

    2019-02-08 17:49:59

    East Commander Meets Muslim Religious Leaders

    The Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) in order to foster understanding between the civil society and the Army, the Commander, Security Forces - East (SF-E), Major General Aruna Jayasekera had several rounds of discussion with Muslim religious leaders in Kalkudah and Ottamavadi areas...

  • ASL at Trincomalee Opens its New Children’s Park

    2019-02-07 13:57:08

    ASL at Trincomalee Opens its New Children’s Park

    The Army School of Logistics (ASL) at Trincomalee became further equipped on Tuesday (5) when it opened its children’s park, a long-felt need for children of students officers at ASL, including those belonging to foreign students. Brigadier W.G.D Wanniarachchi, Commandant, ASL, who was....

  • Army Renovates Flood-Damaged Play Ground & Gives Away Donations

    2019-02-07 13:12:47

    Army Renovates Flood-Damaged Play Ground & Gives Away Donations

    Troops in the Jaffna peninsula completely renovated and re-did the flood-affected Children’s Park at Anakottai pre-school premises in Kakathivu, following an initiative, taken by Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna on request. During a brief ceremony on....

  • Indo - Pacific Endeavour Team on Disasters Meets with East Commander

    2019-02-07 10:49:27

    Indo - Pacific Endeavour Team on Disasters Meets with East Commander

    A delegation of Indo - Pacific Endeavour (IPE) Key Leadership Engagement, headed by Air Commodore Richard David Owen currently in Sri Lanka, together with one frigate and a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) during a visit to the eastern Trincomalee on Tuesday....

  • Mannar Students Given Gift Vouchers for Shoes

    2019-02-06 16:06:15

    Mannar Students Given Gift Vouchers for Shoes

    On a conceptual notion, proposed by Major General Kumudu Perera, Commander, Security Forces - Wanni (SF-W), a programme to give away financial assistance to 13 school students in Mannar by way of gift vouchers for purchase of shoes for the new school term took place in Mannar on Saturday (2).