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  • NCP School Cadets Pass Out after Training at Pulathisipura

    2018-12-14 15:56:50

    NCP School Cadets Pass Out after Training at Pulathisipura

    The Passing out Parade (PoP) and certificate-awarding ceremony of 400 school Junior Cadets of the North Central Province got underway at the Pulathisipura National College of Education in Polonnaruwa on Thursday (13). Major General Aruna Jayasekera, Commander, Security Forces - East (SF-E) as...

  • SFHQ-Cen Troops Do ‘Shramadana’ Work

    2018-12-14 14:56:50

    SFHQ-Cen Troops Do ‘Shramadana’ Work

    A mammoth self-help (Shramadana) project with more than 150 Army personnel of the Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-Cen) with the objective of keeping Diyatalawa town and its suburbs clean, got underway on Tuesday (11) on the guidelines given by Major General Ruwan de Siva, Commander, Security Forces - Central.

  • SFHQ-MLT Invited to Final Pooja at Hindu Temple

    2018-12-14 13:56:50

    SFHQ-MLT Invited to Final Pooja at Hindu Temple

    Brigadier General Staff, Security Forces - Mullaittivu (SF-MLT) attended the annual festival’s final Pooja at Kottadi Vinayagar Pillayar Hindu temple on Thursday (13) as the Chief Guest, representing Major General Dushyantha Rajaguru, Commander, SF-MLT for which the Army supported by providing electricity, tents and other essentials.

  • Disaster Management Course in 64 Div Culminates

    2018-12-14 12:56:50

    Disaster Management Course in 64 Div Culminates

    The final lecture of the Disaster Management Course, launched by the 64 Division Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) was held at the Muthiyankaddu Battalion Training School main hall on Sunday (9).

  • ITC Troops Support Scouts’ Jamboree

    2018-12-14 11:56:50

    ITC Troops Support Scouts’ Jamboree

    In response to a request made to the Commander of the Army, Infantry Training Centre (ITC) at Minneriya facilitated the conduct of a Boy Scouts’ Jamboree inside the ITC premises during four days (Dec 8 -11).

  • Trincomalee Bishop Heaps Praise & Presents Special Memento

    2018-12-13 19:33:14

    Trincomalee Bishop Heaps Praise & Presents Special Memento

    Most Rev. Dr. Noel Emmanuel, Bishop of Trincomalee who graced the annual prize giving ceremony of Our Lady of Guadalupe pre-school as the Chief Guest, held on Tuesday (4) at Trincomalee Urban Council lauded and spoke high of the services of Major General Aruna Jayasekera, Commander, Security Forces....

  • ‘Home of Gajaba’ Felicitates Adventurer, Corporal Karunarathna & Gifts Him with Cash

    2018-12-13 19:30:56

    ‘Home of Gajaba’ Felicitates Adventurer, Corporal Karunarathna & Gifts Him with Cash

    A special grand felicitation ceremony to praise and appreciate the wheelchair expedition, ‘Perseverance’ of Corporal Gemunu Karunarathna of 6 Gajaba Regiment got underway at Saliyapura Gajaba Regiment (GR) Headquarters on Wednesday.....

  • 64 & 68 Divisions in Mullaittivu Mark Their Anniversaries

    2018-12-13 19:15:36

    64 & 68 Divisions in Mullaittivu Mark Their Anniversaries

    64 Division Headquarters and the 68 Division Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) respectively marked their 10th and 9th anniversaries in separate formal ceremonies giving due prominence to military formalities. Oddusudan-based 64 Division....

  • 58 Division Troops Put up School Fence

    2018-12-13 18:36:38

    58 Division Troops Put up School Fence

    16 & 3 (Volunteer) Gemunu Watch (GW) troops under command to the 58 Division during 6-7 December assisted the constructions of a perimeter fence around Panagamuwa Amarasinghe Vidyalaya in Wanchawala. Troops of 16 GW constructed the safety fence which is 500 m in length.

  • CIJW Students Learn More about Mullaittivu

    2018-12-13 18:25:59

    CIJW Students Learn More about Mullaittivu

    Students following the Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare (CIJW) Course No 23 at the Army Training School - Maduruoya visited the general area of Mullaittivu as a part of their field visit during 9-11 December. This group consists of local and foreign students including instructors.