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  • East Commander Pays Field Visits to Under Command Formations

    2018-12-04 11:09:07

    East Commander Pays Field Visits to Under Command Formations

    Major General Aruna Jayasekera, Commander, Security Forces - East (SF-E) upon his assumption of office made his maiden visits to the Headquarters under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) on Friday (30). On arrival at 23 Division premises in Punani, Commander SF-E was received...

  • Major General T. Sivashanmugam (Retd) Passes Away

    2018-12-03 17:34:56

    Major General T. Sivashanmugam (Retd) Passes Away

    Major General T. Sivashanmugam (Retd) of the Army passed away on Saturday (1) while receiving treatment at the Colombo Army Hospital. He was the 1st Regimental Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC), 1st Major General of the SLAOC, 1st Major General...

  • SLNG Wins Army Judo Championship – 2018

    2018-12-03 16:50:56

    SLNG Wins Army Judo Championship – 2018

    The finals in the Army Inter Regiment Judo Championship - 2018 and the prize awarding ceremony was held on Friday (30) at Panagoda Army Cantonment gymnasium.

  • More Incentives for Needy Students Organized by SFHQ-W

    2018-12-03 16:34:56

    More Incentives for Needy Students Organized by SFHQ-W

    Taking one more initiative for the betterment of needy students in far remote schools in the Wanni region, Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) on the guidelines given by Major General Kumudu Perera, Commander, Security Forces - Wanni (SF-W) took an initiative to get one more stock of school...

  • Bangladesh DSCSC Team Goes to Kandy

    2018-12-03 14:15:31

    Bangladesh DSCSC Team Goes to Kandy

    The 26-member student officer delegation of the Bangladesh Defence Services Command & Staff College (DSCSC) during their recent tour in Sri Lanka paid their homage to the Temple of Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) on Wednesday (28).

  • New 14 GOC Visits 143 Brigade & 16 GR

    2018-12-03 14:00:31

    New 14 GOC Visits 143 Brigade & 16 GR

    The newly-appointed 14 Division, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Brigadier Chula Abeynayake on Friday (30) paid his first visit to 143 Brigade and 16 Gajaba Regiment (GR) camps in Puttalam as a familiarization assignment.

  • 3000 Hambantota Students Get Educational Accessories

    2018-12-03 13:55:31

    3000 Hambantota Students Get Educational Accessories

    Over 3000 students of low-income groups in Hambantota District during a ceremony at Bandagiriya Maha Vidyalaya on Friday (30) received school accessories as stimulants for studies, following coordination done by the 122 Brigade Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-Cen).

  • Kilinochchi Troops Join ‘Music Therapy’ Session

    2018-12-02 05:05:13

    Kilinochchi Troops Join ‘Music Therapy’ Session

    An awareness programme on ‘Music Therapy’ was conducted at the Nelum Piyasa auditorium in Kilinochchi on the instructions of Major General Ralph Nugera, Commander, Security Forces - Kilinochchi (SF-KLN) on Friday (30).

  • Ration Section Building at Mullaittivu Army Base Hospital & New Kitchen in SF HQ - MLT Opened

    2018-12-02 04:05:13

    Ration Section Building at Mullaittivu Army Base Hospital & New Kitchen in SF HQ - MLT Opened

    16 Corps of Engineers Service troops serving Mullaittivu built a new building for the ration section and a kitchen at the Mullaittivu Army Base Hospital premises and opened it on Thursday (29) on the guidelines given by Major General Dushyantha Rajaguru, Commander, Security Forces - Mullaittivu (SF-MLT).

  • Novel ‘Inter Battalion Quiz Competition 2018’ of SFHQ-J Inspires Hundreds of Competitors

    2018-12-01 23:58:25

    Novel ‘Inter Battalion Quiz Competition 2018’ of SFHQ-J Inspires Hundreds of Competitors

    Inducting a new area to broaden horizon of both military and general knowledge of all Officers, the Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna on a proposal made by Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi, Commander Security Forces - Jaffna, introduced the first-ever...