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  • Drug Prevention Week in Batticaloa Organized with Students' Events

    2019-07-09 10:39:14

    Drug Prevention Week in Batticaloa Organized with Students' Events

    Security Force Headquarters-East to be in parallel with island-wide drug prevention awareness programmes implemented a program on Friday (5) at Vincent Girls' High School in Batticaloa, in which students played a leading role.

  • ‘Pirith’ Chanting in 593 Brigade Invokes Blessings

    2019-07-08 15:44:46

    ‘Pirith’ Chanting in 593 Brigade Invokes Blessings

    593 Brigade Headquarters of the 59 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) to be in parallel with the island-wide ‘Pirith Chanting’ that has been organized to invoke blessings on the country, launched their ceremony at...

  • Prison Officials Join 58 Div Organized Lecture on ‘Drugs’

    2019-07-08 15:30:10

    Prison Officials Join 58 Div Organized Lecture on ‘Drugs’

    To coincide with the National Drug Prevention Week, a group of 21 Army personnel, of the 14 (Volunteer) Gemunu Watch, 20 Policemen, 30 state officials and 20 civilians recently listened to a lecture on ‘Use of drugs and illegal transport of them’, organized at the....

  • Bangladesh Senior Officers Visit Kandy

    2019-07-08 15:25:19

    Bangladesh Senior Officers Visit Kandy

    Major General Mohammed Enayet Ullah of the Bangladesh Army who was in Sri Lanka to attend a training module at the Defence Services Command & Staff College at Sapugaskanda visited Kandy on Friday (5) with some of his accompanying....

  • Major General Ruwan Kulatunga Bids Goodbye to Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment

    2019-07-06 17:33:50

    Major General Ruwan Kulatunga Bids Goodbye to Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment

    Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) troops in a colourful and magnificent ceremony, held at the SLLI Regimental Headquarters premises in Panagoda on Friday (5) bade farewell to their outgoing Colonel of the Regiment, Major General J. Ruwan Kulatunga who retired...

  • German Ambassador Meets Jaffna Commander

    2019-07-06 17:30:50

    German Ambassador Meets Jaffna Commander

    Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sri Lanka, His Excellency Joern Rohde paid a courtesy visit to the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna and had an official meeting with the Commander Security Force - Jaffna, Major General Darshana Hettiarrachchi on Thursday (4).

  • Army Contributes to Drug Free Society

    2019-07-06 17:26:45

    Army Contributes to Drug Free Society

    In order to make Sri Lanka free from drugs to be in line with the conceptual notion of HE the President Maithripala Sirisena who had declared a drug prevention week to generate enthusiasm and awareness among the public on the importance of eradication of this menace on account of the...

  • 11 Div GOC Relinquishes Appointment

    2019-07-06 17:21:45

    11 Div GOC Relinquishes Appointment

    The outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 11 Division at Kundasale, Major General Tissa Nanayakkara was saluted in a Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour on Friday (5) at the Divisional Headquarters in accordance with military traditions.

  • New 621 Brigade Commander Begins Duties

    2019-07-06 17:16:16

    New 621 Brigade Commander Begins Duties

    The newly-appointed 621 Brigade Commander, Colonel A.P Wickramasekara assumed office as the 7th Commander of the 621 Brigade on Thursday (4) amid religious observances and military formalities at the Headquarters, 621 Brigade in Welioya.

  • Major General Gunawardena, New Wanni Commander Assumes Duties

    2019-07-05 16:57:49

    Major General Gunawardena, New Wanni Commander Assumes Duties

    The newly- appointed Commander, Security Forces - Wanni (SF-W) Major General Jagath Gunawardena on Thursday (4) assumed office during a formal ceremony, rich with military traditions and religious observances. As the first segment of the ceremony, he was accorded a Guard Turnout...