2019-07-05 16:57:41
Major General Deepthi Jayathilake, General Officer Commanding, 12 Division and senior Police Officers in the Kataragama region on behalf of the armed forces and Policemen received a stock of metal detectors for security checking from the Basnayake Nilame at Ruhunu Kataragama Devalaya on Tuesday (2).
2019-07-04 17:29:41
The opening ceremony of the newly-constructed Officers’ Mess building at the Brigade Headquarters of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) at Iyakachchi, Jaffna took place on Tuesday (2) during a ceremony, headed by Brigadier Sumith Athapattu, Colonel of the Regiment...
2019-07-04 13:45:33
Major General Kumudu Perera, Commander, Security Forces - Wanni relinquished his duties on Tuesday (2) to take over his new duties as the new Deputy Chief of Staff in Sri Lanka Army. Major General Kumudu Perera was the 17th Commander of the...
2019-07-04 13:44:33
Intended to promote the practice of bee-keeping as an alternative income-generating domestic industry among civilians, 65 Division Headquarters on the directions of its General Officer Commanding coordinated the conduct of an awareness lecture programme on the subject at Mallavi Central College on Thursday (27).
2019-07-04 13:43:33
Commander, Security Forces - West (SF-West), Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage visited the 58 Division Headquarters in Galle on Wednesday (3) before his relinquishment of his office. Major General Jayantha Gunarathna, General Officer Commanding, 58 Division welcomed the outgoing...
2019-07-04 13:39:45
Lecturers at the Army Directorate of Preventive Medicine and Mental Health at the Colombo Army Hospital, together with several civil counsellors delivered lectures on ‘Suicide Prevention and Problem-Solving Psychological Programme’ on Tuesday (2) at the 11 Division....
2019-07-04 13:38:50
Responding positively to the request of school authorities, 19 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) troops of the 651 Brigade, commanded by Colonel Chamath Warakagoda with the full backing of the 65 Division General Officer Commanding, Major General Wasantha Kumarapperuma and the Commander, Security Forces-KLN, Major General Vijitha Ravipriya contributed to the construction of a mini Catholic shrine inside the Thewanpiddy RCTM School premises and recently vested it in the devotees.
2019-07-04 13:38:33
In co-operation with National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA), 7 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) troops with the intention of promoting nutritional factor and income-generating openings of poor villagers released thousands of fish fingerlings to the Akkarayankulam Tank...
2019-07-04 13:30:33
An attempt by a person to grab the firearm of a soldier providing security to the Upananda Vidyalaya in Akmeemana was foiled after shooting at the assailant this morning (4) according to the Police Headquarters. Reports confirmed that the injured assailant, Kaluthotage Udaya Pradeep Kumara (39)...
2019-07-03 15:56:11
Commander 651 Brigade and Commanding Officer of 19 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) were among special invitees who were invited to the annual prize-giving ceremony of Thewanpiddy Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School, held recently at the school premises.