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SLN improves facilities in two Hambantota schools

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) continuing its school development project mooted in parallel with its 70th anniversary vested in students of Athbatuwa Junior School in Hungama and Veeriyagama Maha Vidyalaya in Sooriyawewa with improved facilities yesterday (29).


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Two Army-built houses vested in Jaffna families

Two new Sri Lanka Army-built houses were vested in two deserving families in Karainagar and Puttur areas in Jaffna recently during separate warming ceremonies.


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SLCG receives a donation of Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat

Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) received a donation of Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) during a brief ceremony organized at the Advanced Training Centre, Coast Guard Headquarters in Mirissa recently (26).


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Army produces 91,000 kilos of organic fertilizer

A consignment of 91,000 kilos of organic manure produced by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) was handed over to the Ceylon Fertilizer Company Ltd during a brief ceremony held at the 22 Division HQ in Trincomalee recently.


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Multinational training event concluded at SLCG

The closing ceremony of the Visit, Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) course for Boarding Teams and VBSS Advanced course was held recently.


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SLCG holds coordinating meetings on Drug trafficking

Delegations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Bangladesh recently visited Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ) Mirissa with a view of holding a coordination meeting on the issue of drug trafficking at sea in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.


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Colombo Conclave 2021: International Dimensions on National Security

Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), the premier think tank on national security, established under the Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka conducted its second national conference “Colombo Conclave 2021”, under the theme of “International Dimensions on National Security”, on 24th of November 2021 ....


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Curtains Fall on 57th Army Inter Regiment Athletic Championship 2020-2021

Curtains came down of the ‘57th Army Inter Regiment Athletic Championship 2020-2021’, the most-awaited inspiring event in the Army sports calendar which generates enormous enthusiasm among Army sports lovers this evening (26) at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, rekindling hopes for many more national and international wins in future.


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Air Force joins hands with Police to track traffic flow to Colombo

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) had launched a joint operation with the Sri Lanka Police to track traffic flow in the Colombo area  on Thursday (Nov 25).


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Airmen donate blood to Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital

Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) in Anuradhapura conducted a blood donation campaign recently where nearly 400 SLAF and civil personnel volunteered to donate blood to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.


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SLN sets up safe crossing at Kurinchankerny Bridge

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has set up safe transport measures for regional commuters at the Kurinchankerny Bridge yesterday (25).



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UN will always work closely with Sri Lanka

The United Nations will always work closely with Sri Lanka, said Mr. Khaled Khiari, UN Assistant Secretary General for Political, Peacebuilding and Peace Operations.


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Locally produced security equipment donated for the purpose of enhancing security of the Parliament complex

The Centre for Defence Research and Development under the Ministry of Defence handed over locally produced security equipment in Parliament today (25) to ensure the security of the Parliament complex.


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Soldiers donate blood to Batticaloa Hospital

Sri Lanka Army personnel in the East volunteered to donate much needed blood to the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital at a blood donation campaign held recently.


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Air Force Seed Bombing continues to the sixth wave

A MI-17 helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force was utilized to drop approximately 65,000 seed bombs on the Wattegama Kebilitta Government Forest Reserve in the Siyambalanduwa Divisional Secretariat on Tuesday (Nov 23).


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Defence Secretary bids farewell to departing Russian Security Council Secretary

Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev who arrived to Sri Lanka on Monday left the country today (Nov 24).


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Russian Army delegation arrives to observe de-mining programme

A four member Russian military delegation led by Lieutenant General Yuri Mikhailovich Stavitsky, Chief of Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces in the Russian Federation arrived in the island on a four day visit yesterday (23).


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SLAF airborne commandos "Never Accept Defeat"

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has served the Motherland for seven decades. We often think of aircraft and pilots in the air defence role of the Air Force.


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SLN embarks on Kinniya ferry accident rescue mission

Following a tragic ferry accident reported in Kinniya today morning (Nov 23) Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has embarked on a rescue mission to locate the missing persons.


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Secretary of the Security Council of Russia calls on President

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (22).


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Secretary of the Security Council of Russia arrives to Sri Lanka

Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday (Nov 22).


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Secretary Defence graces 50th Bangladesh Armed Forces Day Ceremony

Defence Secretary, General Kamal Gunaratne graced the 50th Bangladesh Armed Forces Day ceremony as the Chief Guest at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo last evening (Nov 21).


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Alms-giving held at ‘Sandahiru Stupa’ premises to invoke blessings on war heroes

Following the unveiling of Sandahiru Stupa Pinnacle on 18 Nov, an alms-giving ceremony (Sangagatha Dakshinawa) was held at the venue yesterday (Nov 19).


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Navy takes hold of over 1437kg of smuggled dried turmeric in Mannar

The Navy took hold of over 1437kg of smuggled dried turmeric, during special operations conducted in the sea area of Vankalipadu and beach area of Thalvupadu in Mannar on 17th and 18th November 2021. The operations also led to the apprehension of 03 suspects and a dinghy used for this smuggling attempt.