News Updates
Army troops avert tank bund split of Ariyankulam tank
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops arriving at the Ariyankulam tank in Nochchikulama strengthened the eroded tank bund recently.
Army hands over two new houses to ‘Panama’ and ‘Pottuvil’ beneficiaries
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has vested newly built two houses to its beneficiaries living in Panama and Pottuvil areas recently.
Navy sailors donate blood to Northern hospitals
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) had organized a blood donation campaign in the Jaffna peninsula recently (Dec 01).
CSD produced Organic Fertilizer handed over to ‘Lak Pohora’
A consignment of Organic Fertilizer produced by the Civil Secuirty Department (CSD) was handed over to the state owned Ceylon Fertilizer Company (Lak Pohora) recently.
SLAF assists schools through “Guwan Mithudam” project
Several upgraded infrastructure facilities completed by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at Sumangala Primary School in Pudalu Oya, Kothmale and Sri Kirushna Vidyala in Sinnathampanei, Vavunia were vested in the students recently.
Army to build houses for two ex-combatant families
As a part of Sri Lanka Army’s humanitarian assistance for livelihood of the LTTE’s ex-combatants or their families, Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna laid foundation stones for the construction of two more houses for former combatant families at Alvai and Thumpalai in the Jaffna peninsula, reports Army media.
EU and UNODC provide Portable Backscatter X-ray Machines to Navy
Deputy Head of Mission European Union Thorsten Bargfrede and representatives of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) handed over four Portable Backscatter X-ray Machines to the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) yesterday (30 Nov).
SL wins Fair Play Award at World Military Wrestling Championship
The Sri Lankan Team made up of Wrestlers from the Sri Lanka Army, Navy and Air Force was adjudged as the winners of the “Fair Play Award” at the recently concluded 35th CISM World Military Wrestling Championship held in Tehran, Iran.
Soldiers avert tank bund breach in Mullaithivu
A group of Army soldiers in the North were rushed to take preventive measures to stop a breach at the Semmamoddai tank in Mullaithivu recently.
Foreign trainees among Air Force Search and Rescue Course
Several foreign participants were among the trainees of the Search and Rescue Courses conducted by the Sri Lanka Air Force.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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).
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.
Oddusuddan Schools receive Army-installed RO plants
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) installed three Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water Purification Plants in three school compounds in the Oddusuddan area recently, fulfilling the students drinking water requirements.
Army troops-built house vested in a needy family
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) further expanding its community-oriented projects constructed a house for a needy family in Kidapidichchikulam, Naddankandal and vested in the family recently.