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Sri Lanka Army Special Forces team wins accolades at ‘Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2019’ in England
The Sri Lanka Army ‘Special Forces Team’ that took part in the British Army’s international ‘Exercise Cambrian Patrol’, had won a Bronze medal.
Navy and Air Force conduct joint exercise operation
A joint Helicopter Deck Landing Exercise was conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force at the Trincomalee harbor, on Sunday (20th October).
Army assists Northern students
With the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination round the corner, the Sri Lanka Army has commenced to conduct educational assistance programmes for the children who are getting ready to face this important examination in December.
''Galle Dialogue 2019'' begins tomorrow
Sri Lanka Navy's flagship international Maritime conference, the "Galle Dialogue 2019" is set to begin at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, tomorrow (21st October).
Educational and livelihood assistance to families of former combatants
A group of children of former LTTE combatants were provided with educational assistance at a ceremony organized by the Security Force Headquarters-Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), on Friday (18 th October).
Army handover 150.15 More Acres in Kilinochchi to public without Compromising Security Interests
Making his first visit upon his assumption as the Army Chief, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army attended a brief ceremony at the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), to formally release one more land amount of 150.15 acres, State and private, today morning (18 October).
Coastguard conducts lifesaving awareness programmes for Southern communities
A series of life savings and drowning prevention awareness workshops for civilians and school children in the Southern region was conducted by the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG), recently.
“Galle Dialogue 2019” to be held this month
The Sri Lanka Navy’s flagship annual international maritime conference, “Galle Dialogue” will be held in Colombo on 21st and 22nd of this month (October).
Rainy weather likely to continue further
The prevailing wet weather is likely to continue for the next few days.
Navy engages in cleaning beaches in Southern Naval Area
As another extension of Navy's beach cleaning effort, several beach areas Southern area were cleaned by the SL Navy, today (12 October 2019).
Sick fisherman brought ashore for treatment
A local fisherman who had fallen sick while at sea was brought ashore for treatment with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday (10 October) According to Navy media, the fisherman had left for fishing onboard a fishing trawler named, ‘Sachen Putha 1’ from the Negombo fisheries harbor, last week (04)
Sri Lanka Army turns 70
The Sri Lanka Army is celebrating its 70th anniversary, today (10 October).
Coastguard conducts lifesaving training together with Life Saving Victoria (LSV) – Australia
A four-day lifesaving training programme was conducted by Sri Lanka Coast Guard in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Life Saving (SLLS) and Life Saving Victoria (LSV) – Australia and the Sri Lanka Navy, recently.
Sri Lanka Navy assists the annual feast of kaluwella St.Mary's church in Galle on 5th Oct 2019.
Under the directives of Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva and with the supervision of Commander Southern Naval Area, annual feast of kaluwella St.Mary's church was successfully conducted with the participation of many naval personnel of Southern Naval command.
French yacht in distress brought ashore by Navy
Sri Lanka Navy troops provided assistance to bring ashore a French yatch, which was in distress due to a technical fault in the Southern seas, on Saturday (04 October).
KDU 'Open Day' draws large crowd
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) in Ratmalana, had its annual ‘Open Day’, today (06 October).
Christian ceremony held in view of 70th Army anniversary
A special Christian blessing ceremony was held in view of the 70th Army Day celebrations at the St. Mary's Church in Bambalapitiya, Colombo 04, on Friday evening (04).
Kotelawala Defence University ‘Open Day’ on Sunday
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in Ratmalana, popularly known as the ‘KDU’ will have its annual ‘Open Day’, tomorrow (06 October).
Police Seva Vanitha Unit celebrates World Children’s Day
A special ceremony was held in view of the World Children’s Day, by the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Sri Lanka Police on 01st October.
Coast Guard cleans coastal areas
Playing its part in protecting the coastal eco system and marine environment, the Sri Lanka Coast Guard carried out a coastal cleanup campaign, recently.
Islamic religious ceremony held in view of 70th Army Day celebrations
An Islamic religious ceremony was held at the Colpetty Jummah Masjidh in Colombo 03 in view of Sri Lanka Army’s 70th anniversary celebration, on Thursday (03).
Navy nabs persons for illegal possession of marine resources
Sri Lanka Navy personnel during the past week apprehended several persons for the illegal possession and transport of sea cucumbers and conch shells.
Army anniversary Hindu blessing ceremony held
A Hindu religious ceremony was held at the Sri Ponnambalawaneswaram Kovil, in Colombo 13 in view of the Sri Lanka Army’s 70th anniversary.
Pakistani HC presents IT equipment to Military Academy
A stock of IT equipment including computers and printers intended for the Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) in Diyatalawa was gifted to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva by the High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, H.E Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, when the latter met the Army Commander at his office on Wednesday (02 October).
Army donates for the welfare of children on World Children’s Day
Contributing their share to the welfare of children, the Sri Lanka Army, on World Children’s Day (01 October) made a considerable donation towards the Presidential Secretariat’s ‘National Trust Fund for Protection of Destitute Children’.