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Navy douses fire erupted on a trawler in Dikkowita harbour
Navy’s fire-fighters doused an abrupt fire on a multi-day fishing trawler at the Dikkowita Fisheries Harbour yesterday (29).
MoD response for dependents of fallen war heroes
Press Release
Army troops repaired a split in Omanthai Marailluppaikulam tank
Demonstrating all time readiness of the troops for the benefit of the community, the Sri Lanka Army troops swiftly attended to stop a water leakage in the Marailluppaikulam tank bund at Illeimaradankulam in Omanthai recently.
Pandemic Control Operations
Tri-Forces and Police are conducting operations to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the island by untiringly engaging in identifying the virus hit patients and sending their close contacts for quarantine to the Tri-Forces managed quarantine centres established around the country.
Arrested Arms and Ammunitions
The Sri Lanka (SL) Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and STF were on alert on illegal weapons and ammunition during the past week. Operations in search of illegal firearms were underway in keeping with the government's vision to curb underworld activities.
Anti-drugs Operations
The SL Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and Police Narcotic Bureau conducted anti-drugs operations last week and arrested a total of 50 persons including drug peddlers, following effective interoperability among the security services and the Police.
Environment Protection
The Sri Lanka Navy Seva Vanitha Unit (SVU) launched a command-wise tree planting campaign on 21 Mar on the sidelines of the International Day of Forests.
National Security Studies
A Public Lecture on "Impact of Port City to National Security of Sri Lanka" organized by Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) was conducted on 26 Mar at the INSS, Battaramulla.
Sandahiru Seya treasures deposited amidst religious blessings
Turning a new chapter in the annals of Sri Lankan history, the depositing of treasures and sacred relics at the Sandahiru Stupa Square Chamber was held auspiciously amidst the religious blessings of maha sanga at the Stupa premises in the sacred city of Anuradhapura today (Mar 28).
Sri Lanka Army Parachutists showcase their skills on Pakistan Day
The Sri Lanka Army's Special Force parachutists displayed their skills with the Pakistan's Armed Forces during the Pakistan Day celebrations held recently in Islamabad, Pakistan.
“Impact of Port City to National Security of Sri Lanka”
A press release issued by Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) pertaining to the Public Lecture on "Impact of Port City to National Security of Sri Lanka" is as follows:
The Russian Ambassador meets Defence Secretary
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Yury Materiy met the Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) at the Ministry today (Mar 26).
Offering of treasures for ‘Sandahiru Seya’ Square Chamber
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the DP Jayasinghe Group of Companies Dr. Dilshan Jayasinghe handed over an array of treasures to be deposited at the sacred Sandahiru Seya today (Mar 26).
INSS Public Lecture on 'Impact of Port City to National Security of SL'
A Public Lecture on "Impact of Port City to National Security of Sri Lanka" organized by Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) was conducted today (Mar 26) at the INSS, Battaramulla.
SLCG focusing to enhance maritime law enforcement capabilities
UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme Senior Instructor Craig Lunn held discussions on the UNODC sponsored training courses scheduled to be commenced at the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) Advance Training Centre (ATC) in Mirissa within the year 2021, during a meeting had with the SLCG Director General Rear Admiral Anura Ekanayake recently.
SLA gifts stationary packs for students
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) gifted school accessories for 50 Mullaithivu students at the Mannankdal Tamil Primary school during a recently organized function in keeping with the civil-military projects.
Trusted wings of hope and combat support
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) proudly celebrated its 70th anniversary recently amidst much grandeur. In this backdrop, today we discover one of the squadrons whose pilots and crews have done a tremendous task to augment the combat operations of the SLAF.