Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

Archives


News | News

Navy directs 32 more persons from Ja-Ela to quarantine centre

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has directed another batch of 32 persons from Ja-Ela and Ragama areas to the Naval Quarantine Centre at Nachchikudha, today (April 13).


News | News

Nine quarantined persons leave SLN centre in Boosa

Nine persons left for their homes from Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) run quarantine centre at Boosa after completing the 14-day quarantine process, today.  (April 13).


News | News

Soldiers need to be healthy to protect nation from COVID-19- Army Chief Lt. Gen. Silva

Acting Chief of Defence Staff and Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Commander Lt.Gen. Shavendra Silva said to heal the nation, the soldiers needed to be healthy and it was imperative that they should follow all precautions to prevent transmitting of COVID-19.



News | News

President Rajapaksa requests people to celebrate New Year with family members to contain spread of COVID-19

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his Sinhala and Tamil New Year Message has requested people to join the Government with a strong determination to defeat COVID-19 pandemic that is threatening the people and country.


News | News

Troops in Jaffna distribute pre-cooked meals among needy

Troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna, distributed 300 pre-cooked meal packets among the needy communities in the Peninsula. The program was initiated as an extension of the ongoing humanitarian assistance to support Government’s efforts against spread of the COVID -19 pandemic.




News | News

RALL donates Rs. 3 million to fight against COVID-19

Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Limited (RALL), a premier security services provider, which is a Government owned business that functions under the Defence Ministry, has donated Rs. 3 million to strengthen the Government efforts to fight against COVID-19.


News | News

Huawei to provide digital solutions to Defence Ministry to fight against COVID-19

Huawei, the leading global ICT solution provider, has pledged to donate a range of digital solutions to the Defence Ministry to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.


News | News

LOLC donate PPEs, face masks and sanitizers

LOLC group of companies in collaboration with ‘Manusath Derana’ donated 75 PPEs, 06 face masks and 06 cans of sanitization liquid to Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne on April 10.


News | News

Public New Year celebrations strictly prohibited - Police

Police said New Year celebrations are prohibited during curfew hours as curfew has been imposed to restrict people’s movements in an effort to contain spread of COVID-19.


News | News

Health Ministry issues new regulations on cremating COVID-19 infected corpses

The corpse of COVID infected person should be cremated at the temperature of 800 to 1,200 degrees Celsius for a minimum period of forty-five minutes to one hour for a complete burning, the Health Ministry said.

 


News | News

Twenty seven healthcare workers of Ragama and Welisara hospitals, sent to SLN quarantine centre in Mulankavil

Two hospital staffers have closely associated with COVID-19 infected resident in Suduwella.


News | News

Another 52 residents, closely associated with COVID-19 positive patients in Ja-Ela, directed to quarantine

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) following intelligence sharing on those, who had close links with COVID-19 positive patients in Sudewella in Ja-Ela, had directed to quarantine as they were avoiding quarantine orders.


News | News

Navy designs Negative Pressure Isolation for National Hospital, Colombo

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) engineers have designed two Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms (NPIR) for the National Hospital, Colombo under the directives of Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva recently.



News | News

Navy helps a foreign seaman found sick to get medical treatment

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) helped a seaman, who was sick, to come ashore from an Indian origin container ship yesterday (April 11). The 38-year-old patient was brought ashore following a request made by the local agent operating in Sri Lanka.



News | News

Lotus Tower lights up to pay tribute to Sri Lankan frontiers battling against COVID-19

The Colombo Lotus Tower was lit up in stunting red at 06.45 this evening (April 11), to pay tribute to all Sri Lankans who are leading the fight against COVID -19 outbreak.


News | News

Soldiers support Jaffna pensioners and disable people

Jaffna Security Forces Headquarters (SFHQ) provided transport facilities to the pensioners and the beneficiaries, who are eligible for financial assistance  to go to banks, collect their pensions and payments and return to their homes.


News | News

Troops of 7th GW and 9th SLNG distribute food rations among needy

The soldiers of the 7th Gemunu Watch (7GW) and the 9th Sri Lanka National Guard (9 SLNG) support the Government officials to distribute food and essential rations among the needy villagers in Udayarkattu.


News | News

Lotus Tower to light up to pay tribute to frontline workers of COVID-19

The Colombo Lotus Tower is to be lit up at 06.45 this evening (April 11), to pay tribute to all personnel who are leading the fight against COVID -19.


News | News

Frontier Police corps fighting against COVID-19 to get cash rewards of Rs. 5,000

All police personnel, chief Inspector of police and below will be granted Rs. 5,000 cash prizes in recognition of their selfless service rendered to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.