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SLN foils illegal migration attempt
A special operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Wennappuwa Police nabbed 47 persons suspected to involve in an illegal migration attempt to an overseas country via sea from Wennappuwa, recently (31).
Army clears landslide easing movement of citizens in Thawalamthenna
Troops of the 5 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment of the 581 Brigade under the 58 Division under command to 1 Corps yesterday (1) rose to the occasion and rendered assistance to people affected by severe weather.
NBRO issues level 1 landslide warning
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued level one (yellow colour) landslide early warnings to several areas in Matara, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Hambantota, Galle, Kegalle and Ratnapura districts today (01 Aug).
Army and Navy assist ‘Pada Yatra’ from Jaffna to Kataragama
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) continuing their long held practices and as Social Responsibility initiatives facilitates the devotees engaged in foot pilgrimage (Pada Yatra) from Jaffna to Kataragama.
Navy rescued a group of Indian fishermen stranded in SL waters
Sri Lanka Navy rescued 06 distressed Indian fishermen drifted to the Sri Lankan waters north of Talaimannar, with their defunct trawler. The rescued Indian fishermen were provided humanitarian assistance and handed over to another Indian fishing trawler at the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
Australian HC pays farewell call on Sri Lanka Defence Secretary
Australian High Commissioner (HC) for Sri Lanka HE David Holly who will be completing his tenure in due course, paid a farewell call on the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne at the Defence Ministry, Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte today (July 29).
Launching of the Counter Trafficking Project 'IMPACT' and National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Website to combat Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka
With funding support from the United States Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM),
Deserving families in the East receive dry rations through Army coordination
Sri Lanka Army distributed a consignment of 200 dry ration packs, each valued at Rs 5000/= among most deserving residents in Thoppigala, Kiliveddy, Kirillaveli Welikanda, Sinhapura, Sewanapitiya and Katuwanwila in the East recently.
Navy nabs smuggled gold worth over Rs. 9 million in Pesalai
Sri Lanka Navy seized about 470 g of gold and a conch shell (Valampuri) during a special operation carried out in the seas off Kurusapadu in Pesalai, Mannar recently.
Army troops donate blood for Kilinochchi patients
Sri Lanka Army troops donated blood to save the lives of seriously ill patients in the Kilinochchi region responding to the request of Kilinochchi Hospital authorities recently.
Army-built new house vested in a needy family in Jaffna
Sri Lanka Army while broadening its community service scope further, erected a new house for a deserving low-income group family in Chandrapuram, Chavakachcheri recently and vested in the family recently.
SL Navy cleans Crow Island beach
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) organized a beach cleaning programme at the Crow Island beach in Mattakkuliya recently.
Air Force troops in Anuradhapura donate blood
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Base Anuradhapura conducted a blood donation campaign recently at Base hospital premises on a request made by the Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura.
Navy established RO plant in Anuradhapura
The Sri Lanka Navy-built Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant was declared open for community use at Maithreegama in Palugaswewa, Anuradhapura recently.
Army-innovated new Software Solution Commissioned at SL Customs
The Sri Lanka Army’s Directorate of Information Technology (DIT) developed a new software solution to the Sri Lanka Customs to further facilitate its digitalization process recently.
Air Force extinguished fire in Katunayaka
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) with the assistance of Negombo Municipal Fire Prevention Division and Katunayake Board of Investment, completely doused the fire that erupted at a restaurant in Kurana, Kanuwanwa area on 23 July.
Defence Secretary graces SLCG ship Commissioning Ceremony as Chief Guest
The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) commissioned its Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) ‘SLCGS Jayesagara’ at the Port City of Trincomelee, today (July 23)
Be accountable for assets maintained from the public money - Defence Secretary
Being a developing country, where the government constantly allocates a considerable portion of its revenue for the country’s defence, even amidst the current economic and political crisis, it is your responsibility to be accountable for your assets which are maintained from the public money, said the Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne last evening (July 22).
President visits Defence Ministry
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Ranil Wickremesinghe following the swearing in ceremony held at the Parliament, arrived at the Defence Ministry situated at the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte today (21 July).
Green farming brings in maiden harvest in East
An organic paddy cultivation project in the Eastern region has produced a harvest of 1750kg of paddy. According to Sri Lanka Army media, army troops under 6 Sri Lanka Armored Corps (SLAC) troops of the 223 Brigade under the 22 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) had taken up to sow paddy in an 1.5 acre land in Mailawewa.
SL aviation contingent at MINUSCA commended for the act of bravery
On 17 June 2022, heavily armed rebel group called CPC (Coalition of Patriots for Change) made a surprise attack against a position held by a company of the Armed Forces of the Central African Republic in OUANDA-DJALLE, more than 800 km northeast of Bangui which they overrun after a fierce firefight. They then literally forced the civilian population to leave and hide in the bush.
Coast Guard nabs illegally harvested shark flesh
Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) nabbed two multiday fishing vessels along with 14 fishermen in possession of illegally harvested Shark flesh, dried Shark fins and fish recently.
Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as President
Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka before the Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at the Parliament complex in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte today (21 July, 2022).
SLN foils another Cannabis smuggling racket
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) nabbed Cannabis worth over Rs 172 million with two suspects during a special raid carried out at seas off Old Casuarina Beach, Karainagar in Jaffna yesterday (July 19).
Army dowses bush fire at Wellawaya
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops attached to the Wellawaya areas doused a bush fire at the Devagiri Mountain range in Mahagoda Yaya in Wellawaya recently.