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  • TROOPS BATTLE ANOTHER WILDFIRE IN BADULLA

    05th August 2023 13:15:21 Hours

    Army troops based in Badulla, under 112 Infantry Brigade rushed to control a wildfire scene at the Eladaluwa mountain range during the afternoon on 04 August 2023.

  • NEWLY APPOINTED GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING OF 12 INFANTRY DIVISION MAKES FIELD VISITS

    05th August 2023 10:30:00 Hours

    Major General C S Munasinghe WWV RWP RSP USP ndc psc IG who assumed duties as General Officer Commanding of 12 Infantry Division made field visits to under command brigades and battalions established in the area of responsibility.

  • CENTRAL TROOPS REFRESH KNOWLEDGE ON FIREFIGHTING AND FIRE-CONTROLLING

    04th August 2023 19:30:10 Hours

    Located in a disaster prone area, troops under Security Force (Central) constantly make fullest effort to control wildfires and domestic fires in central highlands. Since, on the guidance of Commander Security Force (Central), Major General WWHRRVMNDKB Niyangoda RWP RSP VSV USP ndu psc, security force headquarters organized a seasonable lecture and awareness program to refresh the knowledge of troops on firefighting and controlling, on 04 August 2023 at the lecture hall.

  • SECURITY FORCE COMMANDER MAKES MAIDEN VISIT TO 11 INFANTRY DIVISION

    04th August 2023 19:22:35 Hours

    Newly appointed Commander Security Force (Central), Major General WWHRRVMNDKB Niyangoda RWP RSP VSV USP ndu psc, made his first field visit to 11 Infantry Division in Kandy, on 03 August 2023.

  • ARMY TROOPS ASSIST POLICE TO RETRIEVE AN UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE DEAD BODY AT GREAT-WESTERN

    04th August 2023 19:08:41 Hours

    Troops of 3rd Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment along with Police and Special Task Force personnel retrieved a body of an unidentified deceased woman which was found at the Great-western Mountains in Talawakele on 02 August 2023. As requested by Lindula police station, army troops swiftly responded and assisted them to carry the dead body.

  • ARMY FIGHTS WILDFIRES IN UDUDUMBARA

    04th August 2023 19:03:06 Hours

    At short notice, troops of 5th Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry swiftly responded to douse wildfires in Kahatagolla mountain range, Ududumbara during the day light on 03 August 2023.

  • 12 INFANTRY DIVISION WELCOMES THE NEW GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING

    04th August 2023 08:30:00 Hours

    Troops of 12 Infantry Division welcomed the new general officer commanding at the formal function organized with military customs, at the premises of division headquarters on 04 August 2023.

  • CENTRAL TROOPS EVACUATE INJURED PASSENGERS AT WATAWALA

    01st August 2023 12:30:00 Hours

    A number of 18 persons were injured when an SLTB bus, plying from Colombo to Nuwara Eliya, veered off the road and plunged down a precipice at Watawala, in the morning hours on 01 August 2023.

  • ARMY FIRE FIGHTERS CONTINUE BATTLING AGAINST WILDFIRES

    31st July 2023 13:30:00 Hours

    Troops based in Kandy District, under Security Force (Central), made tireless efforts to control wildfires in both Bowalawatta area in Kandy and Hunnasgiriya area in Ududumbara on 31 July 2013.

  • TROOPS FIGHT WILDFIRE IN LUNUGAMWEHERA

    27th July 2023 11:30:00 Hours

    Troops based in Lunugamwehera, under 12 Infantry Division, rushed to Beralihela Weeravila Kanda area to douse a wildfire occurred in the evening, on 27 July 2023. The troops belong to 122 Infantry Brigade, made initiatives to control the wildfire that destroyed acres of flora.