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  • TROOPS OF 22 DIVISION ENTERTAIN CHILDREN OF REWATHA CHILDREN'S HOME

    11th April 2019 17:08:39 Hours

    The children living in Rewatha Children´s Development Centre in Trincomalee, enjoyed a day of fun and happiness when the troops of 22 Division visited them on Monday (08) as one of their goodwill projects.

  • SF HQ (EAST) JOINS WITH " BAK MAHA DIVURUMA" - NATIONAL PLEDGE TO ERADICATE DRUG MENACE

    04th April 2019 12:51:37 Hours

    In line with the ‘ Bak Maha Divuruma,’ - National Pledge to eradicate drug menace, the Island wide program launched under the guidance of HE the President Maithripala Sirisena on 03April, to invite all Sri Lankans to join together to make Sri Lanka a drug free country by implementing a broad attitude change initiate from family to the entire society, the Officers and Other Ranks of the Security Forces Headquarters (East) too stood together with this worthy attempt to eradicate drugs on behalf of the future generation.

  • CIVIL FOOTBALL CLUBS JOIN ARMY- ORGANIZED 'EASTERN COMMANDER CHAMPIONS TROPHY'

    01st April 2019 15:59:03 Hours

  • "BUDDHANGALA SAMADHI BUDDHA PRATHIMA MAWATHA" WAS VESTED WITH BUDDHIST DEVOTEES

    28th March 2019 12:50:46 Hours

    With the invitation of the Chief Incumbent of Buddhangala Aranya Senasana, Ven. Deegawapiye Susima Thero, Major General LM Mudalige RWP RSP ndu, General Officer Commanding 24 Division ceremonially declared open the newly constructed concreted road which leads from temple entrance to its nearby rock as ‘Buddhangala Samadhi Buddha Prathima Mawatha’ on 23 March 2019.

  • ANOTHER PLOTS OF LAND RELEASED IN AMPARA AND TRINCOMALEE

    26th March 2019 18:51:04 Hours

    In keeping with the government’s policy of releasing lands of civilians, another set of military held land in Ampara and Trincomalee districts in Security Forces (East) region were released to their legitimate owners, during a brief ceremony held at the Governor’s Office Trincomalee on Monday, 25 March 2019.

  • ALMS GIVING CEREMONY IN TRINCOMALEE

    26th March 2019 18:11:33 Hours

    The Eastern Province Governor's Secretariat organized a special Alms Giving Ceremony on (21) Thursday at the Hindu Cultural Auditorium Trrincomalee on account of the 'Thripitakabhivandana' programme.

  • A DHAMMA SERMON ON THE VALUE OF 'THRIPITAKA' AT THE SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (EAST)

    24th March 2019 13:11:22 Hours

    The troops of Security Forces Headquarters (East) could listen to an enlightening Dhamma Sermon on Saturday (23), the last day of ‘Tripitakabhivandana’ week that has been declared to mark the initiation of the process to declare the Theravada Tripitaka, the sacred scripture of Buddhists, as a World Heritage.

  • THE TROOPS OF SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (EAST) PLEDGE TO PRESERVE THE 'THRIPITAKA'

    23rd March 2019 12:23:27 Hours

    The staff of Security Force Headquarters (East) pledged to be dedicated upon the preservation of the 'Thripitaka', in order to prevent any attempt to damage or distort the Pali Buddhist Canon which consists of the discourses of the Buddha, during the 'Pledging Ceremony' held at Headquarters premises, Welikanda today. In line with the 'Tripitakabhivandana' week, declared by the Government of Sri Lanka from 16 to 23 March, a number of events have been organized by the Security Force Headquarters (East) giving prominence to religious observances.

  • 24 DIVISION CONDUCTS A LEGAL AWARENESS AND COUNSELLING PROGRAMME FOR SOLDIERS

    21st March 2019 15:23:19 Hours

    A programme, pertaining to ‘LEGAL AWARENESS AND COUNSELLING’ was conducted for the troops under command to 24 Division – Malwatta by Ms Medha De Alwis, a renowned lawyer and facilitator on 13 March 2019, under the guidance of Major General Mahinda Mudalige, General Officer Commanding, 24 Division.

  • NEWLY CONSTRUCTED 'PAGODA' AT HQ 24 DIVISION WAS DECLARED OPEN

    19th March 2019 13:02:56 Hours

    Commander Security Forces (East), Major General KPA Jayasekera RWP RSP USP ndc psc revealed the pinnacle of the newly constructed Pagoda at the Headquarters premises of 24 Division in Malwaththa on Sunday (10) amidst the blessings of 'Pirith Chanting' and drum beating.