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  • HONOURING AGE-OLD TRADITIONS, GENERAL SHAVENDRA SILVA RECEIVES BLESSINGS OF SACRED TOOTH RELIC & PRELATES OF MALWATTE & ASGIRIYA

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

  • INCREASED NUMBERS OF MIDDLE EAST EXPATRIATES BROUGHT DOWN DURING LAST 24 HOURS

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

  • NOCPCO TASK FORCE EVALUATES NEW DEVELOPMENTS & ARRIVAL OF MORE & MORE EXPATRIATES

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

    One more reviewing discussion with all Task Force members and other stakeholders fighting against transmission of COVID-19 took place this afternoon (19) at the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), co-chaired by General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head, NOCPCO and Medical Specialist and Director General of Health Services, Dr Asela Gunawardena.

  • COMMEMORATION OF 73RD NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY DISCUSSED

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

  • CONCERNED COMPANY DONORS GIFT FACEMASKS & RAPID ANTIGEN TEST KITS

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

    Extending their helping hand and appreciating unmatched roles of tri-servicemen in the fight against COVID-19, the company, IME Korea and SD Biosensors through their local counterparts after calling at the Commander 's Office this afternoon (18) jointly gifted a stock of facemasks for the use of servicemen, engaged in preventive work and rapid antigen test kits for COVID-19 diagnoses.

  • NOCPCO HEAD WANTS STRICT & AUTHORIZED REGULATORY MECHANISM ADOPTED AT PRIVATE HOSPITALS

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

    General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head, NOCPCO and Medical Specialist and Director General of Health Services, Dr Asela Gunawardena on Wednesday (20) jointly met a representative gathering of private sector laboratory technicians and discussed possibilities of implementing a common regulatory mechanism for conduct of antigen and PCR tests giving priority to BOI approved garment industry employees, those proceeding overseas, workforce in respective hospitals and those set to undergo surgeries in order to streamline and reinforce 100% credibility of such procedures to be in line with guidelines issued by the Director General of Health Services.

  • SECRETARY DEFENCE, TOP BRASS SECURITY & STATE OFFICIALS INSPECT DEEGAWAPIYA STUPA RESTORATION PROJECT

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

    Defence Secretary Gen (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne, together with the Secretary to Public Security Ministry, Major General (Retd) Jagath Alwis, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva, District Secretary for Ampara, D.M.L. Bandaranayaka, Chief of National Intelligence Major General (Retd) Ruwan Kulathunga, Director General Civil Security Department Major General Nandana Senadeera, Director General of Archaeology, Prof Anura Manatunga, Military Liaison Officer of Ministry of Defence Brigadier Dinesh Nanayakkara, Director Military Intelligence Brigadier Robin Jayasuriya, Architects, Archaeologists, Engineers and Surveyors on Tuesday 26) made an inspection visit to the Deegawapiya Stupa restoration project.

  • CHINESE DEFENCE ATTACHES CALL ON GENERAL SHAVENDRA SILVA AT AHQ

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

    Senior Colonel Wan Dong, Defence Attaché in the Embassy of People 's Republic of China in Sri Lanka, together with the Deputy Defence Attaché, Colonel Chang Qianjin called on the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva at the Army Headquarters on Monday (25).

  • GENERAL SHAVENDRA SILVA LAYS CORNER-STONE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ‘STUPA ' AT TISSA VIHARAYA

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

    The auspicious corner-stone laying ceremony for erection of the new pagoda (Chaithya Stupa) and the monastery at the historic Tissa Raja Maha Viharaya in Kankesanthurai began this morning (30) amid religious formalities and blessings of the Maha Sangha as a result of the cooperation, extended by the Jaffna Security Force HQ, Navy, Air Force and the Police.

  • SLBC 'SUBHARATHI ' INTERVIEWS COMMANDER

    28th May 2021 21:03:46 Hours

    General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff ,Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) was invited to be the day 's special guest in ‘the Subharathi " radio programme of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) this morning (31), attributed to the title Lak Mawa Senahu Ranaviruwo .