SLAF is ready to support disaster management in adverse weather conditions
By : Nalin Jayetileke
Based on the findings of the Meteorology department, adverse weather conditions may prevail in the next 48hrs due to depression conditions...
Navy assists dousing of fire onboard container ship in anchorage off Colombo harbour
Sri Lanka Navy responding immediately to a distress call of fire erupted onboard a container ship ‘X-PRESS PEARL’ in the afternoon of 20th May...
Remembering the Late Wing Commander Tyron D S Silvapulle (SLAF)
Article Compiled by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF (Retd)
THE ONLY AIR FORCE RECEIPIENT OF THE PARAMA WEERA VIBHUSHANAYA (PWV), THE
COUNTRY'S HIGHEST MILITARY AWARD FOR GALLANTRY
Wing...
SLAF AND STF RAID SEVERAL ILLEGAL SAND MINING OPERATIONS
On the instructions of the President, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa and on the conceptualization by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana...
Navy deploys more teams to extend relief measures to flood victims
The Navy deployed three more relief teams in flood prone areas in the Gampaha and Galle districts to rescue people affected by the floods...
Air Force makes Heated Humidified Oxygen Therapy Units
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Printing driver’s license by Army saves Rs. 219 Mn within 4 months
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Islandwide travel restriction, similar to curfew, up to Monday
An islandwide travel restriction will be imposed from 11 pm today, May 13, to 4 am till Monday in order to prevent a further...
Police strictly enforce inter-provincial travel ban
The Tri-Forces and the Police Special Task Force (STF) will set up roadblocks at all provincial borders from today, May 12, to prevent the...
No decision on islandwide lockdown, states Army Commander
Chief of Defence Staff, Army Commander and Head, National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), General Shavendra Silva said that no decision...
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