Panagoda: The disaster relief medical assistance provided by the Indian Army’s 60 Parachute Field Hospital in the wake of the devastating Ditwah Cyclone was formally commended on 14 December 2025 at the Army Cantonment, Panagoda, in recognition of its…
Pussellawa: Combat Riders with eight motorcycles of the Sri Army were deployed to transport food and essential items to families residing in inaccessible areas from Pussellawa to Frotoft Estate. In addition, they provided essential items to 48 familie…
Mullaitivu: In line with the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ campaign, a beach cleaning programme was successfully conducted on 10 December 2025 at Mullaitivu and Kokilai beaches. A total of 450 troops from the 591 Infantry Brigade of the 59 Infantry Division activ…
Colombo: The special air operations, rescue missions, and disaster relief activities carried out in Sri Lanka following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah received significant contributions from several countries. As part of these efforts, two U…
Colombo: In a swift and coordinated joint operation, the Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard successfully controlled a fuel spill off the coast of Colombo. The incident, caused by a sudden leak in a fuel buoy near the Colombo Port, was contained through th…
Colombo: The 16th meeting of the National Council for Disaster Management was held this morning at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The Council convened to address pressing disaster management iss…
Colombo: The Regional Conference on Advancing Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Implementing Legislation in Asia was successfully held from 09 to 11 December 2025 at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo. This international conference was hosted by the…
Colombo: High Level Committee for Foreign Relief Aid (Supplies) Coordination (HL-FRAC), chaired by the Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), convened its third meeting today at its Secretariat located at the Disaster Manage…