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  • May All Beings be Well & Happy on This Thrice Blessed Day !

    2023-05-05 00:00:01

    May All Beings be Well & Happy on This Thrice Blessed Day !

    Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Senior Officers, Officers & All Ranks Wish to Extend 'Vesak' Greetings to All Sri Lankans on this Thrice Blessed Vesak Day. May All Beings be Well & Happy !

  • President Switches on Presidential Secretariat 'Vesak' Decorations & Gangarama 'Vesak' Zone Illuminations

    2023-05-04 19:35:46

    President Switches on Presidential Secretariat 'Vesak' Decorations & Gangarama 'Vesak' Zone Illuminations

    Hon President Ranil Wickremesinghe, together with a retinue, inclusive of Hon Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Speaker, Hon Minister Bandula Gunawardene, Mr Sagala Ratnayake, Chief of Staff of the President and National Security Advisor to the President, Mr E.M.S.B Ekanayake, Secretary to the President, General Kamal Gunarathne (Retd) WWV RWP RSP USP ndc psc MPhil, Secretary to Ministry of Defence, General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil, Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army, Inspector General of Police, Senior Tri-Service Officers on Wednesday (3) evening joined the ceremonial inauguration of the Gangaramaya 'Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone' where members of the Army have added a number of colourful, decorative and creative spectacles for display during the Vesak week (4-10).

  • India’s Chief of the Air Staff Pays Courtesies to the Army Chief

    2023-05-03 18:46:50

    India’s Chief of the Air Staff Pays Courtesies to the Army Chief

    The Chief of the Air Staff of Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, called on Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army on Wednesday (3) morning at the Army Headquarters. He was welcomed at the Army Headquarters in a formal military ceremony where the visiting Chief of the Air Staff was honoured by presenting a Guard of Honour in conformity with military traditions. On arrival at the premises, he was received by Major General M.G.W.W.W.M.C.B Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc, Adjutant General.

  • War Heroes at ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’ Make Their Day with Festive New Year Spirits

    2023-04-24 18:03:02

    War Heroes at ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’ Make Their Day with Festive New Year Spirits

    Battle-hardened War Heroes at Attidiya ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’ where they are under rehabilitation for permanent injuries were lavishly entertained during a specially-designed Sinhala and Hindu New Year festival, held on Monday (24) in the presence of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu as the Chief Guest.

  • Army Muslim Members with Commander Join ‘Iftar’ Ritual at Laya Beach Hotel

    2023-04-20 10:51:45

    Army Muslim Members with Commander Join ‘Iftar’ Ritual at Laya Beach Hotel

    A representative gathering of Officers and Other Ranks of Islamic faith in the Army, together with Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army sat together Wednesday (19) at Laya Beach Hotel, Wadduwa to perform the Islamic ‘Iftar’ ritual, the breaking of fast of Muslims at sunset.

  • New Year Spirits & Traditional Tea Table Herald First Working Day

    2023-04-17 16:20:38

    New Year Spirits & Traditional Tea Table Herald First Working Day

    The customary Sinhala and Tamil New Year tea table and cordial get-together at the Army Headquarters (AHQ) got underway on Monday (17) morning with Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army, gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest. On arrival at the venue, the Commander was welcomed by the Chief of Staff, Major General C D Weerasuriya RWP RSP ndu and Senior Officers including the Deputy Chief of Staff, Major General D G S Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu and all other Principle Staff Officers at the Army Headquarters.

  • New Year Spirits Bring Army Personnel Together During Customary Festivities

    2023-04-11 11:12:10

    New Year Spirits Bring Army Personnel Together During Customary Festivities

    Bringing the annual Sinhala and Tamil New Year spirits into the country’s largest service provider, the Sri Lanka Army, hundreds of Army personnel serving the Army Headquarters at Sri Jayawardenepura on Monday (10 April) joined hands together with one another and enjoyed typical festivities and traditional games during a New Year festival at Panagoda Army Cantonment. Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army attaching importance to the customary feature graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, together with Mrs. Janaki Liyanage, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) and a host of Officers.

  • Saliyapura 'Keterians' in New Year Fair Sell Festival Essentials

    2023-04-09 23:29:42

    Saliyapura 'Keterians' in New Year Fair Sell Festival Essentials

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army and Colonel of the Regiment of Gajaba Regiment (GR), together with Mrs Janaki Liyanage, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) who is also the Chairperson of GR Seva Vanitha Branch (GR-SVB) Friday (7) morning inaugurated the Gajaba Regiment Seva Vanitha New Year fair at GR Regimental Headquarters in Saliyapura. The New Year fair, organized by GR-SVB ladies with the support of GR troops under the guidance of the Chairperson of the GR-SVB in consultation with Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu had a wide variety of essential commodities, needed for the forthcoming Sinhala and Hindu New Year festival.

  • SLNG's HQ Battalion Opens its New Facilities for Officers & Other Ranks

    2023-04-07 14:00:01

    SLNG's HQ Battalion Opens its New Facilities for Officers & Other Ranks

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army and Colonel of the Regiment, Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) as the day's Chief Guest was invited to inaugurate two new accommodation facilities at the SLNG Regimental HQ Battalion premises at Heraliyawala, Kurunegala this morning (6 April 2023). Brigadier H.A Keerthinatha RSP KSP psc, SLNG Centre Commandant warmly welcomed the Commander of the Army on his arrival at the camp premises after a ceremonial Guard Turnout saluted him at the entrance in accordance with military formalities.

  • President Meeting Troops & Policemen in Wanni Elaborates on Current Economic Challenges

    2023-04-01 20:34:24

    President Meeting Troops & Policemen in Wanni Elaborates on Current Economic Challenges

    HE the President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces during a tour to the sacred city of Anuradhapura on Saturday (1) took time off to talk to Wanni region-based Officers and Other Ranks of the tri services and Police personnel after inviting all of them to the Anuradhapura Air Force Base. Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, State Minister of Defence, Mr Sagala Ratnayaka, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President on National Security, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), Secretary to the Ministry of Defense, General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff...