2019-09-01 14:21:32
The Gajaba Regiment (GR) - produced first Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva on Saturday (31) was received in a red carpet welcome and a glittering military ceremony when he made his formal maiden visit to the GR Regimental Headquarters at Saliyapura upon assumption of office as the 23rd Commander of the Army.
2019-08-30 19:31:31
The 9th ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2019’ at the BMICH, the Sri Lanka Army’s flagship symposium on security developments at national and international level with this year’s thematic focus on ‘Evolving Military Excellence in the Contemporary Security Landscape’ drew to a close this evening (30) after an assortment of world-wide security experts and a gathering...
2019-08-29 10:57:06
The Sri Lanka Army’s most prominent mega symposium that would establish intellectual connectivity and closer cooperation among defence partners across the globe, the ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2019,’ the 9th in sequence got to a start at the BMICH this morning (29), amid ceremonials and traditions, themed on ‘Evolving Military Excellence in the Contemporary Security Landscape’.
2019-08-27 12:55:54
Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, the new Commander of the Army in his maiden address to the Officers on Monday (26) morning at the Commander’s Secretariat at the Army Headquarters minced no words to set out his great breadth of vision for the Organization and its Modernization, National Security, Nation-Building, Reconciliation Process....
2019-08-26 20:32:08
All arrangements have been finalized to hold the 9th consecutive ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2019’ with a galaxy of reputed defence partners, security experts, global strategists, intellectuals, opinion-makers, veterans and other heavyweights shedding light on many a challenging security issue at the BMICH during 29 - 30 August 2019 under the theme,
2019-08-23 18:45:26
Showing prioritized concern and recalling brotherly ties and collective responsibility that he has had in the battlefield, the new Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva this morning (23), together with Mrs Sujeewa Nelson, President Army Seva Vanitha Unit and his daughters visited the Mihindu Seth Medura (MSM) at Attidiya where more than 50 wounded War Heroes are under recuperation and rehabilitation for the rest of their lives.
2019-08-21 10:21:22
The Sri Lanka Army Headquarters on Wednesday (August 21) gave a red carpet welcome to the Army’s newly-appointed 23rd Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc when he arrived at the Army Headquarters to take office amid military honours, ceremonials, greetings and best wishes.
2019-08-20 12:29:56
A formal military salute and a dignified ceremony at the Army Headquarters premises and the Commander’s office this morning (20) saluted the outgoing 22nd Commander of the Army, General Mahesh Senanayake in keeping with military traditions after he symbolically handed over the replica of the ornamental Baton to his successor....
2019-08-19 13:28:54
HE the President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has appointed Major General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc as the 23rd Commander of the Army effective from 18 August 2019 after promoting him to the rank of Lieutenant General.
2019-08-17 07:55:42
The ceremonial award of the President’s ‘Rana Parashuwa’ (Hatchet) and the Regimental ‘Rana Parashuwa’ to the Special Forces (SF) Regiment, identical to the presentation of prestigious Presidential Colours or honorary Regimental Colours took place this morning (16) at Naula SF Regimental Headquarters for the first time in a glittering ceremony, headed by HE the President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.