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  • Commander Conducts Unannounced Visits & Inquires into Standards at Ratmalana Camps

    2022-08-15 18:21:31

    Commander Conducts Unannounced Visits & Inquires into Standards at Ratmalana Camps

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army, sensitive to the requirements, facilities, and quality of foods being prepared and served at Army establishments undertook surprise visits separately to the 4 Sri Lanka Engineers camp, Directorate of the Army Band and Performing Arts, and the Army Transit Camp at Ratmalana during lunch intermissions on Sunday (14) with the objective of receiving a firsthand experience of those inside arrangements.

  • President’s Maiden Visit to Army HQ Greeted with Red Carpet Welcome & Military Honours

    2022-08-09 15:21:25

    President’s Maiden Visit to Army HQ Greeted with Red Carpet Welcome & Military Honours

    The Army Headquarters at Sri Jayawardenepura on Tuesday (9) laid a red carpet welcome to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Ranil Wickremesinghe when he made his first formal visit to the HQ at the invitation of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage after the former's recent assumption of office as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka.

  • Curtains Come Down on Tripartite Combined SLAVF, Army Para Athletics & Novices' Sports Meets

    2022-08-05 11:20:52

    Curtains Come Down on Tripartite Combined SLAVF, Army Para Athletics & Novices' Sports Meets

    Finals and colourful awarding ceremony of the tripartite joint Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) Athletics Championship - 2022, 23rd Inter Regiment Army Para Athletic Championship and the Inter Regiment Novices’ Sports Meet got underway this afternoon (4) at Diyagama Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium where Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army graced as the Chief Guest.

  • Copra Processed by Army Troops Offered to Sri Dalada Maligawa for Illuminations in the Annual Perahera

    2022-07-29 18:14:07

    Copra Processed by Army Troops Offered to Sri Dalada Maligawa for Illuminations in the Annual Perahera

    The Army repeating its annual practice of offering free dried coconuts (Copra) that can be used to light up and for illuminations of the Sri Dalada Perahera this morning (29) handed over a stock of 15 tons of Copra to the chieftain (Diyawadana Nilame) of the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of Tooth) for the 9th consecutive year during a simple ceremony, graced by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army.

  • Welfare Facilities at Manning Town Upgraded & Further Expanded

    2022-07-29 09:50:00

    Welfare Facilities at Manning Town Upgraded & Further Expanded

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army at the invitation of Mrs Janaki Liyanage, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) further broadened the scope of welfare for Army personnel, resident in Manning Town married quarters premises in Narahenpita and vested the recently-expanded and upgraded 'Seva Vanitha Budget Centre’ complex in....

  • SLAVF Administration Complex Revived & Re-establishes its New Main Building

    2022-07-23 21:39:18

    SLAVF Administration Complex Revived & Re-establishes its New Main Building

    The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) HQ complex at Salawa, Kosgama this morning (23) laid a red carpet welcome to Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army when he as the Chief Guest arrived there to open the new administrative building complex in the premises, symbolizing the revival of the SLAVF administration as....

  • Hours After Taking Oath, Acting President Arrives at Colombo Army Hospital to See Injured Soldiers

    2022-07-15 21:51:19

    Hours After Taking Oath, Acting President Arrives at Colombo Army Hospital to See Injured Soldiers

    Hon Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, just a few hours after he took oath as HE the acting President of Sri Lanka, effective from Friday (15) paid a visit to the Colombo Army Hospital in order to see the two dozens of injured Army personnel receiving treatment after violent acts around the Parliament complex on Wednesday (13) afternoon.

  • Secy Defence & Army Commander Visit Injured Army Personnel in Hospital

    2022-07-15 16:14:24

    Secy Defence & Army Commander Visit Injured Army Personnel in Hospital

    Attaching greater significance and appreciation to the commitment, displayed by Army personnel in the performance of their challenging duty roles in the past couple of weeks, regardless of threats, posed to their own lives, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), Secretary Defence, together with Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army took time off and called at the Colombo Army Hospital this morning....

  • Commander at Colombo Army Hospital Inquires Into Medical Condition of Injured Army Personnel During Wednesday Clash

    2022-07-15 00:40:30

    Commander at Colombo Army Hospital Inquires Into Medical Condition of Injured Army Personnel During Wednesday Clash

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army showing his fatherly care towards soldiers who sustained serious injuries on Wednesday (13) after protesters near the Parliament complex brutally assaulted them visited the Colombo Army Hospital this afternoon (14), together with Major General Nishantha Manage, Director General General Staff and Brigadier Shantha Ranaweera, Director Operation.

  • Inter Regiment Netball Team Championship – 2022 Finals Give Victory to Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps ‘A’ Team

    2022-07-01 09:27:52

    Inter Regiment Netball Team Championship – 2022 Finals Give Victory to Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps ‘A’ Team

    Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage as the Chief Guest witnessed the finals of the Inter Regiment Netball Team Championship - 2022 held at the Panagoda Army Indoor Stadium on Thursday evening (30) The tournament got underway from 22 June 2022 to 30 June 2022 with the participants of seven teams.