2018-07-09 15:10:10
‘Cavalry Supercross-2018,’ the pet project of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC), which collects the island’s cream of drivers and riders for a stunning spectacle got underway at Pangolla on Sunday (8) amid a record gathering of spectators and motor fans.
2018-07-07 11:39:01
Colombo Visakha Vidyalaya Friday (6) evening threw a red carpet welcome to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake who graced the school’s prestigious ‘Colours Night - 2017’ spectacle as the day’s Chief Guest at the invitation of Mrs Sandamali Aviruppola, Principal, Visakha Vidyalaya.
2018-07-06 15:19:20
A 23-member delegation from the Zimbabwe National Defence University (NDU), comprised of Senior Officers of tri-services who are currently in Sri Lanka on a familiarization tour as part of their overseas exposure, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake this morning (6) at the Army Headquarters.
2018-07-04 09:54:03
A glittering ‘Colours Night’ spectacle staged at Nelum Pokuna Theatre, Colombo on Tuesday (3) evening recognized and awarded the sports skills of Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) troops in a dazzlingly colourful event, for which the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake participated as the Chief Guest at the invitation of the Colonel of the Regiment, SLSR.
2018-07-03 10:54:20
A special gathering of Muslim Moulavis, professionals and members of the Muslim] community who gathered at the Grand Mosque in Bogambara, Kandy Monday (2) morning spoke high of Army’s timely intervention for defusing communal tension in the most recent Kandy violence and attending to the immediate relief and re-construction work.
2018-07-01 13:43:13
‘Highlanders’ Cup Golf Tournament - 2018’ in re-laid Diyatalawa Army Golf Course received another fillip when it was gifted with the new state-of-the-art Clubhouse of exceptional design on Saturday (30), marking its exposure to both global and local golfers alike.
2018-06-30 20:22:43
Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, currently in the Eastern region in connection with Poson Commemorations, opening of various facility complexes in the Ampara Combat Training School (CTS) and the 24 Division Headquarters (see separate stories) in the company of the Commander, Security Forces - East (SF-E), Major General Santhusitha Pananwala, took part in elaborate 'Poson' arrangements at Ampara Buddhangala Aaaranya Senasanaya (monastery) on Friday (29).
2018-06-29 15:46:17
At the invitation of the Commander, Security Forces - East (SF-E), Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army as one more segment of his itinerary in the East on Thursday (28) went to the 24 Division Headquarters in Ampara and spoke to the troops serving there during his first formal visit.
2018-06-28 16:34:40
HE the President Maithripala Sirisena on account of the sacred Poson Poya Day (27) took part in several ceremonial openings in Polonnaruwa under the ongoing ‘Pibidemu Polonnaruwa’ project of the Presidential Secretariat.
2018-06-27 16:15:57
Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, Chief of Defence Staff, together with Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army welcomed Pakistan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, NI (M) who arrived in Sri Lanka on a four-day official visit on Wednesday (27).
