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  • Sri Lanka's CDS Condoles with Late General Bipin Rawat's Family Members during Cremation

    2021-12-11 00:27:07

    Sri Lanka's CDS Condoles with Late General Bipin Rawat's Family Members during Cremation

    The military funeral of late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India General Bipin Rawat and his spouse Mrs Madhulika Rawat took place this afternoon (10) with full military honours at Brar Crematorium in Dhaula Quan, New Delhi, amidst Ministerial delegates, Foreign Diplomats, both foreign and local high ranking military dignitaries, Indian government administrators, Chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force Staff of the Indian Armed Forces, Senior Tri Service Officers, Family Members and a vast gathering of mourners.

  • " Army Maintains More Refined, Objective- Oriented & Timely Battle -Preparedness on Contingencies More than Ever"- Army Chief Tells DSCSC Undergraduates

    2021-12-08 17:39:01

    " Sri Lanka Army is maintaining the highest level of battle-preparedness on contingencies while introducing various training modules and exercises that are more refined, objective- oriented, and timely. Equally, necessary measures are now in place to face any security challenge in our best capacity, incorporating most modern warfare techniques and based on our own experiences, gained during the three-decade-long conflict with the LTTE.

  • New Chief of Staff Receives Appointment Letter from Army Chief

    2021-12-07 12:38:36

    New Chief of Staff Receives Appointment Letter from Army Chief

    General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, just minutes after HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Major General Vikum Liyanage as the new Chief of Staff following recommendations of the Commander of the Army accepted his letter of appointment from General Shavendra Silva this morning (7) at the Army Headquarters.

  • ‘The Conflict that Eluded Peace’ of General Shantha Kottegoda (Rtd) Presented to Army Chief

    2021-12-02 13:50:16

    ‘The Conflict that Eluded Peace’ of General Shantha Kottegoda (Rtd) Presented to Army Chief

    A copy of the recently-published ‘The Conflict that Eluded Peace’, authored by the former Secretary of Defence and 17th Commander of the Army, General Shantha Kottegoda (Rtd) was presented on Wednesday (1) to General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army at the Army Headquarters.

  • Logisticians, including Foreign Ones in School for Scholar Warriors at Trincomalee Receive Graduation

    2021-11-27 21:56:18

    Logisticians, including Foreign Ones in School for Scholar Warriors at Trincomalee Receive Graduation

    Infused with all aspects of logistics, one more group of 26 middle-grade officers, including two foreign military officers from Nepal and Bangladesh, two officers from Sri Lanka Navy, and an Officer from Sri Lanka Air Force who followed the one-year-long Logistics Staff Course - No 7 (LSC) at Trincomalee-based Army School of Logistics (ASL) passed out during a....

  • Curtains Fall on 57th Army Inter Regiment Athletic Championship 2020-2021

    2021-11-26 22:42:45

    Curtains Fall on 57th Army Inter Regiment Athletic Championship 2020-2021

    Curtains came down of the ‘57th Army Inter Regiment Athletic Championship 2020-2021’, the most-awaited inspiring event in the Army sports calendar which generates enormous enthusiasm among Army sports lovers this evening (26) at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, rekindling hopes for many more national and international wins in future.

  • Impressed Russian De-mining Engineers Offer More Training Modules for Sri Lankan Troops

    2021-11-25 13:57:21

    Impressed Russian De-mining Engineers Offer More Training Modules for Sri Lankan Troops

    Head of the Russian Army Engineers’ delegation, Lieutenant General Yuri Mikhailovich Stavitsky, Chief of Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation currently in Sri Lanka with the objective of observing the ongoing Sri Lanka Army’s Humanitarian De-mining roles and sharing advanced technical know-how with Sri Lankan troops for acceleration of de-mining work made a courtesy visit to General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army at the Army Headquarters this morning (25).

  • One More Batch of Best-Trained World-Class SF Soldiers, Ready to Take on Modern-day Threats Passed out

    2021-11-21 15:43:24

    One More Batch of Best-Trained World-Class SF Soldiers, Ready to Take on Modern-day Threats Passed out

    The Sri Lanka Army's Special Forces (SF), arguably the best-trained top Special Operations Force and the most formidable unit a country can boast, being well-geared to perform unconventional or unorthodox covert missions concerning national security interests on Sunday (21) inducted one more elite batch of 7 highly-trained Officers and 235 Other Ranks upon completion of their intensive nine-month long Training Course No-51 during a thrilling ceremony at the Special Forces Training School (SFTS) at Maduruoya.

  • ‘Gilanpasa’ & ‘Aashirvada Pooja’ Invokes Blessings on Presidency at Ruwanweli Maha Seya

    2021-11-20 06:32:57

    ‘Gilanpasa’ & ‘Aashirvada Pooja’ Invokes Blessings on Presidency at Ruwanweli Maha Seya

    A special ‘Gilanpasa’ cum ‘Aashirvada Pooja’ at the sacred Ruwanweli Maha Seya in Anuradhapura this evening (19) to mark the completion of HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s second year of Presidency and for the prosperity of the Nation was graced by Maha Nayake Theros (supreme hierarchy) of Three Chapters and a representative group of Buddhist monks.

  • First ‘Saangika Daana’ at ‘Sanda Hiru Seya’ Coincides with 2nd Year of Presidency

    2021-11-19 19:19:28

    First ‘Saangika Daana’ at ‘Sanda Hiru Seya’ Coincides with 2nd Year of Presidency

    A mammoth alms-giving to members of the Maha Sangha (Shathadika Sangagatha Dakshinawa) that coincides with the ceremonial unveiling of the ‘Sanda Hiru Seya’ Stupa and the completion of two years of Presidency got underway this noon (19) at new ‘Sanda Hiru Seya’ Vihara compound.