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Major General K.V.N.P Premaratne RSP USP nps psc, Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF), undertook his maiden visit to the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Training School (SLAVFTS) on 14 November 2025.

A fully equipped new house was constructed and ceremonially vested in a needy family in Dematagahawela, Narammala. The initiative was made possible through the generous financial contribution of Mr A.B. Dean, coordinated by the Roshan Mahanama Foundation, with workforce assistance from troops of the 9 Sri Lanka National Guard under 571 Infantry Brigade and 1st Engineer Services Regiment.

Major General K.V.N.P Premaratne RSP USP nps psc, Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, paid an official visit to the 2 Sri Lanka Rifle Corps (2 SLRC) on 15 November 2025.

Troops of 51 Infantry Division under command to Security Forces (Jaffna) conducted a donation programme at Puttur Madihe Pannasiha Vidyalaya in Jaffna for the students of Madihe Pannasiha Vidyalaya and Uduvil Murugamoorthy Vidyalaya, on 12 November 2025, as a part of Dhamma Yathra initiative, to commemorate the 170th Anniversary of the first ordination of the Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sabha in Kotte.

The 81st Armed Forces Remembrance Day and Poppy Flower Ceremony was solemnly commemorated today (16 November) at the Cenotaph War Memorial in Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo. This annual event, organized by the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association in collaboration with the Armed Services, honoured the memory and sacrifices of Sri Lankan war heroes who laid down their lives in defence of the nation, in conflicts ranging from the First World War to the present day.

Major General A.M.A Abeywardana WWV RWP RSP ndc assumed duties as the 26th Colonel of the Regiment of the Gemunu Watch on 23 October 2025 at the Regimental Centre, Kuruwita. He was accorded a guard turnout and a guard of honour. He later paid tribute at the fallen war heroes’ monument, attended an all-ranks tea and addressed the troops.

A Diabetes Awareness Programme was conducted on 14 November 2025 at the Army Hospital, Colombo, in conjunction with World Diabetes Day. The initiative focused on enhancing knowledge of diabetes, its prevention and the importance of adopting healthy lifestyle practices among Army personnel, their families and residents in the area.

Major General K.V.I.L. Jayaweera USP, Commander, Commando Brigade, was invited to the office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, on 13 November 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after a distinguished military career spanning over 33 years.

Major General M.W.A.R.C Wijesuriya RSP USP ndc, General Officer Commanding of 21 Infantry Division, was invited to the office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, on 13 November 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after a distinguished military career spanning over 34 years.

Brigadier N.W.P.S.M. Perera assumed duties as the new Director of the Directorate of Management & Maintenance (M&M) on 13 November 2025 during a simple ceremony held at the Army Headquarters.