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The 27th Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference (CHODs) – 2025 was held from 25 to 28 August 2025 in Thailand with the participation of senior military leaders representing several countries. Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, attended the forum as the uniformed Chief of Defence representative from Sri Lanka.

Lieutenant Colonel Y.S.H.N.P Silva USP psc GR, the newly appointed Contingent Commander of the 16th Sri Lanka Force Protection Company in Naqoura, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Mr. Kapila Jayaweera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Lebanon, on 29 August 2025 at the Embassy Office in Beirut.

Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) paid a visit to Abhimansala-3 in Pangolla, Kurunegala, and Abhimansala-1 in Anuradhapura on 29th and 30th of August. These visits reflected not only the Defence Ministry’s broader welfare vision but also its enduring commitment to the wellbeing of differently-abled war heroes.

Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, formally conferred the rank of Major General on Major General R.P.S Prasad RWP RSP USP during a brief ceremony held on 01 September 2025 with the participation of his family members.

Major General Pawanpal Singh VSM SDS (Army-II), Senior Directing Staff of the National Defence College (NDC), India, who is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, on 01 September 2025 at the Commander’s Office, Army Headquarters.

Staff Sergeant R. Nadeesha of the Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps, the renowned 400m National Champion, has been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the IAAF World Athletics Championship, scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 13 to 21 September 2025. She is the only Sri Lankan female athlete to qualify for this prestigious global event.

Brigadier A.K.C.S De Silva RSP ndc, assumed duties as the 48th Commandant of the Combat Training School (CTS), Ampara on 30 August 2025 during a brief ceremony.

As a solution to the acute drinking water shortage faced by the people of Matara, the Sri Lanka Army has undertaken the construction of a temporary salinity barrier adjacent to the existing Nilwala River barrier at Thudawa.

The 53 Infantry Division (RSF), headquartered at Inamaluwa, Dambulla, commemorated its 30th Anniversary on 24 August 2025, at the Division Headquarters. The event was held in the presence of Major General G.A.T Godewatte RWP RSP, General Officer Commanding 53 Infantry Division (RSF).

The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Training School (SLAVFTS) successfully completed the Administrative Assistant Course No. 91 to 95 by awarding National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) certificates on 29 August 2025 at the Headquarters of SLAVF.