May This Christmas Bless You All with Abundance of Happiness, Peace & Prosperity !

Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army and All Ranks Extend Christmas & Seasonal Greetings to All of You ! May it Bring Smile, Happiness & Prosperity to You ! Here follows the Commander's Brief Message of Compliments !

Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy on Goodwill Tour Arrives at Army HQ

The Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral R Hari Kumar PVSM AVSM VSM ADC, now in Sri Lanka on a five-day long goodwill visit called on Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army on Tuesday (13) afternoon at the Army Headquarters.

Commander Hands Over Army-Designed Presidential Dispatch Bag to the President

The ‘Attaché Case’, the Presidential dispatch bag, crafted jointly by the Directorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (DEME) and the Directorate of Information Technology on the instructions of the Commander of the Army in response to a special direction by His Excellency the President Ranil Wickremasinghe was handed over to the President this morning (2) by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army at the Presidential Secretariat.

‘Nawaloka Virusuwa Sarana’ Privilege Card to Offer Extra Health Benefits to Army Members & Families

The introductory launch of the ‘Nawaloka Virusuwa Sarana’ privilege card that offers a wide variety of sophisticated and most modern health benefits to Army personnel and their family members took place this morning (23) at the Nawaloka Hospital premises, attended by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest, Mrs Janaki Liyanage, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) and Dr Jayantha Dharmadasa, Chairman, Nawaloka Group of Companies Private Limited.

Commander's Dry Ration Pack Distribution Project Goes to Panagoda

An extension to the Army Chief's conceptual notion for distribution of dry ration packs for both soldiers and civil personnel got to a start at Panagoda Sri Bodhirajaramaya this morning (12), headed by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army. Organized jointly by the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) and the Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU), the project distributed 250 dry ration packs, consisted of rice, dhal, potatoes, onions, chili powder, flour, etc among selected families living in Homagama area at first...

SLMA Officer Cadets Interact with Commander before Graduation

A representative group of Officer Cadets of the Intake 91, 91 (B), SC 19, 61 (Volunteer), and Lady Intake 19, 18 (Volunteer), including three foreign Cadet Officers (Maldives and Zambia) under training at Diyatalawa Sri Lanka Military called on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage on Thursday (10) at the Army Headquarters.

250 More Serving Army HQ Staff Given Relief Packs

Extending the hand of goodwill further with the objective of providing possible relief to mitigate the impact of prevailing economic hardships, the Army HQ on a conceptual direction given by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army on Thursday (10) launched one more extended phase to distribute dry ration packs amongst soldiers and civil staff working at the Army HQ.

Army Medical Corps Regimental Centre Warms its New Officers’ Mess

The new Officers’ Mess building complex of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (SLAMC) Regimental Headquarters at Werahera was formally warmed this morning (9) and vested in the SLAMC Officers during a simple ceremony, graced by General G.D.H. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) WWV RWP RSP USP ndc psc MPhil, Secretary to Ministry of Defence, as the Chief Guest, together with General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army.

'Prime Responsibility Should be to Protect National Security, Constitution & Democracy'-Army Chief in Army Day Message

Lieutenant General Vikum Liyange, Commander of the Army in his Army Day Message (October 10) aka 73rd Anniversary Day says the prime responsibility of the Sri Lanka Army is to identify the threats to national security and protect the Constitution and democracy in the country and our unity as one would help to overcome any challenge that may pose in the future. " I encourage you to avoid procrastination and discharge your duties effectively to reach the goals of the organization and serve the best interests of the Nation, " Here follows the full text of his message;

Special Mass at All Saints' Church Blesses Army Flags & 73rd Anniversary

A special Mass at All Saints' Church, Borella on Monday (3) afternoon blessed the forthcoming 73rd Army Anniversary and Army Day (October 10) as part of the multi-religious religious observances, prior to the date of the anniversary commemoration.