Amid New Hopes & Spirits, Curtains Come Down on APPTC Sessions in Sri Lanka

Curtains came down Thursday (3) afternoon on the 9th Asia-Pacific Peace-keeping Training Centre (APPTC), Commandants’ Conference sessions at Taj Samudra Hotel, organized by the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training in Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL) of the Army all determined to set the stage for a better productive discourse in the coming years.

‘Strong Army Commitment to Peace-keeping Missions’ Emphasized at Colombo AAPTC Commandants' Conference

Three-day sessions of the 9th Asia-Pacific Peace-keeping Training Centre Commandants’ Conference, themed ‘Challenges of Developing a Robust Peacekeeping Mindset’ and the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Asia-Pacific Peace Operations Training Centres (AAPTC), commenced this morning (1) at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo, attended by more than 40 foreign delegates and the Commander of the Army..........

Commander Evaluates Mali-Bound Equipment & Health Accessories

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army on Monday (31) with a view to ensuring quality and standards of all Combat Convoy Equipment (CCE), ready to leave for Mali for UN peacekeeping assignments carried out an inspection and a prior assessment as stipulated in the United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations (UNDPKO) at the Panagoda Army Cantonment.

Commander Speaks to All Rankers in Jaffna & Distributes Incentives to O/L Achievers

Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, commencing his formal visits to the Island-wide Security Force Headquarters and attaching prominence to the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) where he served more than a year arrived in......

Three Foreign Envoys Pay Courtesy Calls on Commander of the Army

HE the Ambassador for Turkey in Sri Lanka, Deputy British high Commissioner and the US Defence Attaché paid courtesy calls on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake at the Army Headquarters on Thursday (27) and Friday (28) separately.

Dombagoda Army Ordnance Factory Begins Production of Shoes & Leather Products

The state-of-the-art production of Shoes, Berets, Hand Bags, Power Loom and Hand Loom products inside the Ordnance Factory of the Army at Dombagoda, Horana commenced this afternoon (25) during a brief ceremony graced by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake.

Commander Formally Hands Over Army-Restored 11th Irrigational Tank & Road Patch to HE the President

Heralding a new era of agricultural revival, the symbolic handover ceremony of the Army Engineers restored 11th irrigational tank at Ganthalawa, Kantale and a renovated road patch of 5.4 km, took place Friday (21) morning, headed by HE the President Maithripala Sirisena.

Commander Meets New Secretary Defence During Courtesy Visit

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army made his formal courtesy call on the newly appointed Secretary Defence, Mr Kapila Waidyaratne at the latter’s office in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Thursday (20) morning.

Defence Advisor in High Commission for India Calls on Commander

Captain Ashok Rao, Defence Advisor to the High Commission of India this morning (18) paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake at the Army Headquarters.

Sri Lanka Engineers Salute New Commander

Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) of the Army in conformity with military traditions presented a Guard Turnout plus a Parade to the newly-appointed Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake on Thursday (13) at the SLE Regimental Headquarters, Panagoda.