‘Ride with Pride’ Set to Cycle to Ganemulla Commando Regiment

The ‘Ride with Pride’, cycle tour that saw its birth as a conceptual notion of the Commander of the Army, aimed at grooming a healthy nation through cycling will kick off at 6.30 in the morning on 23 June 2019 for the 3rd consecutive time.

Chief of Staff Awards Prefect Badges

The investiture of prefect badges at Kurunegala Maliyadeva Model Vidyalaya took place on Tuesday (4) morning, headed by Major General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Staff of the Army as the Chief Guest. 121 students of the school after taking oath as primary prefects...

Army Reassures Security Holding Musical Shows

With the motive of re-instilling the sense of security among citizens, still under the cloud of suspicion and uncertainty in the aftermath of 4/21 NTJ attacks, Sri Lanka Army which has now ensured full security to the country expeditiously launched multiple....

National Flag Raising at Galle Face with New Ceremonials

The raising and furling of the National Flag at Galle Face Green which has been undertaken by the Army for a period of 6 months took place early this morning (3) during a brief ceremony, performed by 3 Army personnel after conduct of a special drill.

All Ranks in Army Join ‘Iftar’ Ritual

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army sat together with Officers and Other Ranks of Islamic faith to perform the ‘Iftar’ ritual, the breaking of fast at sunset on Friday (31) evening at Wadduwa Laya Beach hotel. Organized by the Army Muslims' Association, the....

Explosion of an Old Explosive Device in Palaly Army Camp Premises Kills One Soldier & Injures Two More

The accidental explosion of an unserviceable device that had remained in the perimeter areas of Vasavilan Army Camp, Palaly killed one soldier and injured two soldiers who were engaged in some clearing work at dusk...

Commander Makes a Surprise Visit to SLEME Workshop

Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake conducted an unannounced visit to the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME), Base Workshop in Udawalawa on Thursday (30) and had a close look at the function...

Private Sector Company Offers Support for ‘Thuruliya Wenuwen Api’

Extending a tremendous boost to the ‘Thuruliya Wenuwen Api’ (all of us for tree-growing) project of the Army, the fashion designer company, GFLOCK (Pvt) Ltd this morning (28) met the Commander....

Impressed CGA Members to Grow 100,000 More Coconut Saplings in Peninsula

The officials of the Coconut Growers Association (CGA) at the invitation of Major General Dharshana Hettiarrachchi, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna (SF-J) discussed feasibilities of planting...

CIPM Felicitates Major General Shavendra Silva

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) at Narahenpita felicitated Major General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Staff of the Army and held its awarding ceremony of certificates to CIPM graduates on Friday (24) at the CIPM Human Resource House.