General Amnesty for Absentees Ends Tomorrow (22)

The extended general amnesty period offered to Army absentees (Absent Without Leave) to receive their legal discharge after reporting to their respective Regimental Headquarters ends on Wednesday (22). A total of 10,112 Army deserters, including 12 Officers, 09 Officer Cadets and 10,091 Other Rankers.....

66 Division Takes Lead Cultivating Coconuts with Civilians

A comprehensive project to make cultivation of coconuts in the general area of Pooneryn more attractive has been launched by the 66 Division Headquarters of the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), following an initiative taken by Major General Duminda Keppetiwalana......

Stage Set for ‘Army Para Games 2017’

Some 450 differently able Army War Heroes of our times, rich with unswerving moral courage and insatiable aptitude for multiple athletic skills, are to showcase their talents in the ‘Sri Lanka Army Para Games - 2017’, final tournament, scheduled to be held during November 22-24 at.....

South Korean Embassy’s Defence Attaché Calls on Commander of the Army

Defence Attaché of India-based Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Colonel In Lee paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake this morning (15) at the Army Headquarters. The cordial meeting that.....

SLE 66th Anniversary Celebrations Prioritize Offer of Floral Tributes to Fallen War Heroes

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, himself from the same Regiment as the Chief Guest at the invitation of the SLE Colonel Commandant, Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe joined the final segment of the anniversary events, in which the pride of place, went to commemoration of all fallen SLE War Heroes and opening of a new Convention Centre at the SLE Regimental headquarters this evening (11).

HAHN Project Talks about ‘Diabetes’ at Army Hospital on World Diabetes Day

The ongoing ‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’ (HAHN) project of the Colombo Army Hospital conducted another programme at the Army Hospital at Narahenpita on Wednesday (15) to coincide with the World Diabetes Day (14 Nov). The HAHN project included......

J’Pura Undergrads Visit SLLI Museum

87 undergraduates, led by Professor Alexander Kapukotuwa, Head of the Department of History and Archaeology, University of Sri Jayawardanapura and a team of lecturers in the History and Archaeology Department on an educational tour, visited....

General Amnesty for Army Absentees Extended up to November 22

The General Amnesty period for Army personnel Absent without Leave (AWOL) has been extended by another week, until 22 November 2017 in response to numerous requests made to the Army Headquarters. Earlier, the General Amnesty period began.....

Foreign Golfers Join World Military Golf Championship in Trinco

The 11th World Military Golf Championship - 2017 (WMGC) under the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) with golfers from Bahrain, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, USA and Zimbabwe for the first time is now underway allowing golfers to enjoy eight days .........

‘Yoga’ Training Given to State Officials in Poonakary & Kilinochchi Commended

Divisional Secretary for Poonakary in a letter of commendation to Major General Duminda Keppetiwalana, General Officer Commanding, 66 Division has thanked the Army for conduct of a Yoga training programme for staff at the Divisional Secretariat with a view to promoting physical, mental and spiritual.....