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Commander Has Audience with Archbishop of Colombo

2017-09-15

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army Friday (15) morning had a courtesy audience with His Eminence Cardinal Rt Rev Malcom Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo at the Bishop House in.....


Army School of Logistics in Trincomalee Gets New Wings

2017-09-14

The Army School of Logistics (ASL) at Trincomalee extended a warm welcome to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake when he went there Thursday (14) morning to vest a few......


‘Defenders of the Nation’, of SL Army Facebook Web Page Now on

2017-09-14

The new Facebook page of the Sri Lanka Army is now in cyber space, named as ‘Defenders of the Nation’. The page will add and provide more information to readers. All are welcome to join the, 'Defenders of the Nation'


Video Conferencing Gives Updates on ‘Exercise - Cormorant Strike’

2017-09-12

Major General Aruna Jayasekera, Exercise Director of the mock Exercise ‘Cormorant Strike VIII - 2017’, now in full swing in the Eastern Province during a live video conferencing session this morning (12) enlightened Hon. Ruwan Wijewardena, State Minister of Defence.....


‘Exercise - Cormorant Strike VIII - 2017’ Live on Army Website

2017-09-12

‘Critical Engagement’ in the ongoing mock Exercise ‘Cormorant Strike’, the multi-national Field Training Exercise (FTX), organized by the Sri Lanka Army will take place at Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee on Thursday (14). Viewers are requested to click on to below links for live webcast, please!


Russian Embassy’s Military & Naval Attaché Shares Views with Commander on Training Modules

2017-09-12

Colonel Dimitry A Mikhaylovsky, Military and Naval Attache at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka on Tuesday (12) paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake at the Army Headquarters.


Turkish Military Attaché Pays Courtesy Call on Commander

2017-09-12

Military Attaché of the Republic of Turkey for Sri Lanka, Colonel Kemal Kahrman paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake on Tuesday (12) at the Army Headquarters. During the cordial discussion that followed, the Commander and the visiting.....


President, State Minister of Defence & Secretary Witness ‘Exercise - Cormorant Strike’ at Kuchchuveli

2017-09-12

HE the President Maithripala Sirisena, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Hon. Ruwan Wijewardena, State Minister of Defence and Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence at the invitation of Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake...


Mammoth Community Project Renovates 20 Km-long Water Canal for Irrigation

2017-09-11

Nearly 700 members of the Army and more than 200 civilians of the farming community, in a rare gesture of self-help, goodwill and reconciliation, joined hands with one another on Thursday (7) to renovate a 20 km-long water canal that supplies water......


SFHQ-West Troops Rise to Emergency in School Premises

2017-09-11

Troops of Gemunu Watch (GW) of the 583 Brigade under the 58 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) on Saturday (9) offered their timely assistance and put up a protective sandbag bund against possible mudslides from hills surrounding Ratnapura Sumana Balika Vidyalaya premises.