Curtains Come Down on 7th ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2017’ Setting Tone for Continued Deliberations on ‘Extremism’

The 7th ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2017’ at the BMICH, the Sri Lanka Army’s annual symposium on security concerns at regional and global level with this year’s thematic focus on ‘Countering Violent Extremism:......

Olympic Torch of Reconciliation Reaches Kilinochchi

Sri Lanka Olympic committee organized Olympic Torch tour for reconciliation which started from Jaffna, reached Kilinochchi on 31 August. Troops of the 57 Division at Kilinochchi after formally accepting the Olympic Torch delivered it to the District Secretariat Kilinochchi....

Deputy British High Commissioner Pays Courtesy Call on Commander of the Army

Deputy High Commissioner of the British High Commission in Sri Lanka, Mr. Tom Burn paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake on Friday (31) at the Army Headquarters. During the cordial discussion that......

US Military Delegates Salute Memories of Fallen Sri Lankan War Heroes

In a rare gesture of solidarity and understanding, perhaps for the first time in the most recent past of Sri Lanka’s military history, a 5-member delegation of US military officers, this morning (30) saluted the memory of Sri Lanka’s War Heroes ...........

Stage Set to Launch 'Exercise - Cormorant Strike VIII - 2017' from Minneriya

The joint tri-service Field Training Exercise (FTX), 'Exercise - Cormorant Strike VIII - 2017', organized by the Army for the 8th consecutive year with 2675 Army, Navy and Air Force troops, including 62 foreign military participants and observers......

Observations & Conclusions of Syndicate Group Discussions at Colombo Defence Seminar Sessions Tabled

Four Syndicate Group discussions on the final day (Aug 29) of the Colombo Defence Seminar - 2017 focused on four major topics; ‘Balancing Hard Power and Soft Power,’ ‘Role of Military in Global Governance,............

5 More Senior Foreign Delegates Pay Courtesy Calls on Commander of the Army

Senior Military delegates from China, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine who were attending the ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2017’ had separate courtesy meetings with the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake ............

Human Touch & Digital Wonders Enthral Def. Seminar Participants at Welcome Reception

Human touch, coupled closely with most modern digital technology of the exceptional standards stunned both foreign delegates and local participants of the ‘Colombo Defence Seminar’ last evening (28) during a welcome reception at Hotel Kingsbury, Colombo.....

Syndicate Groups Come Out with Their Suggestions & Conclusions on ‘Countering Violent Extremism’

As the proceedings in the ‘Colombo Defence Seminar 2017’ were reaching its final stage, delegates were segregated into four major groups for preparatory syndicate discussions after assigning four sub topics, i.e. ‘Balancing Hard Power and Soft Power,....

Panelists Underline Importance of ‘Public Diplomacy’ in CVE

Public diplomacy that could be applied in ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ (CVE) was another interesting sub topic that was taken up in the panel discussion under the theme ‘Mechanisms to Counter Violent Extremism’ on Tuesday (29) at the ‘Colombo Defence Seminar,’ now underway at the BMICH.