CDS, General Crisanthe De Silva Seen Off amid ‘Jaya Sri’ Greetings

Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) on Monday (21) bade farewell to one of its proud sons, General Crisanthe De Silva, who was formerly the Colonel Commandant, SLE, the Commander of the Army and currently, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) during a formal military ceremony at his.....

Air Force Commander Welcomes Commander of the Army at SLAF Headquarters

Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters extended a courtesy welcome to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake when the Commander paid his first formal courtesy visit to the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy.....

Visiting Southern Commander of Indian Army Flies to Trincomalee & Jaffna

The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General P.M Hariz, now in Sri Lanka on a four-day goodwill tour called on Commander, Security Forces - East (SF-E), Major General Nandana Senadeera.....

Biggest Ever Full Day Raid Arrests 777 Army Deserters

An island-wide combined raid, conducted by the Police and the Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP) throughout Friday (18, Aug) arrested 777 Army personnel who are Absent Without Leave (AWOL) or having deserted their posts from respective formations around the country.

Southern Commander of Indian Army Here on Goodwill Visit Meets Army Commander

The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General P.M Hariz PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC, now in Sri Lanka on a four-day goodwill tour called....

Commander Appreciates Good Work of Former Commander During Courtesy Visit

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Crisanthe De Silva Thursday (17) afternoon paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake at the Army Headquarters.

India’s Visiting Southern Commander Salutes Memories of IPKF Jawans

The three-member Indian delegation, headed by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General P.M Hariz PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC, currently in Sri Lanka on......

New Deputy Chief of Staff Assumes Office

Major General Dampath Fernando assumed office as the new Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) of the Army this morning (17) during a simple ceremony. He is the 28th DCOS of the Army.He is also the Colonel of the Regiment, Gemunu Watch (GW) and has been........

Silver Medalists in ‘London Paralympics’ & ‘Japan Design & Invention Expo’ Commended

Two Army soldiers, Sergeant Dinesh Priyantha Herath of 3 Gajaba Regiment (GR) and Corporal D.M.C Dissanayake of 2 Military Intelligence Corps (MIC), who made the Army and the country proud by winning Silver medals respectively in...

IPKF Soldiers Killed during 'Operation Pawan' Remembered

A special ceremony was held on Tuesday (15) at Palaly, Jaffna to commemorate Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) soldiers who laid their lives for the sake of territorial integrity of their friendly neighbouring country during the ‘Operation Pawan’ in 1987.