SLMA in Colourful PoP Ceremony Gifts 60 More New Officers for Nation’s Service

Amidst scores of greetings and best wishes, one more group of 60 Officer Cadets upon successful completion of their military training at Diyatalawa Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) passed out on Saturday (17) during a colourful ceremony.

Cultural Show Pays Tribute to Invaluable Services of Tri Service War Heroes, Police & Civil Security Department Personnel

The cultural spectacle, ‘Sanhindiyawai - Sangrama Shakthiyayi’, a tribute to invaluable services and heroic acts of War Heroes of tri services, Police and the Civil Security Department, got underway at the...

Chief of Staff & Senior Officers Join ‘Ifthar’ Tradition with Muslim Members in the Army

Muslim members of the Sri Lanka Army this evening (13) performed the traditional breaking of Ramadan fast, ‘Ifthar’, together with the Chief of Staff of the Army Major General Mahesh Senanayake at Holiday Resort, Wadduwa who took part....

Pakistan Chief of Naval Staff, Now in Sri Lanka Calls on Commander of the Army

Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah NI(M), Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy, now in Sri Lanka at the invitation of the Navy, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crisanthe De Silva on Monday (12) .....

Commander Inaugurates Relic Exposition at Buddangala Monastery

Lieutenant General Crisanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army, joining a meritorious Poson programme at Ampara Buddangala Aaranya Senasanaya (monastery) as the Chief Guest this morning (9) inaugurated the exposition of sacred relics of the Buddha...

Update: Army Troops Continue to Man Post-Disaster Relief Projects

Sri Lanka Army troops in flood-affected Matara, Galle, Colombo, Kegalle and Ratnapura areas after completion of the most urgent rescue and relief operations are currently busy cleaning polluted drinking water wells, using Army water pumps. Troops are also busy with clearance work.....

Army Troops Share ‘Poson’ Splendour with Devotees & Sight-seers

Sri Lanka Army troops across the country gave their full support for commemorative programmes on the sacred Poson day by way of conducting a series of free eateries (Dansel), Bodhi Poojas, zones of Poson lanterns, Sil campaigns, participating in sacred......

National Coconut Cultivation Drive Receives a Boost

Responding positively to a request of the Coconut Cultivation Board (CCB) seeking the Army assistance for propagation of coconut cultivation in non-traditional areas, such as Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaittivu and Vavuniya districts, Lieutenant General Crisanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army...

Commander Observes Landslide-Affected Morawaka & Other Southern Areas

Lieutenant General Crisanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army, this morning (5), accompanied by several Senior Officers visited flood affected areas in Morawaka, Akuressa and Matara in the South with the objective of receiving.....

Jaffna University Students Show Solidarity with Affected Southern Students

In what could be described as a gesture that would help bring about reconciliation with their counterparts in the South, a representative group of undergraduates of the University of Jaffna, in a unique symbol of fellowship and understanding.....