Major General Mahesh Senanayake, 50th Chief of Staff in the Army

Major General N.U.M.M.W Senanayake RWP RSP USP psc, more popularly known as Mahesh Senanayake, currently serving as the Commander Security Forces - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), has been appointed as 50th Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Sri Lanka Army.

Army-to-Army Staff Talks (AAST) Between India & Sri Lanka Begin

The annual Army-to-Army Staff Talks (AAST) between the Sri Lankan Army and the Indian Army were inaugurated for the sixth consecutive year this morning (22) at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH),....

China’s National Defence Minister Honoured in Guard of Honour at DSCSC, Sapugaskanda

General Chang Wanquan, State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) currently in Sri Lanka on an official visit called at the Defence Services.....

Indian Military Delegation in Colombo for Indo-Lanka 6th Army to Army Talks

A military delegation of the Indian Army attending the sixth India - Sri Lanka Army to Army Staff Talks (6th AAST) arrived this evening (21) for a three- day visit to the island. The four-member delegation is headed by Major General Sanjaya Thapa of the Indian Army.

Troops Undertake Challenge of Eliminating ‘Dengue’ Mosquitoes in East

In the wake of alarming rise in incidence of ‘Dengue’ epidemic in Kinniya, Trincomalee and a few other places in the Eastern Province, a contingent of more than 200 Army personnel are now engaged in conducting preventive measures and destroying breeding grounds at the request of the Ministry of Health,...

Oman’s NDC Delegation Calls on the Army Chief

The visiting National Defence College (NDC) delegation of the Sultanate of Oman, headed by Air Commodore Nasser Juma Mohamed, Strategic Director at Oman’s NDC called on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crisanthe De Silva this morning (20) at the Army Headquarters as part of their tour agenda in the country.

Army Contingent, Ready for Mali UN Assignment Conducts Mega Field Training Exercise

A mega Field Training Exercise (FTX) that complements the Sri Lanka Army to undertake the forthcoming UN Combat Convoy Tasks in MINUSMA - Mali will start off from Kankesanthurai on Monday (27) .....

Canadian Delegation Learns Military Roles in Jaffna

A Canadian delegation, headed by Ms Yasmin Abdulla Karim Ratansi, a Member of Parliament in Canada, along with 20 other members, including a few other Canadian Members of Parliament, Entrepreneurs and expatriate Tamils during a visit to the....

NDC Delegation from Oman Arrives

A delegation of 17 service personnel from the National Defence College (NDC) in the Sultanate of Oman, headed by Air Commodore Nasser Juma Mohamed, Strategic Director of the NDC as part of their familiarization tour in the curriculum, arrived in Sri Lanka Friday (17) evening.

33 Displaced Families Get Houses in the Newest ‘Nallinakkapuram’ Housing Complex

‘Nallinakkapuram’, the newest Housing Complex, which provides 33 new houses for one more segment of most deserving displaced families, continuing to languish in Jaffna-based welfare centres,...