ASVU’s New President Takes Over Duties Amid Blessings & Greetings

The 16th President of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) Mrs Janaki Liyanage assumed office on Friday (3) at her office in the Army Headquarters at Sri Jayawardenapura amid religious blessings...

Incoming Commander Promoted to Next Rank

HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his capacity as Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted Major General Vikum Liyanage, new Commander of the Army to the rank of Lieutenant General...

Memories of General Shavendra Silva Immortalized Unveiling His Portrait

The new Army Headquarters at Sri Jayawardenepura on Tuesday (31) immortalized the noteworthy tenure of office of the outgoing Commander...

UN Resident Coordinator Pays Tribute to the Fallen, including Sri Lankans in Peacekeeping Missions

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, (29 May) pays tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution to the work of....

General Shavendra Silva to Take Reins as New Chief of Defence Staff after Relinquishing Office as Army Chief

General Shavendra Silva will assume office on 1 June 2022 as new Chief of Defence Staff after relinquishing the office of the Commander....

Outgoing Regional Red Cross Delegate in Colombo Pays Courtesies to Army Chief

Brigadier (Retd) Jacques Lemay, Regional Armed and Security Forces delegate in Colombo, International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday....

Troops Evacuate O/L Candidates & Enable Resumption of Exam Work within Minutes

143 Brigade troops with 58 Division troops in Puttalam this morning (24) immediately evacuated flood-affected 156 GCE O/L candidates from ground floor class rooms at....

Formal Culmination of State Vesak Commemoration Marked at Kuragala with Colourful Religious Performances

The formal culmination of the week-long State Vesak Festival at Army-revived, built and completely renovated ancient Kuragala cave temple complex, known as Kuragala Rajamaha Viharaya took place during this weekend....

Eight More Senior Brigadiers Promoted to Next Rank Receive Commander’s Guidelines

Eight more Senior Brigadiers of the Army, just promoted to the rank of Major General to coincide with the 13th War Heroes’ Commemoration Day aka Victory Day...

"They will Never be Forgotten" says President in Message

The brave war heroes who safeguarded the freedom and territorial integrity of the motherland will never be forgotten under any circumstances. That's because we always respect the sacrifices they have made...