Commander Makes Surprise Visit to Panagoda on a Holiday

An unannounced casual visit of General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the Green Agriculture Operation Center (GAOC) to the Panagoda Army Cantonment this noon (14) during lunch hour took all Officers and Other Ranks on duty at the location...

US-Based Expatriate Shares Memories of His Late Pal & Gifts ICU Beds to Army Hospital

In order to transfer merits to late Brigadier Sudath Udayasena, an old Anandian, a US-based member of the Old Boys’ Association of the Colombo Ananda College donated four ICU beds to General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army....

May God Bless Your 'Thaipongal' with Abundant Wealth, Health & Prosperity !

General Shavendra Silva, Head of the Green Agriculture Operation Center (GAOC), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army. all Senior Officers, Other Ranks and Members of the Civil Staff on this Auspicious Day of Hindu Faith Take this Opportunity...

Outgoing Commander, FMA North - Central Thanks Commander for Support

Major General Priyantha Silva, Commander, Forward Maintenance Area (FMA) - North Central on the verge of his retirement from the Army, having served more than 34 years in an exemplary manner was invited to the office of the Commander of the Army...

58 Division Marks Its 13th Anniversary with Varied Programmes

The 58 Division HQ in Puttalam, established during the Wanni humanitarian operation on 03 January 2009 celebrated its 13th anniversary with a series of religious, military and community-oriented projects on 2 and 3 January.

OCDS Welcomes First Working Day in Simple Ceremony

Symbolizing the dawn of the New Year 2022 and commencement of the first working day, the staff at the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) at BMICH premises greeted their Head of the Institution by laying a table of traditional sweet-meats in accordance with formalities.

Kotte Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha Confers 'Sri Lankadheeshwara Padma Vibhushana' on HE the President

The conferment of the honorary title, ' Sri Lankadheeshwara Padma Vibhushana' on HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by the supreme Sangha Council of the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma...

Chief Guest & Parents Adorn Epaulettes of New Officers with Rank Insignias

Just a few hours after those Officer Cadets at Diyatalawa Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) received their formal commissions from HE the President as 2nd Lieutenants of the Army, the SLMA's decades-old...

Army Chief at Buttala Virtually Opens 18 GW New Officers’ Mess Complex

Soon after the elevation of the Officer Career Development Centre (OCDC) at Buttala took place as the new Army War College on Friday (17), General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army...

SLAVF’s New Commandant Assumes Responsibilities

The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) Headquarters at Seethawaka in a fitting military ceremony welcomed its 48th Commandant, Major General Channa Weerasuriya when he arrived there to assume office on Wednesday (15).