Troops Search Missing Girl in Devon Waterfalls

Troops of the 58 Division are currently engaged in a search operation to trace a girl who had fallen off the Devon waterfalls in Pathana, Dimubula on Sunday (18). Initial reports alleged that the girl, Pavithra (19) from Lindula, Thalawakelle with three of her friends had been on a visit to the waterfall...

New Chief of Staff Pays Courtesies on Army Chief

Just a few hours after the Military Secretariat announced the appointment of the new Chief of Staff in the Army, Major General Priyantha Perera was invited to receive his appointment letter from the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva at the Commander's office...

Army-Grown & Processed Dry Chillies Released for Public Sale

The Sri Lanka Army’s Directorate of Agriculture and Livestock, in another very promising nation-building project that goes hand in hand with the government’s ‘Saubhagyaye Dekma’ (vistas of prosperity) policy statement and also the Army Chief’s ‘Thuru Mithuru - Nawa Ratak’ cultivation and beautification...

“More Than 2/3 of Military Personnel Yet to be Inoculated” - Head, NOCPCO

One more session of the Task Force in the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) at Battaramulla was held this afternoon (15), headed by General Shavendra Silva, Head of the NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff...

VIHARA MAHA DEVI PARK’S OPEN THEATRE TO BEGIN ARMY VACCINATION DRIVE FROM THURSDAY (15)

The general public above 30 years of age in the Western Province are able to get the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine at the Colombo Vihara Maha Devi Park open theatre, beginning Thursday (15 July 2021), the...

Now, Western Province Teachers Get Jab from Army Medical Teams

The Army-managed and the Seva Vanitha-organized vaccination project, giving a further boost to the island-wide national vaccination programme on the directive of HE the President this morning (12) inaugurated one more phase by inoculating the country’s teacher community in the Western Province....

High Commissioner of Bangladesh Pays Courtesy Call on the Army Chief

The newly-appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka, HE Tareq Mohammed Ariful Islam paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva on Thursdays (8) afternoon at the Army Headquarters.

Vaccination for Educational Managers & Teachers Begins

In line with HE the President’s instructions to prioritize the vaccination of teachers’ community, a medical team of the Army Directorate of Preventive Medicine on the directions of General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army on Tuesday (6) completed the vaccination of about....

Stern Disciplinary Action to be Taken Against Army Wrongdoers in Norochcholai Incident

Consequent upon investigations, conducted into the incident at Paniady, Norochcholai by the Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP) a few days ago where an Army Officer and a few soldiers were involved in a long-running personal dispute, the SLCMP upon completion of its Special Investigation Unit....

Army-innovated Hand Sanitizing Machine Shown to the President

A state-of-the art automated hand sanitizer machine, innovated by the the Research Analysis, Projection and Development Branch of the Sri Lanka Army was introduced to HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday 06). Representing the innovators, the Chief of Defence Staff and....