Commander Joins Mourners & Pays Respect to Late Maha Nayake Thero

Members of the Maha Sangha of all Three Nikayas, HE the President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Opposition Leader, Hon Sajith Premadasa, Governor for Central Province, Ministers, State Ministers, Secretary Defence, Chief of Defence Staff...

Army Sportsmen/Women Gifted with New Facilities

The newly-erected storied prefabricated building which houses the Non-Commissioned Officers’ Club and the Other Ranks’ Mess at Panagoda Army Sports Village was opened by Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army....

Commander Joins SLMA's Online Educative Programme on Communicative Skills

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, in his capacity as Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) was invited...

New ADA at High Commission of India Makes Courtesy Call

The incoming Assistant Defence Attache (ADA), Lieutenant Colonel Puneet Sushil of the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka, together with the High Commission's Defence Attache,Captain Vikas Sood this morning (16) extended a formal courtesy call...

Head NOCPCO Briefs the Media on COVID-19 Restrictions

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army this morning (16) commenting on the isolation / quarantine curfew, now in force in several areas in the Western Province and Gampaha...

7 SLSR Troops in 563 Brigade Avert Major Disaster & Repair Burst Tank Bund

Two platoons of 7 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) troops of the 563 Brigade of the 56 Division of the Security Force HQ-Wanni, based in Kokkeliya rose to the occasion and repaired the burst Uthukkulam tank bund....

“We Grow When We Face Challenges” Remarks Head, NOCPCO in Interview with Youngsters

‘CHRONICLES 2020’ Episode 1, a YouTube video interview with Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head, National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19....

Head NOCPCO Briefs the Media on COVID-19 Restrictions

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army this morning (15) commenting on the isolation / quarantine curfew, now in force in several areas in the Western Province and Gampaha....

MINUSMA-based Sri Lankan Troops Praised for Recovery of IEDs along Main Roads

The Sri Lankan Combat Convoy Company, deployed in Mali under the United Nations (UN) Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Srinath Gallage....

Head NOCPCO Briefs the Media on COVID-19 Developments

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head, NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army this morning (11) commenting on current developments as regards the transmission of COVID-19 spoke to the Media and....