RHQ Troops Bid Farewell to Retiring SLSC Colonel Commandant & Chief of Staff

The retiring 56th Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and the 13th Colonel Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Signal Corps Major General Prabath Dematanpitiya, received his final customary farewell on Thursday...

58 Division's New GOC Takes Over Duties

Major General Champaka Ranasinghe assumed duties as the 16th General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 58 Division on Thursday (14) at the Divisional Headquarters in Puttalam. He succeeds Major General Priyanka Fernando who has now been appointed the Director General General Staff (DGGS) at the AHQ.

LGSC Course Graduates Receive Certificates

Certificate-awarding ceremony of the Long Gunnery Staff Course (LGSC) FD – 16 (Feb 2020-Jan 2021) at School of Sri Lanka Artillery, Minneriya got underway on Friday (08).

Bangladesh High Commission's New Defence Attaché Makes his First Courtesy Call on Commander of the Army

The newly-accredited Commodore Mohamed Shafiul Bari, Defence Attaché in the High Commission of Bangladesh in Sri Lanka made his first courtesy call on...

Commander Artillery Brigade Visits 5 (V) SLA Regiment HQ

Brigadier Chamila Munasinghe, Commander Artillery Brigade was accorded a drive-past Guard Turnout and welcomed by the Commanding Officer Lt Col L.W.B Ridimahaliyadda when he visited the 5(V) Sri Lanka Artillery Regiment HQ in Kanthale on Saturday (9).

"Provide Best of the Best Rations & Fresh Food Varieties to Soldiers" - Army Chief Tells Suppliers

A special discussion between suppliers of fresh food varieties and dry rations to the Army and General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, organized by the Directorate of Supply...

Major General Wasantha Madola, New Deputy Chief of Staff Assumes Office

Major General Wasantha Madola of the Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP), the newly appointed Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) assumed office on Thursday (14) at the Army HQ during a simple ceremony.

Brig Anura Dissanayake, Now 112 Brigade Commander Assumes Office

Brigadier Anura Dissanayake of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) assumed duties as the 12th Commander of the 112 Brigade, headquartered in Badulla, amid religious blessings on Monday (11). The newly-appointed Commander...

New SLEME Colonel Commandant, Brig Indu Samarakoon Takes Office

Brigadier Indu Samarakoon assumed duties as the 10th Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) during a formal ceremony, held on Tuesday (12) at the Regimental Headquarters - SLEME in Colombo 2.

Kuttigala 1 SLAGSC Detachment Plants Saplings Around Tank Areas

1 Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (1 SLAGSC) troops in Kuttigala detachment in line with the ongoing 'Thuru Mithuru Nawa Ratak' launched a tree planting programme in catchment areas around several tanks in the general area of Kuttigala on Saturday (9).