Farewell to Outgoing General Officer Commanding - 68 Division

A Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour saluted the outgoing General Officer Commanding, (GOC) of 68 Division Major General A.S Ariyasinghe in accordance with military traditions during a formal...

Pre - School Children paid a visit to Palaly Airport

53 kids learning at Palar Pahal pre-school in Nilaveli, Jaffna along with teachers and their parents visited the newly-opened Jaffna International Airport to witness its operations and experience after boarding one aircraft on Friday (03).

Workshop on Tamil Language in 66 Division Draws to a Close

A workshop on Tamil Language organized for military personnel of the 66 Division, aimed at enhancing Tamil proficiency and evaluating their proficiency of speaking in Tamil drew to a close at Battalion Training School - 66 Division at Arasapurakulam on Friday (3).

259 More Brave Sons Complete Recruit Training & Begin to Serve the Country

One more batch of 259 brave sons after completing the basic recruit training for a period of six months at Vedithalthivu Recruit Training School in Course No 12 passed out...

21 Div & 211Brigade Entertain All Communities in the Wanni on 31st Night

Dawn of the New Year 2020 brought about a grand entertainment period for all Sri Lankans as new hopes were rekindled across the country. A musical show organized on...

Brigadier Akuranthilake Assumes His New Office

Brigadier N.P Akuranthilake of Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC) assumed office as the new Director of the Army Research Analysis, Projection and Development Branch on Thursday (2) at his office in the...

Qualitative Standards of Army Rations Taken up with 2020 Suppliers

Intending to further raise the qualitative aspects of dry and fresh rations, being consumed by All Ranks in the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva...

New Director Veteran Affairs Assumes Office

Brigadier S.M.S.P.B Samarakoon of Gajaba Regiment (GR) assumed office as the new Director of Veteran Affairs on Monday (30) at his office in the Army Headquarters at Sri Jayewardenepura.

Incumbent Army Chief to Serve as Acting Chief of Defence Staff

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army has been appointed as acting Chief of Defence Staff, effective from 1 January 2020, in addition to his present office of the Commander of the Army...

SLLI’s ‘Paabala Mela’ Attracts Huge Crowds

The Sri Lanka Light Infantry’s (SLLI) annual pet project ‘Paabala Mela’ that worked off at Hikkaduwa public grounds during 27-28 December 2019 which became the biggest crowd-puller in the South, gave away....