Defender of the Nation
2025-08-15
The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) conducted a two-day training programme for Commanding Officers and Liaison Officers under the guidance of Major General K.V.N.P Premaratne RSP USP nps psc, Commandant of SLAVF, from 13 to 14 August 2025 at the SLAVF Headquarters.
Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, formally conferred the rank of Major General upon the newly promoted Senior Officers during a ceremony held on 14 August 2025 at the Army Headquarters.
Colonel Keith Miles, the newly appointed Defence Adviser to Sri Lanka & Maldives, at the British High Commission in Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army on 14 August 2025 at the Army Headquarters.
Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, accompanied by Mrs. Swendrini Dissanayake, President of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit, visited Abhimansala II in Kamburupitiya, a wellness centre dedicated to the care of differently-abled war heroes to inquire into the well-being of its resident inmates on 13 August 2025.
Under the guidance of the Ministry of Defence and the instructions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, the first phase of the cleaning project at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport surrounding area was successfully completed under the supervision of the Chief Field Engineer, Brigadier C.D. Wickramanayake WWV RSP ndc.
The Directorate of Welfare of the Sri Lanka Army conducted a special donation programme on 12 August 2025 to provide laptops to Government university students who are children of serving Army personnel. The initiative targeted first-year undergraduates who gained university admission following their successful completion of the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination - 2023.
2025-08-11
Major General Y.A.B.M. Yahampath RWP RSP ndu psc, the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) of the Sri Lanka Army, conducted an official visit to the Sri Lanka Army Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Factory (SLAEMEF) on 05 August 2025.
The Sri Lanka Athletics Committee organised the 103rd National Athletics Championship from 02 to 03 August 2025 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, Diyagama.
Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army reviewed the issues and welfare activities concerning differently-abled soldiers who had been gathered at the Army Physical Training School (APTS) in Panagoda on 06 August 2025. The event was coordinated by the Directorate of Veteran Affairs and Rehabilitation.
In a move to enhance leadership competence and decision-making abilities among military personnel, an awareness lecture on the ‘Human Factor’ was held at the Army Headquarters on 01 August 2025. The session was conducted under the directives of the Commander of the Army and under the close supervision of Major General W.M.N.K.D Bandara RWP RSP USP psc, the Director General Training.