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The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the Productivity and Process Improvement Course was held on 25 November 2025 at the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Headquarters.

A 120-member delegation from the Indian tri forces arrived in Sri Lanka on 26 November 2025 as part of the Reciprocal Cultural Exchange Programme between the Armed Forces of India and Sri Lanka. The two-day visit, scheduled to be conducted on 27 and 28 November 2025, aims to further enhance military cooperation, deepen cultural understanding and strengthen the longstanding ties between the two nations.

Major General G.S.K Perera RSP ndc and Major General N.S.S Dias RSP, who were recently promoted to the rank of Major General, received the symbols of authority and best wishes from Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, during a formal courtesy call held on 26 November 2025 at the Army Headquarters.

Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, commended the Sri Lankan military contingent’s vital humanitarian assistances to Myanmar during a ceremony held at Army Headquarters on 26 November 2025, in recognition of their service following the devastating earthquake earlier this year.

Colonel Mohammad Mahboobi Fooladi, Defence Attaché of Islamic Republic of Iran to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, at the Army Headquarters.

The 11th Army-to-Army Staff Talks (AAST) between the Indian Army (IA) and the Sri Lanka Army was successfully conducted at the Officers’ Training Academy (OTA), Gaya, India, from 18 to 20 November 2025, further strengthening the long-standing and cooperative military relationship between the two nations.

A rock-filled earth mound collapsed in Ganeetanna, Mawanella, on 22 November 2025, causing severe damage to a building consisting of a house and a shop, and trapping several individuals.

The Sri Lankan military contingent that participated in the 11th edition of the Sri Lanka–India bilateral military exercise, Exercise Mithra Shakti, returned to the island on 22 November 2025 after successfully completing the programme conducted from 10 to 22 November 2025 at the Foreign Training Node (FTN) in Belagavi, Karnataka, India.

The Vijayabahu Infantry Seminar – 2025 was conducted at the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) Headquarters in Boyagane on 22 November 2025, under the patronage of Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, the Commander of the Army.

Severe flooding in Galle and Matara districts due to adverse weather prompted the Sri Lanka Army to provide vital transport support to Advanced Level candidates, ensuring they reached their examination centres without delay.