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The Directorate of Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation in collaboration with 306 c Sinha Club organised a medical camp for disabled and serving military personnel on 27 June 2025 at Army Base Hospital, Kandy. The initiative aimed to address the healthcare needs of Army veterans residing in the Central Province.

Major General K.V.N.P Premaratne RSP USP nps psc assumed duties as the 61st Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) on 26 June 2025 at the SLAVF Headquarters amidst formal military formalities.

The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) bade farewell to Major General D.K.S.K Dolage USP nps psc, the outgoing Commandant of SLAVF, during a brief ceremony held on 25 June 2025 at the SLAVF Headquarters, prior to assume duties as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.

Major General D.K.S.K Dolage USP nps psc of the Sri Lanka Engineers assumed duties as the 67th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (the second most senior appointment in the Army) on 26 June 2025 at the Army Headquarters.

Major General Y.A.B.M Yahampath RWP RSP ndu psc of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (the third most senior appointment in the Army) on 26 June 2025 at the Army Headquarters.

Vice Admiral B.A.K.S.P. Banagoda RSP, USP, ndc, psc, MMaritimePol, MBA in HRM, PG Dip in HRM, BMS, Dip in Mgt, AFIN, JP (Whole Island), Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, on 25 June 2025 at Army Headquarters.

Major General K.A.U. Kodituwakku RSP USP psc IG, General Officer Commanding, 11 Infantry Division, was invited to the Office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, along with his family members on 25 June 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after completing a distinguished military career spanning 34 years.

Thailand Open Track and Field Championship – 2025 organized by the Thailand Athletics Association was held on 22 June 2025 at the Pathumthani, Thailand.

The National Sepaktakraw Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka National Sepaktakraw Federation, concluded on 15 June 2025 at the Puttalam Municipal Council Indoor Stadium.

The Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers bade farewell to its outgoing Colonel Commandant, Major General A.H.L.G Amarapala RWP RSP ndc psc, on 22 June 2025 at the Regimental Centre in Panagoda, marking the conclusion of a distinguished chapter of leadership and service.