News Archive

Dr Ajai Sahni Briefs on State Response to Terrorism

Terrorism in its modern form has been with us for decades and has continuously expanded its sphere of influence and operation. Yet it never fails to take its victim societies by surprise when it is applied in a new theatre, however gradual or deliberate its march. Target states have, almost without exception, been shocked into an utter confusion of responses in the wake of each such expansion.............
Pakistan Always Dedicated to Make Peace - Pakistan's High Commissioner

HE Major General (Retd) Syed Shakeel, High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka in his presentation to the Day 1 Seminar sessions on Tuesday (1) expressed that his country is always prepared to make peace with other nations. “Pakistan seeks peaceful and cooperative relations with the entire global community to acquire its rightful place in the comity of nations”, the High Commissioner for Pakistan said.
'Maritime Security Vital to National Security Interests' - Rear Admiral Wettewa

Adding a naval flavour to the Session 1 of the ‘Defence Seminar’ (Day 2) on Wednesday (2) at Colombo Galadari Hotel, Rear Admiral D.M.B Wettewa of the Sri Lanka Navy talked on ‘Piracy: A Threat to Maritime Security’ and illustrated how maritime security affects world trade and global commercial activities.
Curtains Come Down on Inspiring 'Defence Seminar - 2015'

The informative and intellectual forum of the world-wide experts, the ‘Defence Seminar - 2015’ organized by the Sri Lanka Army drew to a close Wednesday (2) evening with the collective discourse that 'National Security in the Context of Emerging Global Threats' is a prioritized area of attention for all the nations in the face of looming multi-dimensional threats.
'Defence Seminar - 2015' Begins with a Packed Crowd of Participants

The inaugural sessions of the Defence Seminar - 2015, themed on 'National Security in the Context of Emerging Global Threats' got to a start Tuesday (1) morning at Colombo Galadari Hotel, amidst a packed audience of scholars, intellectuals, policy makers and military leaders, drawn from more than 35 countries, excluding diplomats based here.
Bangladesh NDC Delegation Before Departure Meets Commander

A delegation of 22 student officers at the Bangladesh National Defence College (NDC) who arrived in Sri Lanka to attend the just-concluded ‘Defence Seminar - 2015’ before their departure, called on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Chrishanthe De Silva at the Army Headquarters Thursday (3) morning.
Commander's Initiative Gets 35 More New Houses to 'Ranaviru' Families

35 new houses, erected by 18 Regiments of the Sri Lanka Army, following a conceptual initiative of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva are to be formally handed over to families of fallen War Heroes and......
'Ex-Cormorant Strike - VI' with 53 Foreign Military Personnel Kicked Off at Kokilai

Sri Lanka Army’s novel Field Training Exercise (FTX), the 'Exercise - Cormorant Strike V1 - 2015' conducted for the 6th consecutive year, started off this morning (3) in Kokilai in the East with the participation of Army, Navy, Air Force troops and a record 53 foreign participants and observers.
Curtains Come Down on Inspiring 'Defence Seminar - 2015'

The informative and intellectual forum of the world-wide experts, the ‘Defence Seminar - 2015’ organized by the Sri Lanka Army drew to a close Wednesday (2) evening with the collective discourse that 'National Security in the Context of Emerging Global Threats' is a prioritized area of attention for all the nations in the face of.......
Seventh Computer Course at SFHQ-West Ends

The seventh phase of the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) - organized Computer Course with the motive of further expanding knowledge on Information Technology (IT) among troops serving the SFHQ-West, reached its successful completion on Friday (28) at the SFHQ-West library premises.