2019-04-13 09:42:22
Major General Tissa Nanayakkara, General Officer Commanding of the 11 Division, together a group of Senior officers area called on Mahanayakes ( chief prelates) of Malwatte and Asgiriya chapters and Amarapura Nikaya on the eve of the New Year on Thursday (11) and received their blessings as a customary tradition.
2019-04-13 08:42:22
Major General Aruna Jayasekara, Commander, Security Forces - East (SF-E) with the objective of further promoting understanding between civil society and the Army, had a discussion with Muslim religious leaders in Kattankudy area on Tuesday (9) at Kattankudy Hizbullah hall.
2019-04-13 08:38:19
Major General W.A.K.B Udalupola upon his return to the Headquarters 23 Infantry Division on Saturday (6) after elevation to the rank of Major General was honoured in a Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour by 23 Division troops.
2019-04-11 18:15:27
A high quality holiday bungalow, ‘King Keterian’, erected by Gajaba Regiment (GR) troops, facing the lake inside the Gajaba Regiment Headquarters in Saliyapura, Anuradhapura was ceremonially commissioned this morning (11) by Major General Shavendra Silva, Colonel of the Regiment, Gajaba Regiment and Chief of Staff during a ceremony, comprised of religious...
2019-04-11 14:44:55
Sri Lanka Army Rifle and Pistol Shooters in a clean sweep over their rivals in the sister services, Police, island-wide public and private schools and different clubs during the recent National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF) Open Rifle and Pistol Shooting Championship - 2019 held at the Sri Lanka...
2019-04-11 08:09:57
The 'Mitra Shakthi', joint training exercise with Indian and Sri Lankan Army troops conducted in Diyatalawa garrison area had its closing ceremony at 1 Gemunu Watch premises on Monday (8). A ceremonial parade honoured Colonel Parthasarathy Roy, Commanding Officer of the Indian contingent, represented by 11 Officers and 109 Other Ranks...
2019-04-10 13:29:45
‘Angampora’ a martial art that dates back to the times of Sri Lankan royalties with more than 9500 years of history, which has been locally used as a particular self-defensive fighting technique, endowed with different characteristics, such as astrology, meditation, medical methods, sorcery, illusory tricks, etc made its entry...
2019-04-10 13:15:03
Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Headquarters at Panagoda during the weekend (5-6 April) bade farewell to three of its proud sons, Major General Ralf Nugera, Major General Sudath Perera and Brigadier J. Thanthiriwatte who were retiring from the Army after exemplary and reputed services..
2019-04-10 09:07:42
Indian Defence Secretary Mr Sanjay Mitra and 15 other delegates currently in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit to attend bilateral discussions in the 6th round of ‘India-Sri Lanka Annual Defence Dialogue’ venerated the sacred Temple of Tooth Relics in Kandy this morning (9).
2019-04-09 18:45:53
Following a creative notion suggested by the Colonel of the Regiment, Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE), troops of the 16 Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) on the guidelines given by the Chief Filed Engineer produced two low-cost mobile stages that could be used for Army events.