2023-06-12 19:11:23
The recently-promoted Major General S.A Pathirana RSP, Commander, Forward Maintenance Area -North on Monday (12 June) called on the Commander of the Army...
2023-06-02 21:55:21
Major General M.E.P Weerasinghe VSV USP ato, Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC) and Commander, Forward Maintenance Area - North Central, few days before his retirement from the Army, having served for more than...
2023-06-01 20:37:48
The retiring Major General D.B.S.N Bothota RWP RSP VSV USP psc of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC), Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps prior to...
2023-06-01 20:32:30
Colonel Paul Clayton of the British Army, the outgoing Defence Adviser of Colombo-based British High Commission and his incoming successor Colonel Darren Woods of...
2023-06-01 20:27:14
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army admiring and highly appreciating the timely intervention of Corporal K.M.B.R.K.L Karunarathne of 4 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regiment who saved more than 50 lives on board a private bus seconds after the bus driver was flung out, invited the brave Corporal to the Commander’s office and awarded the Army Commander’s Commendation Medal on Thursday (1) at the Army Headquarters. This appreciative event was arranged to concide with the commemorative programme of the Army Commander’s 1st year anniversary of the office as the 24th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.
2023-05-30 20:54:37
The Security Force HQ - Mullaittivu in keeping with the government’s policy of releasing more and more lands, hitherto being used by Security Forces for operational and security purposes in the Mullaittivu region released two more land plots of about 08.178 acres on Friday (May 19). As per directions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, steps were taken by Major General U.D Wijesekara RWP RSP USP rcds psc, Commander, Security Forces - Mullaittivu to identify those lands in the areas, served by the 64 Infantry Division under the Security Force HQ - Mullaittivu.
2023-05-29 17:06:08
The miraculous presence of mind and the quick and speedy action of the Corporal K.M.B.R.K.L Karunarathne of 4 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regiment of the Army who was on leave saved the precious lives of a few more than fifty passengers on board a private bus plying along Kandy - Mahiyangana road on Friday (26) around 11.45 a.m. It all happened in the general area of Ududumbara when the bus driver while negotiating a sharp bend was suddenly flung out through the driver's door compelling the bus to further proceed sans a driver for about 50 meters.
2023-05-29 17:05:39
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army took time off on Monday (29) morning to extend his best wishes to retiring one more distinguished Senior Officer of the Special Forces Regiment (SF), Major General D.G.S Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army on the eve of the latter's retirement from the Army. Major General D.G.S Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army after an eventful service of more than three decades was invited by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army to his office, together with his family members, Mrs Nayani Samanthi Senarath Yapa, Mr Gawesh Sudharaka Senarath Yapa (Son) and Mr Asel Banuka Senarath Yapa (Son), just a few days before his retirement from the service.
2023-05-29 17:04:16
The maiden copy of the booklet, ‘Vishmitha Hela Osuwa’ (Amazing Sinhala Herbal Medicine), authored by Corporal M.T.I.S Bandara of the 3 Special Forces (SF) Regiment who has gathered an in-depth knowledge on medicinal herbs while working in the Special Forces Training School (SFTS)-managed ‘Survival Herbal Garden’ at Maduru Oya was presented to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu by its author in the presence of Major General D.G.S Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army and Colonel of the Regiment of Special Forces on Monday (May 29) morning at the Commander's office, Army HQ.
2023-05-25 22:22:27
The Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu at the invitation of Major General D.B.S.N Bothota RWP RSP VSV USP psc Commander, Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna and Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) this morning (25) graced the opening ceremony of the newly- constructed Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess at the Regimental Centre of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps in Mutwal, Colombo 15 as the Chief Guest.
