07th January 2019 16:21:39 Hours
Two delegates of the European Parliament Messrs Geoffrey Charles Van Orden and William Legge, Earl of Dartmouth currently in Sri Lanka paid a visit to the Engineer Brigade Headquarters at Boo Oya, Vavuniya on Friday (4) and received an update on the ongoing Sri Lanka Army’s Humanitarian De-Mining Unit during...
07th January 2019 14:59:22 Hours
26 Officers and 600 Other Rankers of the 11 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ-Cen) lent their maximum support to the success of the mammoth state ceremony that proclaimed the ‘Thripitakaya’ at Matale Aloka Vihara, a national heritage on the guidelines given by the Commander of the Army...
04th January 2019 15:00:15 Hours
The Sri Lankan expatriate, Mr Shyam Walpola, Live Sound Engineer and Event Organizer, resident in New Zealand showing his concern for the welfare of disabled War Heroes recuperating at Ragama ‘Ranaviru Sevana’, made a cash donation to...
04th January 2019 11:58:58 Hours
Following sponsorship, extended to the Army by Ven Thalagala Sumanarathana Nayake Thero, Incumbent at Thalagala International Buddhist Meditation Centre, Horana and by the expatriate, Mr Rod Thambiah of Australia, troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) on the directions of....
03rd January 2019 17:04:25 Hours
Six more Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs) about to retire from the Army after 22 years of service had the rare chance of meeting the Army Chief, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake this morning (3) at the Army Headquarters to receive ‘Pranama Sahathika’ (certificates of tribute) from him in recognition....
02nd January 2019 19:44:51 Hours
Sri Lanka Army Angampora players, trained at the newly-established Angampora Experiment Institute and Training Centre (AEITC) at Panagoda Army Cantonment after its recent induction made their debut in the Kataragama sacred precincts and prayed for their forward-march in the presence of....
01st January 2019 18:27:47 Hours
Coinciding with arrangements that got underway at the Army Headquarters to mark the first working day of the New Year (1 Jan), all island-wide Security Force Headquarters (SFHQs) of the Army, launched their own programmes to welcome the New Year at respective places. Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi....
01st January 2019 16:27:47 Hours
Giving a fresh start to the New Year - 2019, Major General Shavendra Silva, Adjutant General this morning (1) during a brief meet presented the new edition of the Army Dress Regulations (Part I & II) and the updated Extra Regimental Employment (ERE)...
01st January 2019 15:49:24 Hours
“While committing ourselves to make national development programmes a success, it is all the time required for the Army to be prepared to face any threat against national security, be it internal or otherwise. Improvement to this aspect is to be further enhanced during the year 2019 with different training programmes since it is the Army who would stand for the territorial integrity and unitary status of the country,” so said Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army participating in the New Year’s first customary working day ceremony held this morning (1) at....
31st December 2018 17:12:59 Hours
Flood-affected civilians in Kilinochchi and Mullaittivu areas, publicly requesting the continued Army assistance and their presence in times of their disasters and denouncing northern politicians have put up hand written posters in several major areas, such as Oddusuddan, Wasanthipuram, Pandarawani...
