05th May 2019 18:04:22 Hours
Ahead of the scheduled re-opening of all island-wide schools, members of the Armed Forces and Policemen in close coordination with the Education Department...
05th May 2019 07:03:32 Hours
Rt Hon Ben Wallace (MP), Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime in the British Government, together with a delegation met the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake this morning...
02nd May 2019 15:58:18 Hours
Army troops across the country while focusing their attention largely on Muslim-dominated concentrations during their intensified search and clear operations conducted in....
02nd May 2019 13:58:18 Hours
Following suicide cadres of National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ), responsible for Shangirilla Hotel, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Kingsbury Hotel, St. Sebastian Church, Katuwapitiya, Negombo, St. Anthony’s Church, Kotahena, Zion Church, Batticaloa....
29th April 2019 20:33:01 Hours
The Army Headquarters Monday (29) evening announced that all Army, Navy, Air Force and Police areas within the Western Province and Puttalam District have been placed under command to the Overall...
29th April 2019 17:25:51 Hours
General (Retd) S.H Shantha Kottegoda has been appointed as the new Secretary Defence by HE the President Maithripala Sirisena. He received his letter of appointment this afternoon (29) from the President. General (Retd) Shantha Kottegoda of the....
28th April 2019 16:25:13 Hours
Island-wide Army troops, together with Policemen, Navy and Air Force troops in a bid to stem fanatical terrorist extremism and restore normalcy in the country after Tri-Services were vested with required provisions with enforcement of Emergency....
28th April 2019 13:25:13 Hours
Impressed with the roles, being played by sniffing dogs in the Army for detection of explosives and drugs, Dr Shiru Wijemanna, a lecturer in the City & Guild International and International Open University...
26th April 2019 20:17:20 Hours
A combined team of the Security Forces including the Army came under fire when they were proceeding to search a suspicious place in the general area of Nintavur - Kalmunai, close to the Jumma Mosque this evening (26) at about 7.00 pm.
26th April 2019 19:48:45 Hours
Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, together with Mrs Chandrika Senanayake, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit, despite hectic security commitments, undertook a New Year visit to see differently-able War Heroes, resident at Attidiya Mihindu Seth Medura (MSM).
