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  • May This Christmas Bless You All with Abundance of Happiness, Peace & Prosperity !

    2022-12-24 23:30:47

    May This Christmas Bless You All with Abundance of Happiness, Peace & Prosperity !

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army and All Ranks Extend Christmas & Seasonal Greetings to All of You ! May it Bring Smile, Happiness & Prosperity to You ! Here follows the Commander's Brief Message of Compliments !

  • Army Choirs Add X’Mas Festive Sentiments Holding Christmas Carols

    2022-12-21 11:28:38

    Army Choirs Add X’Mas Festive Sentiments Holding Christmas Carols

    The Sri Lanka Army as the festive season of sharing and caring with compliments set in heralding the forthcoming Christmas and the dawn of a New Year, contributed its share to the phenomenon by holding its annual Christmas Carols service at Nelum Pokuna auditorium on Tuesday (20).

  • Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy on Goodwill Tour Arrives at Army HQ

    2022-12-17 08:43:49

    Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy on Goodwill Tour Arrives at Army HQ

    The Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral R Hari Kumar PVSM AVSM VSM ADC, now in Sri Lanka on a five-day long goodwill visit called on Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army on Tuesday (13) afternoon at the Army Headquarters.

  • 31 Middle-Grade Officers including Foreign Officers Graduated in ASL Logistics Staff Course

    2022-12-10 04:38:41

    31 Middle-Grade Officers including Foreign Officers Graduated in ASL Logistics Staff Course

    A group of 31 middle-grade officers, including Army (26) Navy (02), Air Force (01), Bangladesh (01), Nepal (01) who followed the one-year long Logistics Staff Course - No 8 (LSC) at Trincomalee-based Army School of Logistics (ASL) on Friday (09) during a simple ceremony at Colombo Defence Services College auditorium received their graduation.

  • One More Batch of psc-Qualified Officers Receives Graduation

    2022-12-09 16:59:56

    One More Batch of psc-Qualified Officers Receives Graduation

    The graduation ceremony of the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) Course No-16 took place Thursday (08) afternoon at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre, graced by His Excellency the President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Chief Guest. The DSCSC at Sapugaskanda is the highest seat of military learning for middle-grade officers of the Tri Forces and was established with the aim of developing the professional knowledge and understanding of...

  • Army Ordnance Industries Relocated to Multiply Manufacture of Ordnance & Save Foreign Exchange

    2022-12-08 18:44:13

    Army Ordnance Industries Relocated to Multiply Manufacture of Ordnance & Save Foreign Exchange

    Turning a new leaf in the manufacture of essential Army ordnance and thereby saving a large share of foreign exchange, the Army Ordnance Industries (AOI), intended to be self-sufficient in military supplies and materials, was relocated and subsequently inaugurated this morning (8) at Veyangoda Central Arms and Ammunition Deport premises to be in line with the Sri Lanka Army 'Way Forward Strategy 2020 - 2025'.

  • Commander Hands Over Army-Designed Presidential Dispatch Bag to the President

    2022-12-02 17:49:31

    Commander Hands Over Army-Designed Presidential Dispatch Bag to the President

    The ‘Attaché Case’, the Presidential dispatch bag, crafted jointly by the Directorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (DEME) and the Directorate of Information Technology on the instructions of the Commander of the Army in response to a special direction by His Excellency the President Ranil Wickremasinghe was handed over to the President this morning (2) by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army at the Presidential Secretariat.

  • Commander’s Guest Lecture at DSCSC Touches Sri Lanka Army’s National Security Concerns

    2022-12-01 17:52:12

    Commander’s Guest Lecture at DSCSC Touches Sri Lanka Army’s National Security Concerns

    The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) at Sapugaskanda, the internationally-reputed academic seat of learning in Sri Lanka that trains tri service officers in command and staff techniques and develops the intellectual attributes to cope with their future appointments and challenges welcomed Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army on Thursday (01) when he arrived there to deliver the customary ‘Commander’s Lecture’ to both local and foreign DSCSC undergraduates following the Course No-16.

  • 372 More New ‘Maroon Berets’ Join Commando Family in Colourful PoP

    2022-11-27 05:39:32

    372 More New ‘Maroon Berets’ Join Commando Family in Colourful PoP

    A total of 06 Officers and 366 Other Ranks of the 50 A, B, C, D, E and F batches of the Commando Regiment (CR) who underwent rigorous training that spanned 18 months at Kudaoya Commando Regiment Training School (CRTS) finally showcased their exceptional operational techniques during their Passing out Parade (PoP) on Saturday (26).

  • ‘Nawaloka Virusuwa Sarana’ Privilege Card to Offer Extra Health Benefits to Army Members & Families

    2022-11-23 19:41:36

    ‘Nawaloka Virusuwa Sarana’ Privilege Card to Offer Extra Health Benefits to Army Members & Families

    The introductory launch of the ‘Nawaloka Virusuwa Sarana’ privilege card that offers a wide variety of sophisticated and most modern health benefits to Army personnel and their family members took place this morning (23) at the Nawaloka Hospital premises, attended by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest, Mrs Janaki Liyanage, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) and Dr Jayantha Dharmadasa, Chairman, Nawaloka Group of Companies Private Limited.