2019-03-07 16:25:19
The Army, broadening its horizons in the field of sports further is to showcase its badminton skills in a mammoth Championship tournament, ‘Defenders’ Open Badminton Championship - 2019’, scheduled to be held for the first time during 2 - 8 April, 2019 at Panagoda Indoor Stadium inside the Army Cantonment, organized by the Army Badminton Committee.
2019-03-05 21:56:13
The launch of the ‘Ranaviru Flag’ sale, prior to the commencement of the forthcoming War Heroes’ Commemoration Month - 2019 took place this morning (5) by pinning the first flag on HE the President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s Secretariat.
2019-03-03 23:13:16
'Spectrum 19', the photographic exhibition organized by the Photography Society of the students at Defence Services College (DSC) in Colombo 2 was ceremonially opened by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake as the Chief Guest on Friday (1) and gave away appreciative certificates to the participants.
2019-02-27 18:56:44
A high-level Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) delegation, led by HE Mr Yuri Borisovich Matter, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives called on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake this morning (27) at the Army Headquarters and pledged their technical assistance for refurbishment and repair of the existing fleet among armed forces of Sri Lanka.
2019-02-25 21:01:56
Presidential Task Force for Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKDs) - initiated and the Army-erected 7-storied state-of-the-art ‘Dr Thilak Abeysekera Kidney Treatment & Concessionary Centre’ in the Kandy Teaching Hospital premises was vested in CKD patients on Monday (25) during a mammoth ceremony, presided by HE the President, Maithripala Sirisena, the pioneering architect of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for CKDs.
2019-02-24 19:49:34
Setting a good example by practice for others to follow and creating an awareness of the need to keep environment clean, neat and tidy in one's own residential areas, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army together with a 100-strong group of soldiers and an equal number of residents in Kaduruduwa hamlet, off Panadura-Moratuwa old road where the Commander resided earlier, launched a massive clean-up project on Sunday (24) morning to curb any future recurrence of Dengue epidemic in that wetland area, coupled with educative programmes on Drug Prevention and Health promotion
2019-02-24 05:57:07
Dozens of Gajaba Regiment (GR) War Heroes who suffered permanent injuries and turned differently able, yet receiving rehabilitation and recuperation under the care of the Headquarter Battalion (HQBN) camp of the Gajaba Regiment in Senapura on Saturday (23) were the beneficiaries of a state-of-the-art new therapeutic Swimming Pool that remained a long-felt medical requirement for....
2019-02-20 17:33:38
Ministry of Defence - managed thinktank for production of security-related innovative military arsenal, new technical products and all other accessories, the Centre for Research and Development (CRD) at Pitipana, Homagama, this morning (20) extended a warm welcome to Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army when he called at the location to have firsthand experience.
2019-02-18 15:55:21
The CISM Day Run in Sri Lanka in parallel with the global occurrence of the event got underway in Colombo this morning (18) as per guidelines given by the International Military Sports Council which is instrumental in holding it world-wide. Attended by Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Commander of the Navy, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathi, Commander of the Air Force, it was flagged off at Lighthouse premises and walked up to Galle Face and returned along the same route.
2019-02-15 16:25:32
Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army walking down memory lane went to his alma mater, Colombo Ananda College this morning (15) at the request of the Principal and enlightened the student community on ‘Leadership’ and how targets could be achieved.
