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  • Commandant, Pakistan’s School of Logistics Arrives on Goodwill Tour

    2018-01-06 22:24:31

    Commandant, Pakistan’s School of Logistics Arrives on Goodwill Tour

    Pakistan Army’s Commandant at Army School of Logistics, Brigadier Kashif Zafar, accompanied by a few Senior Officers at the invitation of the Sri Lanka Army arrived here this evening (6) on a six-day long goodwill tour. Representatives of the Sri Lanka Army, headed by Colonel Ranjan Jayasekara warmly welcomed the delegation on arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Colombo.

  • Army Troops Multiply Their Nation-Building Tasks

    2018-01-05 15:03:15

    Army Troops Multiply Their Nation-Building Tasks

    Sri Lanka Army Field Engineers, as highly recognized and most sought service-providers in the country, in compliance with the Commander’s concept that 1/3 of the Army should always be committed to nation-building, are currently engaged in multifarious infrastructure improvement projects and renovation of more than 500 medium-size irrigational tanks in the Trincomalee District.

  • Dawn of New Year - 2018 Greeted at AHQ with State Service Pledge & Formalities

    2018-01-02 13:06:09

    Dawn of New Year - 2018 Greeted at AHQ with State Service Pledge & Formalities

    Sri Lanka Army Headquarters (AHQ) during a customary ceremony this morning (2) treated the dawn of the New Year 2018 with the reading of the national service pledge and the Commander’s New Year message. Major General Amal Karunasekara, Chief of Staff as the Chief Guest, representing the Commander of the Army who is out of the country, together with the Deputy Chief of Staff, Major General Dampath Fernando...........

  • May New Year - 2018 Usher Peace & Prosperity !

    2017-12-31 23:00:33

    May New Year - 2018 Usher Peace & Prosperity !

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, all Senior Officers, Other Ranks and Members of the Civil Staff Wish our Readers around the World a Peaceful, Happy and Prosperous New Year !

  • Sappers’ New Mess at Mattegoda Ceremonially Vested in Other Ranks

    2017-12-27 18:07:32

    Sappers’ New Mess at Mattegoda Ceremonially Vested in Other Ranks

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army at the invitation of Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) on Wednesday (27) ceremonially opened the newly-erected SLE Sappers’ Mess at the 5 Field SLE Headquarters complex in Mattegoda.

  • Merry Christmas & Season’s Compliments !

    2017-12-24 23:00:00

    Merry Christmas & Season’s Compliments !

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, all Officers, Other Ranks and members of the civil staff wish all our readers around the world a Merry X’mas !

  • Exceptional Sports Skills of SF Para Athletes Lauded & Awarded Incentives in Special Ceremony

    2017-12-23 15:57:43

    Exceptional Sports Skills of SF Para Athletes Lauded & Awarded Incentives in Special Ceremony

    A ceremony to appreciate and reward special para sports skills of Special Forces (SF) War Heroes at the Regimental Headquarter Battalion of the Special Forces at Seeduwa got underway this morning (23) under the auspices of Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army.

  • “UN Assignment in Mali Endorses SL Army’s International Professional Capabilities” - Commander of the Army

    2017-12-20 17:29:01

    “UN Assignment in Mali Endorses SL Army’s International Professional Capabilities” - Commander of the Army

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army addressing the landmark Mali-bound Combat Convoy Company (CCC) of the Sri Lanka Army at the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Regimental Headquarters in Panagoda this morning (20) remarked that the opportunity Sri Lanka Army had got in Mali would testify to the world that ours is a globally-recognized organization, dedicated for world peace.

  • 191 More Officer Cadets Groomed at SLMA Joined ‘Rata Rakina Jathiya’ (RRJ)

    2017-12-17 19:35:38

    191 More Officer Cadets Groomed at SLMA Joined ‘Rata Rakina Jathiya’ (RRJ)

    The Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) at Diyatalawa wore ceremonial garbs one more time on Sunday (17) and adorned the shoulders of 191 more brave sons and daughters of the country with insignia of the President’s Commission when they proudly passed out in a glittering spectacle after completion of their military training amidst greetings and best wishes.

  • The Army’s ‘Child of Bethlehem’ Reverberates at Nelum Pokuna

    2017-12-15 12:50:35

    The Army’s ‘Child of Bethlehem’ Reverberates at Nelum Pokuna

    As seasonal compliments, set in with the forthcoming phenomenal Christmas and dawn of the New Year - 2018, the Army contributing its share, held its annual Army Christmas Carols jointly organized by the Army Christian Fellowship and the Adjutant General’s Branch ..........