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  • Army Muslim Members with Commander Join ‘Iftar’ Ritual at Laya Beach Hotel

    20th April 2023 10:51:45 Hours

    Army Muslim Members with Commander Join ‘Iftar’ Ritual at Laya Beach Hotel

    A representative gathering of Officers and Other Ranks of Islamic faith in the Army, together with Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army sat together Wednesday (19) at Laya Beach Hotel, Wadduwa to perform the Islamic ‘Iftar’ ritual, the breaking of fast of Muslims at sunset.

  • New Year Spirits & Traditional Tea Table Herald First Working Day

    17th April 2023 16:20:38 Hours

    New Year Spirits & Traditional Tea Table Herald First Working Day

    The customary Sinhala and Tamil New Year tea table and cordial get-together at the Army Headquarters (AHQ) got underway on Monday (17) morning with Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army...

  • New Year Spirits Bring Army Personnel Together During Customary Festivities

    11th April 2023 11:12:10 Hours

    New Year Spirits Bring Army Personnel Together During Customary Festivities

    Bringing the annual Sinhala and Tamil New Year spirits into the country’s largest service provider, the Sri Lanka Army, hundreds of Army personnel serving the Army Headquarters at Sri Jayawardenepura on Monday (10 April) joined hands together with one another and enjoyed typical festivities and traditional games during a New Year festival at Panagoda Army Cantonment.

  • Saliyapura 'Keterians' in New Year Fair Sell Festival Essentials

    09th April 2023 23:29:42 Hours

    Saliyapura 'Keterians' in New Year Fair Sell Festival Essentials

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army and Colonel of the Regiment of Gajaba Regiment (GR), together with Mrs Janaki Liyanage, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) who is also the Chairperson of GR Seva Vanitha Branch (GR-SVB) Friday (7) morning inaugurated the Gajaba Regiment Seva Vanitha New Year fair at GR Regimental Headquarters in Saliyapura.

  • SLNG's HQ Battalion Opens its New Facilities for Officers & Other Ranks

    07th April 2023 14:00:01 Hours

    SLNG's HQ Battalion Opens its New Facilities for Officers & Other Ranks

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army and Colonel of the Regiment, Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) as the day's Chief Guest was invited to inaugurate two new accommodation facilities at the SLNG Regimental HQ Battalion premises at Heraliyawala, Kurunegala this morning (6 April 2023).

  • President Meeting Troops & Policemen in Wanni Elaborates on Current Economic Challenges

    01st April 2023 20:34:24 Hours

    President Meeting Troops & Policemen in Wanni Elaborates on Current Economic Challenges

    HE the President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces during a tour to the sacred city of Anuradhapura on Saturday (1) took time off to talk to Wanni region-based Officers and Other Ranks of the tri services and Police personnel after inviting all of them to the Anuradhapura Air Force Base.

  • Commander in the East Stimulates Troops Involved in Food Security Projects

    31st March 2023 09:03:45 Hours

    Commander in the East Stimulates Troops Involved in Food Security Projects

    As the second segment of the itinerary, the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage during his visit to the East took time off to see the Army Farm at Galkanda and inspected the egg production process, being carried out under the supervision of the 3 (V) Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture and Livestock (SLACAL).

  • State Minister & President's Chief of Staff Share Thoughts with War Veterans at Mihindu Seth Medura

    25th March 2023 09:31:36 Hours

    State Minister & President's Chief of Staff Share Thoughts with War Veterans at Mihindu Seth Medura

    Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, State Minister of Defence, Mr Sagala Ratnayaka, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President on National Security jointly made a visit to the Mihindu Seth Medura (MSM) in Attidiya, the wellness resort for permanently-wounded War Heroes on Friday (24) afternoon and inquired into their well-being.

  • UN Assessment & Advisory Visit Team Reinforcing Trust in Sri Lankan CCC Arrives Here for Additional Troops in Mali

    21st March 2023 17:49:59 Hours

    UN Assessment & Advisory Visit Team Reinforcing Trust in Sri Lankan CCC Arrives Here for Additional Troops in Mali

    A high-level UN Assessment and Advisory Visit (AAV) team currently in Sri Lanka, expected to ensure the quality and standards of all technical Combat Convoy Equipment (CCE) and evaluate the Operational Readiness Preparations of the additional 'Combat Convoy Company B-1’ (CCC) contingent, designed for deployment shortly in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) called on the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage on Tuesday (21) at the Army HQ in Sri Jayawardenepura.

  • Commando Regiment-Groomed 350 More Gifted to the Nation

    16th March 2023 14:38:12 Hours

    Commando Regiment-Groomed 350 More Gifted to the Nation

    The Commando Regiment (CR) of the Army during a glittering ceremony welcomed their new 265 ‘Maroon Berets’ and 85 ‘Long Range Patrol’ (LRP) men of the latest well-trained batches during a ceremonial Passing-out Parade (PoP) at Kudaoya Commando Regiment Training School (CRTS) on Wednesday (March 15).