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  • School Students Thrilled to Watch Army Drill and Pace Stick Competition Awarding Ceremony at Panagoda

    15th March 2023 13:01:30 Hours

    School Students Thrilled to Watch Army Drill and Pace Stick Competition Awarding Ceremony at Panagoda

    The awarding ceremony of the Army Inter Regiment Drill and Pace Stick Competition - 2022 took place this afternoon (14 Tuesday) at Panagoda Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) Parade Square, headed by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

  • Service of Dedicated DIs Lauded Awarding Commander’s Certificates

    09th March 2023 12:39:02 Hours

    Service of Dedicated DIs Lauded Awarding Commander’s Certificates

    Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army in recognition and appreciation of a special set of Instructors awarded appreciative certificates (‘Yudahamudapathi Pranama Sahathika') to 16 personnel after inviting them to the Army Headquarters on Wednesday (March 08).

  • 14th SLFPC Contingent in UNIFIL Ready for Departure to Lebanon

    01st March 2023 12:22:00 Hours

    14th SLFPC Contingent in UNIFIL Ready for Departure to Lebanon

    The 14th contingent of the Sri Lanka Force Protection Company (SLFPC) in the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) before their departure to take over peackeeping roles on Wednesday (28) presented a ceremonial salute to Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army at the Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) Regimental Headquarters parade ground at Panagoda.

  • Chief of the Naval Staff of Pakistan on Goodwill Tour Meets Army Chief

    27th February 2023 20:01:25 Hours

    Chief of the Naval Staff of Pakistan on Goodwill Tour Meets Army Chief

    The Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi NI (M), S BT, currently in Sri Lanka on a four-day long goodwill visit called on Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army on Monday (27) at the Army Headquarters. The visiting Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, on arrival at the Army HQ premises was received by Colonel D.K.R Perera, Commander, Army Headquarters Brigade.

  • SLCOMM Inaugurates Its 6th Annual Academic Sessions with HE the President

    25th February 2023 21:36:24 Hours

    SLCOMM Inaugurates Its 6th Annual Academic Sessions with HE the President

    The inaugural ceremony of the 6th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM), themed ‘Resilience of Military Medicine in Times of Crisis’, the forum that synergizes military-civil contribution for greater interaction took place on Friday (Feb 24) evening at Eagle's Lakeside Hotel in Attidiya in the presence of a considerable gathering of medical consultants, professionals and experts on military medicine.

  • Army Seva Vanitha Unit - Initiated ‘Viru Sisu Pradeepa’ Project Phase-2 Awards 100 More Scholarships to Children of War Heroes

    23rd February 2023 20:31:22 Hours

    Army Seva Vanitha Unit - Initiated ‘Viru Sisu Pradeepa’ Project Phase-2 Awards 100 More Scholarships to Children of War Heroes

    The Phase-2 of the 'Viru Sisu Pradeepa’ scholarship project, initiated by the Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) at the Army HQ, intending to grant educational relief to students of Army families, late War Heroes and injured War Heroes got underway on Thursday (23 Feb) by awarding 100 more scholarships, each worth of Rs. 25,000 to students during a symbolic distribution ceremony at the Army HQ.

  • SLSC Initiates Technological Seminar Sessions at Army HQ

    23rd February 2023 12:19:17 Hours

    SLSC Initiates Technological Seminar Sessions at Army HQ

    The Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC)-initiated first symposium of the series of scheduled 'Technological Seminars', themed ‘Precise Human - Technology Symmetry for Better Organizational Efficacy’ was inaugurated this morning (Feb 22) at the Multifunctional Hall at the Army Headquarters, headed by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest.

  • SLAC Debut 'Colours Night' Staged on Grand Scale

    21st February 2023 14:28:01 Hours

    SLAC Debut 'Colours Night' Staged on Grand Scale

    The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) Regiment's first-ever inducting 'Colours Night' which recognizes and appreciates unique sports skills of 75 cavalrymen out of 477 eligible sportsmen was staged on Monday (20) evening at Kotalawala Defence University auditorium before a distinguished gathering, headed by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest.

  • CISM Run Flagged Off with Hundreds of Tri Service Officers

    18th February 2023 14:03:40 Hours

    CISM Run Flagged Off with Hundreds of Tri Service Officers

    Smartly-lined up more than 300 of tri-service members joined the ‘Conseil International du Sport Militaire’ (CISM) run on Saturday (18) to mark the World Military Day of the CISM after assembling at Air Force ground in Colombo, headed by General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, Army, Navy and Air Force Commanders and tri service Senior Officers. This year's CISM run which began at Air Force ground covered a distance of about 4 km before it ended near the same location.

  • Pakistan’s Chairman, JCSC Warmly Welcomed & Presented Military Honours at Army HQ

    11th February 2023 07:41:10 Hours

    Pakistan’s Chairman, JCSC Warmly Welcomed & Presented Military Honours at Army HQ

    General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, HI (M), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan (Chairman, JCSC, Pakistan) currently in Sri Lanka on a five-day long goodwill tour called on Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army on Friday (10) afternoon at the Army Headquarters.