2024-11-25 06:36:43
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army participated the main commemoration ceremony of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day – 2024 and Poppy flower celebration was held today (24) under the patronage of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The event took place at the Cenotaph War Memorial of the Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo.
2024-11-23 11:37:32
His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called upon all public officials to unite with a common purpose and work together to transform the motherland into a better nation. He made this statement today (22) during his visit to the Ministry of Defence at the Defence Headquarters premises in Akuregoda, where he assumed duties as the new Defence Minister.
2024-11-11 06:29:49
The National Cadet Corps (NCC), the country’s school level Cadet training entity which operates under the Ministry of Defence together with the Ministry of Education, staged the Passing out Parade (PoP) of Hermann Loos & De Soysa Challenge Trophies - 2024 at the NCC Training Centre, Rantembe on 10 November 2024. The event was graced by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest.
2024-10-24 18:58:15
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army, paid a formal courtesy call on the newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Hon Dr Harini Amarasuriya, at her office in Colombo on 24 October 2024.
2024-10-11 05:55:48
The Sri Lanka Army marked its 75th Anniversary today (10 October) at the Panagoda Army Cantonment. This milestone commemorates its sustained efforts against terrorism, which have brought lasting peace to the nation after more than three decades of conflict. The Army pledged to continue its role as a leading guarantor of national security.
2024-10-10 00:00:00
2024-10-08 12:56:27
As the Sri Lanka Army approaches its 75th anniversary, a dignified ceremony was held on Monday (7) at the Battaramulla War Heroes’ Monument (Ranaviru Smarakaya) to honour the immense sacrifices of fallen War Heroes.
2024-10-05 05:07:54
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army, paid his first formal courtesy call on His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka and the Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces, this afternoon (04 October) at the Presidential Secretariat.
2024-09-27 17:54:26
The annual Army flag blessing religious ceremony, the precursor to the forthcoming Army Day (10 October) and its 75th Anniversary celebrations got underway this morning (27) at the most sacred Anuradhapura Jaya...
2024-09-23 21:34:19
The inauguration of HE Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the 9th Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces took place on 23 September 2024 at the Presidential Secretariat.