2019-03-18 18:44:08
To coincide with ongoing ‘Ranaviru Uttama Pranama’ commemorative period, grateful villagers in Hallala, off Weligama in the south, together with monks, students and representatives of affected Army families recalled invaluable memories of fallen Army War Heroes and invoked blessings on the Army during a ‘Ashirwada & Anusmarana Pinkama’ (blessing & merit transferring act) at Hallala Sri Bodhirukkarama Purana Viharaya on Sunday (17).
2019-03-17 22:34:00
The National Mine Action Strategy Plan 2016-2020 for Sri Lanka was officially inducted jointly by the Secretary to the Ministry of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement & Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development, Vocational Training & Skill Development and Youth Affairs during a brief ceremony at Hotel Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo on Thursday (13).
2019-03-14 18:43:14
Financial Management Branch of the Army Headquarters, in what could be considered as a move towards to improve professional knowledge of Senior Officers on financial management and introduce the new national Audit Act, organized a full-day workshop at Sri Lanka Armoured Corps Regimental Headquarters on Wednesday (13).
2019-03-13 17:31:14
The finals in the Inter Battalion, Platoon and Battalion Support Weapons (BP & BSW) competition & the award ceremony of the ‘Paces’ & Obstacle Crossing Competitions - 2019 of the Security Forces in - Jaffna got underway at the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) premises in the presence of Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army on Monday (11) as the....
2019-03-08 15:56:42
“Once legal provisions would give coverage to us as envisaged, the Army is ready to apprehend peddlers of narcotics, distributors and addicts, launching operations with other law enforcement authorities, identical to how we finished off LTTE terrorism ten years ago,” so said Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army this morning (8) during a Media conference, held at Kollupitiya Media Centre of the Ministry of Defence, presided by the Chief of Defence Staff and flanked by tri-service Commanders.
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.
