15th July 2022 21:51:19 Hours
Hon Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, just a few hours after he took oath as HE the acting President of Sri Lanka, effective from Friday (15) paid a visit to the Colombo Army Hospital in order to see the two dozens of injured Army personnel receiving treatment after violent acts around the Parliament complex on Wednesday (13) afternoon.
15th July 2022 16:14:24 Hours
Attaching greater significance and appreciation to the commitment, displayed by Army personnel in the performance of their challenging duty roles in the past couple of weeks, regardless of threats, posed to their own lives, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), Secretary Defence, together with Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army took time off and called at the Colombo Army Hospital this morning....
15th July 2022 00:40:30 Hours
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army showing his fatherly care towards soldiers who sustained serious injuries on Wednesday (13) after protesters near the Parliament complex brutally assaulted them visited the Colombo Army Hospital this afternoon (14), together with Major General Nishantha Manage, Director General General Staff and Brigadier Shantha Ranaweera, Director Operation.
01st July 2022 09:27:52 Hours
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage as the Chief Guest witnessed the finals of the Inter Regiment Netball Team Championship - 2022 held at the Panagoda Army Indoor Stadium on Thursday evening (30) The tournament got underway from 22 June 2022 to 30 June 2022 with the participants of seven teams.
18th June 2022 19:01:12 Hours
Amid military ceremonials, greetings and best wishes of all, including veterans in the Intake-26 at ‘Home of Keterians’ in Saliyapura, the recently-appointed Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage this morning (18) accepted the office of the Colonel of the Regiment, Gajaba Regiment (GR) in a formal felicitation ceremony.
17th June 2022 12:29:53 Hours
The Sri Lanka Army, now set to embark upon another gigantic project of national and timely importance established its Green Agriculture Steering Committee of the Army (GASC) on Thursday (16) in order to supplement and promote the island’s food security programme by cultivating more than 1500 acres of barren or abandoned state lands across the country.
16th June 2022 18:36:10 Hours
Setting out his plan of action and the vision for the Army in future, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army this morning (16) for the first time addressed a representative group of All Ranks at the Army HQ after he took over as 24th Commander of the Army a few days ago.
13th June 2022 23:28:52 Hours
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army, together with his spouse, Mrs. Janaki Liyanage, President, Army Seva Vanitha unit and family members made obeisance to the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of Tooth) in Kandy Saturday (11) morning and received blessings, the first formal pilgrimage to this hallowed shrine in the up country after assumption of office as the 24th Army Chief.
13th June 2022 23:26:13 Hours
Let Blessings of Sacred Poson Full Moon Day That Brought Upon a New Civilization Give Strength to All of Us & Prosper Our Motherland ! Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army, All Officers, Other Ranks & Civil Staff Share Noble Thoughts on this Special Day.
08th June 2022 12:15:47 Hours
A long-awaited and much-needed accommodation complex for 740 Other Ranks of the Army working at the Defence HQ complex at Sri Jayawardenepura, built in the nearby Talangama North area was formally vested in the troops this morning (8) during a brief ceremony, attended by the top brass in the defence management.
