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  • Commander in Historic Gesture Has Audience with Pakistan’s Premier

    2018-04-24 00:07:30

    Commander in Historic Gesture Has Audience with Pakistan’s Premier

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, in what could be regarded as a landmark milestone of the friendship that prevails between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, had the rare privilege of extending courtesies and having a very cordial and fruitful bilateral discussion with Hon. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on defence cooperation on Monday (23) afternoon at the Prime Minister's Secretariat.....

  • Commander in Malaysia Shares Views with Malaysia's Chief of Army

    2018-04-20 21:44:57

    Commander in Malaysia Shares Views with Malaysia's Chief of Army

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army during his stay in Malaysia for participation in the 16th edition of Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition – 2018 and its Conference met General Dato’ Sri Zulkiple bin Hj Kassim, Chief of Malaysian Army towards the end of conference sessions at Malaysia's International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur.

  • AHQ Greets New Year with Customary Tea Table

    2018-04-20 16:46:39

    AHQ Greets New Year with Customary Tea Table

    The customary Sinhala and Tamil New Year tea table and get-together at the Army Headquarters (AHQ) got underway Friday (20) morning with Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest.

  • Sri Lankan Army Chief among Invitees at DSA in Malaysia

    2018-04-17 18:17:45

    Sri Lankan Army Chief among Invitees at DSA in Malaysia

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army was among one of the distinguished invitees to the ongoing 16th edition of Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition and Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. DSA - 2018 and National Security NATSEC Asia was ceremonially inaugurated on Sunday.....

  • Commander on ‘Nēgam’ to His Mother Regiment at Mattegoda

    2018-04-16 14:32:52

    Commander on ‘Nēgam’ to His Mother Regiment at Mattegoda

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, showing his cherished sense of gratitude to his mother Regiment, Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE), visited the 5 Field Sri Lanka Engineers camp complex at Mattegoda on the New Year day (April 14) and joined the observance of New Year rites and rituals in a rare gesture of goodwill and concern to the Sri Lanka Engineers, for which Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake was posted soon after he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant.

  • May Sinhala & Tamil New Year - 2018 Usher in Fresh Thoughts, Happiness & Prosperity !

    2018-04-13 22:00:00

    May Sinhala & Tamil New Year - 2018 Usher in Fresh Thoughts, Happiness & Prosperity !

    Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, all Senior Officers, Officers, Other Rankers and Members of the Civil Staff in the Army wish All of You a very Happy & Prosperous Sinhala & Tamil New Year 2018 !

  • A Record 683 Acres of Land Released to Jaffna People

    2018-04-13 15:38:30

    A Record 683 Acres of Land Released to Jaffna People

    In line with the government’s policy of releasing civilians’ land, hitherto used by Jaffna Security Forces, the Sri Lanka Army without compromising national security interests released a record 683 acres of land in Thelippalei Divisional Secretariat area to 964 legal owners during a ceremony, held this morning (13) in the same location, Thelippalei under the auspices of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake and the District Secretary for Jaffna, Mr Nagalingam Vedanayaham.

  • Sec. Defence Lauds SL Army's Honourable Achievements & Assures Best Support

    2018-04-12 13:19:50

    Sec. Defence Lauds SL Army's Honourable Achievements & Assures Best Support

    Mr Kapila Waidyaratne PC, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence gracing the landmark inauguration of the first-ever Directorate of Overseas Operations (DOO) of the Army in Colombo 3 as the Chief Guest underlined that the Sri Lanka Army need not be concerned about 'labels' since it had already proved to the world that what is left for them was only to 'better' it since no task would be 'daunting' to it after restoration of peace in the country.

  • Hennanigala Blossoms with New Year Festivities & Aadivasi Community

    2018-04-11 17:34:13

    Hennanigala Blossoms with New Year Festivities & Aadivasi Community

    Remote Hennanigala in the East wore Sinhala and Tamil new year festive garbs on Wednesday (11) in close coordination with the Army, 'Wana Arana Foundation' and members of the indigenous community (Aadivasi).

  • New Year Festival Spirits Attract AHQ Officers & Other Rankers at Panagoda

    2018-04-10 19:49:32

    New Year Festival Spirits Attract AHQ Officers & Other Rankers at Panagoda

    4 Sri Lanka Artillery grounds at Panagoda Army Cantonment came alive on Tuesday (10) when hundreds of all rankers serving the Army Headquarters (AHQ) throughout the day shared Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive spirits by participating in a wide variety of traditional and fun-making games, typical of this forthcoming age-old festival of the Sun.