The Ministry of Defence expresses its condolences to the family of Jayantha Dhanapala, on the passing of the former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Disarmament and one of Sri Lanka’s most erudite diplomats.
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The annual calendar event, chanting of ‘Jaya Pirith’ presided over by Ven. Maha Sangha to invoke blessings on the country, its people, fallen war heroes and differently-able war veterans, came to an end following an alms-giving at the Sandahiru Seya premises today (21) under the patronage of State Minister of Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon and D...
The 14th National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony was held at the National War Hero Cenotaph at Sri Jayawardenepura in Kotte, graced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Hon. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, today (May 19).
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Plans are afoot to setup a ‘Social Intelligence Unit’ especially to safeguard children and the young, revealed the State Minister of Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon citing the recent unlawful incidents those reported about the fate of several unfortunate teenage children.
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The National Security Conclave - 2023 organized by the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) Sri Lanka was held at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) in Ratmalana, yesterday (May 17).
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Making a formal visit, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Batti Malv’ arrived at the Trincomalee port on Tuesday (May 16). According to Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) media sources, the visiting ship was welcomed by the SLN in compliance with naval traditions.
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We want to develop our disaster management sector to be on par with global standards; therefore, we intend to develop the Disaster Management Centre as a global responder to assist countries affected by disasters. We have made this a priority, stated the State Minister of Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon during a discussion with a US National Guard delegation...
The Sri Lankan military will be right-sized gradually and afterwards it will be set up for their classic role, the State Minister of Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon stated during a cordial discussion held with Ms. Afreen Akhter, the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs) of the U.S. Department of State.
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The Ministry of Defence expresses its condolences to the family of Jayantha Dhanapala, on the passing of the former Un...
A fisherman on a multi day fishing trawler who had fallen ill while engaged in fishing in the southern seas off Galle ...
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) embarked on a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation to assist the ongoing operations at the overturned Chinese fishing vessel ...
The annual calendar event, chanting of ‘Jaya Pirith’ presided over by Ven. Maha Sangha to invoke blessings...
The War Hero flag was presented to the Foreign Minister Hon. Ali Sab...
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Sri Lanka Army troops under the Security Force HQ-East carried out a...
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) released eight land plots used by the Army for ...
The Japan-Lanka Friendship Association presented a fire engine and t...
