“We live in an era where traditional military challenges intersect with cyber security threats, climate change implications, economic security and information warfare. The Indian Ocean Region, our periphery, stands at the crossroads of global maritime commerce and strategic competition. Our challenges demand leaders who can think beyond conventional military paradigms and understand the multidimensional nature of modern security challenges.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) ship SAMIDARE arrived at the Port of Colombo on a formal visit on Sunday (Nov 17).
A delegation of the Sri Lanka Air Force Ex-Servicemen’s Association (AFESA) Executive Committee, met the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry today (Nov 13).
Director of the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT), Dr. Nishchal N. Pandey, met the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Nov 13).
The Ministry of Defence has observed that the Sri Lanka Police and Sri Lanka Army have issued a significant number of pistols, revolvers and other firearms for the protection of Members of Parliament, Provincial Council members, political party leaders and political organizations as well as officers who held executive appointments in the government.
The book “Labour Migrants from South Asia: Issues and Concerns" was officially launched today (Nov 12) at the Hilton Colombo with Mr. Sumith Nakandala, with former Secretary of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) gracing as the Chief Guest and Western Provincial Council Chief Secretary Ms. Dammika K Wijesinghe attended as the Guest of Honour of the event.
Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) hosted the 7th annual High-Level Meeting (HLM) with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Colombo on Monday (Nov 11).
The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) has issued warnings to the public on several occasions regarding an increase in various forms of recruitment to cyber scam centers in Myanmar.
The Passing out Parade of the Hermann Loos and De Soysa Challenge Trophies 2024 was held at the NCC Training Centre, Rantambe, on Sunday, Nov 10.
Indian Navy submarine INS Vela arrived at the port of Colombo on Sunday (Nov 10) on a formal visit.
Defence Secretary visited the Eastern Province, focussing specifically on the security situation in the Arugam Bay area today (Nov 10).
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) made an observation visit today (Nov. 10) to inspect the restoration work of the historic Neelagiri Stupa, which is considered to be the largest in the Eastern Province located in the Lahugala forest reserve.
Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), the Defence Secretary as the Author of the Deegawapiya Aruna Trust and First Trustee, engaged in a field study tour at the historic Deegawapiya Stupa premises at Ampara on Saturday (Nov 09), to review the progress of Stupa Restoration Project.
SL Army troops of the 12 Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) installed a Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment plant at BT/KK Kudimbimalei Kumaran Vidyalaya in Batticaloa, Army media says.
The Director General (DG) of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG), Rear Admiral Rajapriya Serasinghe, paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Ministry at Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, on Thursday (Nov 07).
In pursuant to Ministry of Defence press release on 06.10.2024, all licensees were informed to return their firearms and ammunition, issued for personal protection, to the Commercial Explosive Firearms and Ammunition Procurement Unit (CEFAP) at the Sri Lanka Navy camp in Welisara before 07.11.2024.
A US National Defence University (NDU) delegation led by Admiral (Retd) Harry Harris called on the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte today (Nov 07).
Sharing his expertise and wisdom, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) delivered a lecture to student officers at the National Defence College (NDC) in Colombo today (Nov 7).
The Commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) Major General Kapila Dolage, paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry, in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, today (Nov 07).
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) made his first official visit to the Navy Headquarters since assuming office as Defence Secretary, today (November 06).
The High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka His Excellency Mr. Andalib Elias paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry in the Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Nov. 06).
The wet weather experienced in parts of the island will likely continue, according to the Meteorological Department's latest weather report issued this morning (Nov. 06).
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a ten storied building for the cancer unit at Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Galle, was finalized at a meeting held at the Defence Ministry at the DHQC in Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte today (Nov 05). The addendum to an MOU signed between the Secretary to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Colours of Courage Trust (Guarantee) Limited (COC) for the construction of a ten storied building for the cancer unit at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, was signed today which will facilitate the provision of labour by the Sri Lanka Army gratis.
Indian author Nitin A Gokhale made a call on the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry today (Nov 05).
High Commissioner of the British High Commission in Sri Lanka, HE Mr. Andrew Patrick paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Ministry in the Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Nov. 05).