The newly appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Major General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne WWV RWP RSP USP ndc psc MPhil, assumed office during a ceremony held at the Ministry, today (20 November 2019).
In the weeks after the April 21st Easter Sunday attacks and in the aftermath of communal disputes working to restore normalcy was the immediate and foremost responsibility of a nation.
The Sri Lanka Army will move into a new Headquarters complex built (within the Defence Complex) in Sri Jayawardenapura, on Friday (08 November). President Maithripala Sirisena will declare open the new Army HQ complex during a ceremony, tomorrow morning.
The ‘Galle Dialogue- 2019’, the 10th Annual International Maritime Conference of the Sri Lanka Navy commenced in Colombo, today (21st October).
There was a rumour spreading, about a bomb in Keppetipola Maha Vidyalaya at Miriswatta in Gampaha and in St. Mary's Church at Mattakkuliya in Modara in the morning today (16th October).
The main ceremonial parade of the 70th Army Day conducted at the Galle Face promenade saw a column of two thousand troops, dressed in their respective regalia march proudly with their regimental flags and present salute to their Commander.
A Chinese delegation led by the Vice Minister of Cyberspace Administration of China, H.E. Yang Xiaowei, met the State Minister of Defence and Minister of Mass Media, Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene at the Ministry on Wednesday (09 October).
A simulated Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, utilizing a MI 17 trooper version helicopter was carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Navy, on Monday (07 October).
President Maithripala Sirisena graced the Passing Out ceremony of the 76th basic course of the Special Task Force (STF), at the STF Training School in Katukurunda, today (05 October).
Three unusable hand grenades have been recovered from an abandoned land in No. 404, Rawatawatte, Moratuwa on Friday evening (04 October).
The Ambassador of Switzerland in Sri Lanka H.E Mr. Hanspeter Mock made a courtesy call on the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, General (Retd) SHS Kottegoda, WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc at the Ministry, today (02 October).
A meeting on Russia - Sri Lanka Bilateral Military Cooperation was held at the Ministry auditorium, on Tuesday (01 October 2019).
The Chief of Mission for Sri Lanka and Maldives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr. Sarat Dash made a courtesy call on the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, General (Retd) SHS Kottegoda, WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc, at the Ministry, today (01 October).
More than 300 civilians with visual impairments were benefitted by a special eye clinic organized by Army troops in Wanni, recently.
Troops involved in the ongoing ‘Cormorant Strike X-2109’, rehearsed several mock operations raiding drug distribution locations of terrorists, on Thursday (19).
An Australian delegation met the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, General (Retd) SHS Kottegoda, WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc, for a discussion at the Ministry, today (18 September).
Members of the National Organization for the Protection of Rights of War Heroes who are staging a protest apposite the Fort Railway Station in Colombo and a group of Members of the Maha Sangha led by Ven. Athuraliye Ratana met the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence General (Retd) Shantha Kottegoda, WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc, at the Ministry for a discussion, today (16 September).
An explosion had occurred at a house at Mahavila Road in Dematagoda, Colombo 9 due to a gas leak, today (15 September).
The ongoing ‘Cormorant Strike X- 2019’ Field Training Exercise saw one of its segments (mock operations) reach Colombo on Friday (13) after intelligence reports indicating an enemy terrorist infiltration at the Central Bank who had then begun to fire indiscriminately killing and wounding civilians.
Tri Forces troops launched a successful operation to free a group of Tourist Board officials held captive by a band of terrorists in a remote location along the Dambulla - Kurunegala main road during the ongoing ‘Cormorant Strike X - 2019’, Field Training Exercise (FTX) on Thursday (12 September).
The two Sri Lanka Navy ships that left home shores for a foreign visit returned to the Trincomalee port during the weekend (08th Sunday, September).
With a view to encourage innovation and provide a platform to showcase such innovative products among the military personnel, school students, university undergrads and creative people in the Jaffna peninsula, Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J)- had organized an exhibition, recently.
Another mock operation was conducted at Getambe in Kandy as part of the ongoing ‘Cormorant Strike - 2019’, Field Training Exercise (FTX), during the weekend (07).
‘Fox Hill Chess Fiesta 2019’, the first ever Inter-Institutions International Rating Team Chess Championship concluded with a grand Awards Ceremony held at the Sino - Lanka Friendship Auditorium (Nelum Pokuna) in Diyatalawa, last Monday.
Making a four day goodwill visit, the Blangladesh Navy ship 'Somudra Avijan' arrived in Colombo on Saturday (07 September).