599. The Sri Lanka Army has dedicatedly served the nation for over seven decades.The Army has consistently transformed itself to become a fully-fledged capacity based fighting force infused with the ...

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday. Mr Wickremesinghe has been ...

HAMBANTOTA: A Chinese re­­search vessel bristling with antennas and communication gear docked at Sri Lanka’s Chinese-run port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A military helicopter plunged into a reservoir in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing five people. Air force spokesperson Eranda Geeganage said the helicopter was carrying 12 ...

Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the state minister of defence said on Friday, as the country tries to cut costs in the face of ...

The Felicitation Ceremony of Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo on his appointment as the 25th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army was held yesterday at the St. Benedict’s College Quadrangle. ..

The exercise, held at the Army Training School in Maduruoya, Sri Lanka, is the 10th edition of the annual event aimed at enhancing military cooperation between India and Sri Lanka.

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Police said Saturday they arrested a Sri Lankan trade union leader who allegedly took two official flags from the deposed president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's palace and used them ...

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday. Mr Wickremesinghe has been ...

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