The wild elephant ‘Agbo’, whose whereabouts had been the subject of a search operation, was located today (19 October) in the Nachchaduwa Ihattawa jungle area in the Anuradhapura District, with the ...

Under the instructions of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the directives of Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), the Sri Lanka Army has deployed a special team to ...

The session was convened with the objective of enlisting the assistance of members of the Private Bar in the Southern Province to more effectively combat trafficking in persons, ensure the rights of ...

The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF), with the technical and logistical support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), conducted a two-day capacity-building ...

A contingent of 218 personnel, comprising 173 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and 45 Special Task Force (STF) personnel, departed Sri Lanka 16 October to join the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) mission in Haiti.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) successfully participated in the second edition of the multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, which concluded on 12 October 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur, ...

The Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), attended the Passing Out Parade of the Sri Lanka Air Force as the Chief Guest today (16 October) at the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy, ...

The art and craft exhibition and musical concert organised under the ‘Brave Hearts’ programme, which aims to recognise the invaluable sacrifices of war heroes, appreciate their creativity and further ...

The Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) attended the youth dialogue titled “From Experience to Preparedness: Youth Perspectives on Disaster Risk Management in Sri Lanka” ...

During the visit, the Deputy Minister visited the Army Headquarters Operations Room, where he received briefings on the current operational functions and future plans of the Sri Lanka Army including ...

The Ministry of Defence and National Building Research Institute initiated a landmark national initiative to formulate and establish the first ever National Building Code of Sri Lanka (NBCSL), marking ...