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22nd May 2023 11:09:16 Hours
The final rites of the late Chief Prelate of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Dodampahala Chandrasiri Thero was held with full state honours, amid gun salute and a huge gathering of mourners, at the Independence Square, Colombo yesterday (21st May 2023) evening.
21st May 2023 15:04:31 Hours
In parallel to the 14th Commemoration of the National War Heroes that got underway on 19th May 2023 at the War Memorial premises in Parliament Grounds, a Jaya Pirith chanting ceremony was held at the Sandahiru Seya premises yesterday (20th May 2023), in Anuradhapura which was built to commemorate the heroic war heroes who made great sacrifices for the unity of the motherland and to mark the end of the three decade drawn war.
20th May 2023 01:26:42 Hours
A glowing tribute was paid to the gallant War Heroes of the Tri-Services, Police, and Civil Defence Forces who made the supreme sacrifice in the three decade drawn war in the fourteenth ‘National War Heroes Day Commemoration’ which got underway this evening (19 May) at the War Memorial in Parliament Grounds.
19th May 2023 00:18:16 Hours
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil paid his last respects to the Chief Prelate of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Dodampahala Chandrasiri Thero today (18 May 2023) at Gothama Thapowanaya in Kalapaluwawa.
18th May 2023 23:56:21 Hours
18th May 2023 23:46:16 Hours
Renewing the long rooted bilateral military relations between the two neighbouring countries, the Indian Defence Adviser in Sri Lanka Captain (IN) Vikas Sood and the Assistant Defence Adviser Lt Col Puneeth Sushil paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil today (18 May 2023) at his office.
17th May 2023 17:15:51 Hours
The third edition of the national security conference of the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) titled ‘National Security Conclave 2023’ commenced under the guidance of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) at the auditorium of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University today morning (17 May 2023).
04th May 2023 23:03:48 Hours
The Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil extends his warmest greetings to the members of the Armed Forces, Police, and their families at the occasion of Vesak Ceremony, the day honoring the birth, attained enlightenment (Nibbana), and passing away (Parinirvana) of the Gautama Buddha.
26th April 2023 14:28:27 Hours
A delegation from the Nigerian National Defence College (NDC), which is currently on Geo-Strategic World Study Tour to Sri Lanka, paid a visit to the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) in order to meet the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil this morning (26 April 2023).
26th April 2023 14:20:52 Hours
Read the press release via the link below.
