Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The Annual Inter Unit Road Race - 2026 was successfully held on 10th October 2026 at the Rifle Green Ground in SLAF Stn SJP. The event saw the enthusiastic participation of over 200 competitors including Officers, Airmen, Airwomen and Civilian Staff representing all SLAF Establishments across various age categories. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, graced the occasion as the Chi...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: 2026-10-10 23:06:22 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- > THE 18TH AIR FORCE OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 CONCLUDED ON A HIGH NOTE The 18th Air Force Open PSA (Professional Squash Association) Squash Championship 2026 concluded on a high note at the Squash Complex, SLAF Base Ratmalana, on 10 October 2026. The finals were held in the Women's Open and Men's Open categories. The occasion was graced by the Deputy Chief...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) chaired the inaugural Project Board Meeting on the initiative to strengthen Sri Lanka's disaster risk management framework at the Ministry of Defence today (09 October). The meeting focused on strengthening national disaster risk management capabilities, enhancing institutional preparedness and improving coordination among rele...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A contingent of Indian tri forces personnel arrived in Sri Lanka on 08 October to participate in the India - Sri Lanka Tri Forces Cultural Tour 2026, organised to further strengthen the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the Tri-Services of India and Sri Lanka. The 120-member Indian tri forces contingent, comprising of officers and other ranks, arrived at the Mattala Rajapaks...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, conducted the Commander's inspection at SLAF Trade Training School, Ekala, today (09 October 2026). Upon arrival, the Commander was warmly received by the Air Commodore Kolitha Abeysinghe, the Commanding Officer SLAF TTS Ekala and concurrently the Director of Trade Training of SLAF, and accorded a ceremonial Street Lining. During the inspection, Ce...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The 37th General Convocation of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo, today (09 October), graced by the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), as the Chief Guest. Upon arrival, the Deputy Minister was received by the Chancellor of KDU, Air Chief Marshal Kolitha ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The 37th General Convocation of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo, on 09 October 2026, with the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), attending as the Chief Guest. Upon arrival, the Chief Guest was received by the Chancellor of KDU, Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake (Retd), a...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The 4th International Military Wrestling Tournament for the Cup of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation 2026 concluded at the Subedei Sports Complex in Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva, bringing together elite wrestlers from 14 countries. A total of 121 athletes competed under United World Wrestling (UWW) rules in Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling across 12 medal events over two days. The participating n...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: As part of the island wide programme to allocate State land to meet the housing needs of Ranaviru beneficiaries, the Honourable Deputy Minister of Defence undertook a special inspection visit to the Diyabeduma Parakumgama Ranaviru Village in June. Follow up action was subsequently taken based on the matters discussed during the visit. Accordingly, the pilot project of the programme was suc...