The three services have around 346,700 active personnel; conscription has never been imposed in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attends the national flag-raising ceremony during the 78th Independence Day ...

Sri Lanka's army chief came under fire Wednesday after apparently endorsing Gotabhaya Rajapakse for next month's presidential election, a day after the front-running candidate vowed to scrap a ...

NEW DELHI: Continuing the series of high-level bilateral military engagements, General Upendra Dwivedi, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from 1–2 December 2025. The ...

The Sri Lankan President declared a state of emergency as the death toll from Cyclone Ditwah’s devastating effects rose to 193 on Sunday, November 30. The cyclone’s heavy rains triggered widespread ...

The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general accused of war crimes to head its army. The UN and several ...

When Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka, the institution that did most of the heavy lifting was the military. They carried out search-and-rescue operations, moved supplies, and restored access. The military ...

The Sri Lanka Army has announced more than 9000 officers have been promoted in a major round of appointments, in line with ...

A 34-year-old Sergeant Major attached to the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps in Dombagoda, Horana, died today (9) after turning his firearm on himself. The deceased, K.L. Suresh Kelum, was a father of ...