The Defence Cyber Command (DCC) under the Defence Ministry successfully conducted a comprehensive Cyber Awareness Programme specifically tailored for executive level officials of the Defence Ministry ...

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 ...

Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) visited the USS Tulsa (LCS 16) at the Colombo Harbour today (07 October). The U.S. Navy ship arrived at the Colombo Harbour today on a ...

The newly appointed Director of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), Major General AKCS de Silva, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), today (06 ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Air Chief Marshal Kolitha A. Gunathilake (Retd.) as the new Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.

The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), convened a Development Partners’ Briefing on “Emerging Cyber Scam ...

A contingent of the Sri Lanka Army comprising 20 Officers and 55 Other Ranks successfully participated in the combined military exercise "Wolverine Path II - 2026", conducted jointly with the Armed ...

A delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), led by Regional Representative for South Asia Mr Kristian Hölge, met the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha ...

A special media briefing on successful counter-narcotics operations conducted under the Government’s national programme, ‘Ratama Ekata’, aimed at strengthening national security and combating the ...

Ministry of Defence, conducted a full-day Cyber Awareness Programme for officials of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs in Kurunegala District on 24 September 2026 at the Main Auditorium of the ...