As part of the 76th National Independence Day celebration, the Sri Lanka Navy paid tribute to the nation with a 25-Gun Salute on board the Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Sayura at noon on Sunday (04). A ...

Sri Lankan president’s salute to militarism. Wije Dias. ... 398 army officers and 4,628 soldiers, 115 naval officers and 2,651 sailors, 78 air force officers and 1,383 airmen, ...

Sri Lankan army soldiers march carrying national flags during the 75th Independence Day ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

On Wednesday, Francis will canonize Sri Lanka's first saint, the Rev. Joseph Vaz, a 17th-century missionary from India who is credited with having revived the Catholic faith among both Sinhalese ...

The former head of Sri Lanka’s army has been reinstated as a general by the country’s new government after being jailed and isolated previously. CNN values your feedback 1.

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered a three-day military deployment ahead of the funeral of a protester killed earlier this week when police fired at crowds angry over the country ...

New Delhi, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lt Gen BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo, met Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi here and engaged in discussions aimed at enhancing bilateral defence cooperation and ...