Day: February 5, 2026
HL-FRAC Meeting Reviews Coordination of Foreign Relief Aid at Parliament Complex
Colombo: The High-Level Committee for Foreign Relief Aid (Supplies) Coordination (HL-FRAC) held its latest session this week at the Parliament Complex, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd). The primary focus…
Maldives High Commissioner and Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Discuss Bilateral Defence Cooperation
Colombo: The High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to Sri Lanka, H.E. Masood Imad, paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence today. During the meeting, both parties held co…
Italian Defence Attach© Meets with Sri Lankan Defence Secretary
Colombo: The Defence Attach© of the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi, who is also accredited to Sri Lanka, Captain (Navy) Armando Paolo SIMI, made a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Minis…
Meeting Held to Study Feasibility of Introducing Skydiving in Sri Lanka
Colombo: A meeting to study the feasibility of introducing skydiving activities in Sri Lanka was held at the Ministry of Defence today. The meeting was chaired by the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd).
According to Minis…