Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Internal Affairs Unit of the Ministry of Defence conducted an awareness programme for Ministry staff 07 July at the Ministry premises. The programme focused on promoting ethical conduct, accountability and professionalism in the public service while enhancing awareness of good governance principles. Participants were briefed on the importance of integrity, transparency and individual ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Sergey Viktorov, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), and the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence today (08 July). The Deputy Minister and the Defence Secretary ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.), chaired a Public Day Programme held in Homagama on 06 July, providing an opportunity for retired military personnel, their family members and members of the public to directly present their concerns and grievances. The Programme was conducted with the objective of strengthening public engagement and ensuring that issu...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Sri Lanka Navy has actively joined the nationwide dengue prevention campaign by conducting special cleaning programmes across the island. In addition to the operations carried out by the Ministry of Health, the Navy has launched these special cleaning programmes as part of the coordinated dengue prevention campaign initiated by the Tri-Forces on the morning of 04 July. Accordingly, Na...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Sri Lanka Army has actively joined the nationwide dengue prevention campaign by conducting extensive cleaning and awareness programmes across the island. In addition to the programme conducted by the Ministry of Health, the Tri-Forces launched a coordinated dengue control initiative on the morning of 04 July. As part of this effort, troops of 1 Corps and personnel serving under the Se...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel actively participated in a number of national dengue prevention programmes to control the spread of dengue across coastal areas in several districts under the directives of the Ministry of Defence. These dengue prevention programmes were carried out by Coast Guard personnel attached to the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Regions, as well as Coast Gu...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 4 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: In accordance with the special instructions of His Excellency the President and under the direct supervision of the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), a special dengue prevention programme with particular focus on the high-risk areas of the Western Province commenced this morning (04 July). The large-scale public health initiative is being implemented across i...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 4 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) today (04 July) joined the national dengue prevention drive by conducting a special community clean-up programme in support of the island-wide initiative launched this morning. The programme forms part of the nationwide dengue prevention campaign coordinated by the Ministry of Defence in support of the ongoing dengue control efforts spearheaded by the Minist...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 4 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), chaired a meeting 03 July at the Ministry of Defence to address the pressing garbage disposal and waste management issues affecting the Colombo Municipal Council region. During the discussion, the Defence Secretary highlighted the urgent need for a coordinated, swift and sustainable approach to effectively tackle the exist...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 4 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A Two-Day Awareness and Capacity-Building Programme for Government Officials to Strengthen Victim Identification and Assistance Concluded in Kurunegala A two-day awareness and capacity-building programme for government officials aimed at strengthening efforts to identify and assist victims of human trafficking was conducted on 30 June 2026 - 01 July 2026 at the Epitome Hotel, Kurunegala. ...