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  • Coast Guard DG pays Courtesy call on Defence Secretary

    The Director General (DG) of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG), Rear Admiral Rajapriya Serasinghe, paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Ministry at Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, on Thursday (Nov 07).

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  • Defence Secretary delivers lecture at NDC

    Sharing his expertise and wisdom, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) delivered a lecture to student officers at the National Defence College (NDC) in Colombo today (Nov 7).

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  • DSCSC Commandant calls on Defence Secretary

    The Commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) Major General Kapila Dolage, paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry, in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, today (Nov 07).

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  • American NDU delegation calls on Defence Secretary

    A US National Defence University (NDU) delegation led by Admiral (Retd) Harry Harris called on the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte today (Nov 07).

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  • PRESS RELEASE

    In pursuant to Ministry of Defence press release on 06.10.2024,  all licensees were informed to return their firearms and ammunition, issued for personal protection, to the Commercial Explosive Firearms and Ammunition Procurement Unit (CEFAP) at the Sri Lanka Navy camp in Welisara before 07.11.2024.

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  • Defence Secretary makes maiden visit to SL Navy Headquarters

    Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) made his first official visit to the Navy Headquarters since assuming office as Defence Secretary, today (November 06).

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  • The High Commissioner of Bangladesh calls on Defence Secretary

    The High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka His Excellency Mr. Andalib Elias paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry in the Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Nov. 06).

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  • MOU signed for the construction of a building for Karapitiya
    Teaching Hospital cancer unit

    A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a ten storied building for the cancer unit at Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Galle, was finalized at a meeting held at the Defence Ministry at the DHQC in Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte today (Nov 05). The addendum to an MOU signed between the Secretary to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Colours of Courage Trus...

  • Indian author Nitin A Gokhale meets Defence Secretary

    Indian author Nitin A Gokhale made a call on the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry today (Nov 05).

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  • British High Commissioner meets Defence Secretary

    High Commissioner of the British High Commission in Sri Lanka, HE Mr. Andrew Patrick paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Ministry in the Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Nov. 05).

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  • 'Our focus has shifted from mere disaster response to
    building true resilience'- Defence Secretary

    “Under the steadfast leadership of His Excellency the President, government has shifted focus from mere disaster response to building true resilience. The Ministry of Defence (MOD), while maintaining its crucial role in post -disaster activities, now also emphasises poverty reduction and community empowerment enabling our people to act effectively both during ...

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PICTURE STORY

Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) is seen here honouring the Regimental Colours while inspecting a Guard of Honour during his maiden visit to the Sri Lanka Army Headquarters recently (Oct 28).