02nd July 2020 21:48:37 Hours
The Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and the Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers Major General Jagath Gunawardena RSP VSV USP ndc psc made his first official visit to the Headquarters SLE on 01 July 2020 after assuming duties as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.
22nd June 2020 17:43:43 Hours
Newly promoted Brigadier M Mayadunna RSP USP took over the office as the Regimental Centre Commandant of the corps of Sri Lanka Engineers, with effect from 10 February 2020. He was enlisted to the Army on 14 July 1990 and commissioned to the corps of Sri Lanka engineers as a Second Lieutenant on 06 June 1992 having completed his Basic Military Training at Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa. He was subsequently promoted to the ranks of Lieutenant on 03 July 1994, Captain on 15 January 1997, Major on 20 October 2001, Lieutenant Colonel on 28 December 2009, Colonel on 09 August 2017 and Brigadier on 15 June 2020.
17th June 2020 20:44:46 Hours
Major General AN Amarasekara USP ndu and Major General IHMNN Herath RSP USP psc was honoured with a Guard Turnout and Guard of Honour for his promotion to the rank of Major General on 17th June 2020 at the Home of Sappers, Panagoda.
17th June 2020 20:30:27 Hours
Sappers family bids farewell to Major General BB Randeniya on his completion of 34 years of illustrious military career in the Army on 16th June 2020. The farewell ceremony held at Corps Headquarters with large gathering of Senior Officers, Officers and Other Ranks.
03rd June 2020 06:19:30 Hours
Major General Jagath Gunawardena assumed office as the 55th Chief of Staff of the Army on 01 June 2020 during a simple ceremony at his office in the Army Headquarters, amid religious observances, greetings and best wishes.
31st May 2020 21:30:05 Hours
HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on the recommendations of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army promoted two sapper officers, Brigadier Nihal Amarasekara and Brigadier Nishantha Herath to the rank of Major General, effective from 22 May 2020.
29th April 2020 16:45:23 Hours
Modern terrorism is unpredictable and spread anywhere with the advancement of the modern technologies. Therefore, the maintaining of fully fledged Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron (EOD Sqn) is one of the best precautionary to overcome these threats.
17th March 2020 10:53:43 Hours
The Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and the Colonel Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers Major General H J S Gunawardena RSP VSV USP ndc psc visited the 11 Field Engineer Regiment at Nochchiyagama as his first official unit visit, as the Colonel Commandant of Corps of Engineers on the invitation of The Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel J A C S Jagoda psc SLE, on (Thursday) 12 March 2020. At the main entrance He was warmly welcome by the Commanding Officer and bestowed with Guard Turnout as per the military tradition.
19th February 2020 22:08:00 Hours
The Instructor Team of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers on the Invitation of MNDF presently deployed at Maldives has successfully concluded the Bomb and Improvised Explosive Device Disposal Training (BIEDDT) generating basic and advanced Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Operators to MNDF building bomb disposal capabilities and operational response in order to prepare for any eventualities. The student participants in the course constituted with Officers and Other Ranks representing various services of MNDF.
14th February 2020 15:52:19 Hours
Major General BB Randeniya was honoured with a Guard Turnout and Guard of Honour for his promotion to the rank of Major General on 14 February 2020 at the Home of Sappers, Panagoda.
