11th February 2020 13:29:34 Hours
Colonel Mangala Mayadunna assumed the office as 16th Centre Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers at the Corps Headquarters Panagoda, on 10 February 2020.
11th February 2020 09:08:07 Hours
Brigadier B.B Randeniya assumed office as the new Commander, Forward Maintenance Area-East 01 February 2020 at Minneriya.
31st January 2020 08:39:59 Hours
Sapper Samantha and his family received their dream house. The key was handed over after simple ceremony held on 29 January 2020 at Ritiketiya where the house was constructed.
20th January 2020 18:41:24 Hours
Sappers family bids farewell to Major General WANM Weerasinghe RSP VSV USP ndc on his completion of 34 years of illustrious military career in the Army on 17 January 2020. The farewell parade held at Corps Headquarters with large gathering of Senior Officers, Officers and the Other Rankers.
03rd January 2020 11:48:34 Hours
The Awarding Ceremony of Inter Regiment Drill competition 2019 which signify the high standards of discipline and conduct among sappers of Sri Lanka Corps of Engineers, took Centre stage on 28 December 2019 at the Corps of Engineers Parade ground. The Volunteer Force Commandant and the Colonel Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers Major General Jagath Gunawardena graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, on the formal invitation of Brigadier Raveendra Dias, the Centre Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers.
12th December 2019 20:03:54 Hours
A Russian Army delegation headed by Chief of Engineering Troops of Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Iurri Stavitskii reached Sri Lanka on 10 December 2019. As a result of bilateral military cooperation developed through Military Cooperation Agreement signed in 2018, the delegation reached Sri Lanka to experience the contribution made by Sri Lanka Army on mine action process through the Sri Lanka Army Humanitarian Unit (SLA HDU).
02nd December 2019 09:12:59 Hours
Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and the Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Engineers Major General H J S Gunawardana RSP VSV USP ndc psc officially visited Sri Lanka School of Military Engineering (SLSME) at Thunkama, Embilipitiya on 26 November 2019. During his visit he grace the National Vocational Training (NVQ) Graduation Ceremony as the chief guest followed by he declared open New Pier for Training and Sappers’ Floating Villa at SLSME.
26th November 2019 15:36:05 Hours
In line with the anniversary functions a floral tribute to fallen war heroes in the Corps of Engineers was conducted at the war heroes’ monument. The event conveyed a deep reverence to the fallen War Heroes in the Corps of Engineers, who made the supreme sacrifice in liberating our motherland from the clutches of terrorism. A large gathering consisting of spouses, children, parents and next of kin of the fallen war heroes participated in this event on 23rd November 2019. On the invitation of the Centre Commandant, the Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and the Colonel Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers Major General HJS Gunawardena RSP VSV USP ndc psc graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The event commenced with the lighting of the monument lamp followed by the National Anthem, Army Song and the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers Song. Two minutes silence was observed in memory of the fallen war heroes followed by the narration of remembering the Fallen War Heroes. A “Ranabera Wadanaya” was displayed as a special event of the day followed by religious observances of major denominations. A brief sermon by Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Islamic clergy invoked blessings and offered merits for fallen Sapper War Heroes and those presently serving.
15th November 2019 09:03:11 Hours
One more Sri Lankan Army contingent, comprised of 243 Army personnel on Combat Convoy Company (CCC) including two sapper officers and 27 sappers, set to serve in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) left the country 13 November 2019.
07th November 2019 16:28:26 Hours
The Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers celebrated its 68th Anniversary on a grand scale at the Regimental Headquarters Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers, Panagoda on 06 November 2019.
