The SNCOs` training day for the year 2023 was held at the Regimental Centre the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment on 12 May 2023 with the participation of SNCOs including Battalion Sergeant Majors and Regimental Sergeant Major of the regiment.
Upon a request made by Regional Blood Bank Kurunegala, a blood donation campaign organized under the direction of the President of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Seva Vanitha Branch, Madam Kumudu Manage, was successfully held at "The Salute" Multifunctional Hall premises at Boyagane, Kurunegala on 09 May 2023.
In line with Vesak Full Moon Poya day, the troops of Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment celebrated the Vesak Festival under the direction of Director General General Staff Sri Lanka Army, Commander 1 Corps and Colonel of the Regiment of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment, Major General Nishantha Manage on 05 May 2023.
In a brief ceremony at the VIR Regimental Centre, Lieutenant Colonel SMADSPW Jayasekara RSP assumed the office as the 7th Staff Officer I (Logistics) of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment at auspicious time on 18 April 2023.
Lieutenant Colonel Palitha Jayasekara was enlisted in the Sri Lanka Army Regular Force as an Officer Cadet on 11 March 1996 with Intake BMA 2. Having successfully completed basic military training, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 12 December 1996 and posted to the 1st Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel S A B Dissanayake RWP RSP assumed the office as the 13th Staff Officer I (Administration) of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment on 10 April 2023 during a brief ceremony at the VIR Regimental Centre, Boyagane, Kurunegala.
Lieutenant Colonel Sanath Dissanayake was enlisted in the Sri Lanka Army Regular Force as an Officer Cadet on 14 November 1989 with Intake KDA 7. Having undergone the basic military training successfully, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 14 November 1991 and posted to the 1st Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment.
Showcasing glamour and pride on a grand scale, as one of the most prestigious fighting regiments of the Sri Lanka Army, the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment commemorated its 33rd anniversary on 22 March 2023 in a colourful and vibrant ceremony held at the Regimental Centre, Boyagane in the presence of regimental council members, senior officers , officers and Other Ranks.
In line with 33rd Regimental Day celebration, essential stationery items and school bags were donated to 41 much needy school children of soldiers and civil servants serving under the regiment by the Seva Vanitha Branch of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment on 22 March 2023.
This event was conducted under the direction of the President of Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Seva Vanitha Branch Madam Kumudu Manage. After the main event, a fabulous tea was offered to all parents including their children at ‘The Salute’ Multifunctional Hall.
An over-night ‘Pirith’ chanting followed by offering of morning almsgiving was organized by the Regimental Centre of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment on par with the forthcoming 33rd Regimental Day which got underway on 18, 19 March 2023 at the Regimental Centre premises.
On par with 33rd Regimental Day celebration, offering of delicious lunch for inmates of Mallawapitiya Elders’ Home and Maliyadewa Boys’ Home was organized by the officers and Other Ranks of the Regimental Centre the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment on 16 and 17 March 2023.
The “Coffee Table Book”, authored by Brigadier Subath Sanjeewa and his editorial team was symbolically handed over to Director General General Staff Sri Lanka Army, Commander 1 Corps and Colonel of the Regiment of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment, Major General Nishantha Manage during a brief ceremony held at the Archers Cinema of the Regimental Centre on 17 March 2023 in the presence of a gathering of senior officers including General Officer Commanding of 11 Infantry Division, Major General Rohitha Aluvihare, council members and several other officers.
