10 March 2019 07:27 am
Sixteen senior colonels in the Sri Lanka Army have been promoted to the rank of brigadier by President Maithripala Sirisena.
Accordingly, the promoted colonels were; A.S.P Podiralahamie, I.P Kandanaarachchi, M.I.P Nanayakkarawasam, T.M Abeyratne, L.D.S.S Liyanage, M.K Jayawardena, M.G.T.D Rathnasekara, K.H.K Kottawattha, W.R.M.M Rathnayake, U.U.K.L.S Perera, J.M.C Jayaweera, S.R.K Hettiarachchi, H.M.L.D Herath, P.S.K Sanjeewa, P.S Thilakaratna and W.G.R.P Peiris.