45 Colonels promoted to Brigadier

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A total of 45 Colonels of the Sri Lanka Army have been promoted to the rank of Brigadier with effect from March 1 this year, military sources yesterday revealed.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa had approved the promotion to the rank of Brigadier, the sources said.

Accordingly the following officers were promoted: D C J W Jayasekera, K M R P Karunatilaka, W A N M Weerasinghe, M D P Chandrasekere, H P N K Jayapathirane, P A D Kahapola, A I Marasinghe, D T Gamage, J C Gamage, N S Kotuwegoda, K D C G J Thilakarathne, E N Ramanayaka, K J Jayaweera, J Thanthiriwatta, H P P Fernando, M D Wijesundara, M M Kithsiri, W Liyanage, W S Ariyasinghe, W S Rajakaruna, A S Hewawitharana, B A L Rathnayake, R G U Rajapaksha, K Premathilake, S S Waduge, W A Ariyaratne, S P Seneviratne, P S Tillekerathna, W M J R K Senaratne, A G D N Jayasundera, R M P J Rathnayake, H D G Ranasinghe, W L P W Perera, W P A K Tilakaratne, S A D A D Gunawardane, K W R De Abrew, N I de Silva, H H A S P K Senaratne, R M Y J Rathnayake, N D S P Niwunhella, D M H D Bandara, M P Gunasinghe, S M P B Abhayarathna, A A I J Bandara and T Hathnagoda.

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Nihal Amarasekera Saturday, 23 March 2013 03:07 AM

Congratulations for all. It must have been a hard to reach thus far.

renu Saturday, 23 March 2013 03:35 AM

Amry is becoming like the Cabinet Every officer is now made a Brigadier. God save the Army

Jay Saturday, 23 March 2013 05:43 AM

What is this, what about their pay increase? Can the govt afford the increased salaries?

Gon Banda Saturday, 23 March 2013 05:48 AM

I remember a time not so long ago in Ceylon , when the whole Ceylon Army had just one Brigadier commanding it.

Manel Saturday, 23 March 2013 06:25 AM

Does this list include school principals as well.

Real Lankan Saturday, 23 March 2013 05:08 PM

They are all from majority ethnic, no one from minority.
It's means only the Sinhalese Army not the Sri Lankan Army.
Big shame.

NISH Saturday, 23 March 2013 06:23 PM

REAL LANKAN @ yes its all sinhalese...they rightly deserve

Kumar Sunday, 24 March 2013 08:42 AM

why ? killing. baby ?

moreen Saturday, 08 June 2013 08:04 AM

good selections

moreen Saturday, 08 June 2013 08:06 AM

yes good selection

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