Confirmation and promotion- senior Army officers

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has approved the following Senior Officers confirmation and promotion with effect from the dates shown as below:

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel N.D.S.P. Niwunhella RWP RSP GR (O/60951) has been confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with effect from 04 August 2004.

Lieutenant Colonel D.D.M. Tennakoon RSP GW (O/60654), Lieutenant Colonel N.D.S. Niwunhella RWP RSP GR (O/60951), Lieutenant Colonel T.J. Kodituwakku RWP SLLI (O/60845), Lieutenant Colonel H.P. Ranasinghe RWP RSP SF (O/60846), Lieutenant Colonel A.P.I. Fernando GW (O/60847), Lieutenant Colonel C.D. Weerasuriya RSP SLLI (O/60877), Lieutenant Colonel L.W.H. Gamage RSP CR (O/60682), Lieutenant Colonel N.L.K. Samarsingha IG SLA (O/60693), Lieutenant Colonel J.A.T.D.M. Jayasuriya SLSR (O/60381), Lieutenant Colonel T.D. Weerakoon RSP SLA (O/60769), Lieutenant Colonel A.A.S.P. Thilakarathna SLLI (O/61064), have been promoted to the rank of Temporary Colonel with effect from 01 August 2009.

Major D.N.P.K. Jayaweera CR (O/61503) has been promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant Colonel with effect from August 1.

The Commander of the Army has permitted the above Senior officers to wear their new rank pending publication in the Government Gazette.