Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Sri Lanka Army issued the following press release:

24th April 2024 18:06:19 Hours

Major General S Kasthurimudali RSP ndc psc, assumed duties as the 25th Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps (SLAWC) on 04 April 2024 during a brief ceremony, held at the Regimental Centre, SLAWC.

The newly appointed Colonel Commandant was warmly welcomed by Regimental Staff Officers and then honoured in a Guard Turnout.

After a short while, the newly appointed Colonel Commandant was invited to the parade square to receive the salute in the Guard of Honour, accorded in his honour by SLAWC troops at the Regimental Headquarters. As the next item of the agenda, the new Colonel Commandant paid tribute to the memory ...