Lt. Gen. Nilantha Premaratne appointed new Army Commander

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• NewsFirst — Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne Is The New Army Commander
• Ada Derana (English) — Lt. Gen. Nilantha Premaratne appointed new Army Commander
• Daily FT — Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne appointed 26th Army Commander | Daily FT
• The Island — Lt. Gen. Nilantha Premaratne appointed new Army Commander
  Publisher timestamp: 01/08/2026, 05:35:48 (Sri Lanka)
• NewsWire — Lieutenant General Premaratne appointed 26th Commander of Sri Lanka Army
  Publisher timestamp: 31/07/2026, 17:14:20 (Sri Lanka)
• NewsWire — Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne appointed new Army Commander
  Publisher timestamp: 31/07/2026, 14:10:29 (Sri Lanka)