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Navy General Hospital Colombo delivers medicine to patients receiving long-term treatment

The prevailing situation in the country had greatly hampered the monthly receipt of medication of retired and serving naval personnel as well as their family members who are attending clinics in Navy General Hospital Colombo....
2020-04-08
Navy develops remote-controlled smart appliance to treat and test COVID-19 patients

Taking in to account a basic concept mooted by an inventor, Mr. Thushara Kelum Wadasinghe, the Navy’s Research and Development Unit developed a remote-controlled smart appliance called ‘Medi Mate’ in a bid to treat and test COVID-19 patients, allowing healthcare workers to remain at a safe distance from the highly infectious virus....
2020-04-08
Navy found Kerala cannabis in the seas off Kakkativu Island

The Navy recovered approximately 1kg and 400g of Kerala cannabis, during a patrol conducted in the seas off Kakkativu island in Mannar, today (8th April 2020)....
2020-04-08
Navy assists yacht distressed by technical fault

SL Navy assisted providing food and drinking water to a couple who was distressed on a foreign yacht anchored in the seas off Galle due to a technical fault of the vessel while sailing across the Southern seas, on 07th April 2020....
2020-04-08
Ruwala Resort, Kalpitiya handed over to Navy to be used as quarantine centre

The Ceyline Holdings Pvt Ltd today (08th April 2020) temporarily handed over its Ruwala Resort in Kalpitiya to the Sri Lanka Navy to be used as a quarantine centre. Accordingly, this 31 - room resort in Kalpitiya will be utilized as a quarantine centre by the Navy during the current crisis faced by the nation....
2020-04-08
Person apprehended with Kerala cannabis

A person with 36.93g of Kerala cannabis was apprehend during a operation carried out by Navy in coordination with SL Police, at Sippikulama area in Hambanthota, on 7th April 2020. ...
2020-04-08
Navy conducted disinfection programmes at Karativu and Department of Pensions, Colombo.

To combat the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, the Navy conducted several sterilization programmes in a few places at Karaitivu and the Department of Pensions in Colombo on 06th and 07th April 2020.
...2020-04-07
Naval boat patrols in Bolgoda River and Bentara Ganga on full alert

Authorities were forced to lock down the Atalugama area in Bandaragama and Dharga Town ordering the residents to self-isolate after finding persons contracted novel coronavirus from those areas....
2020-04-07
Self quarantined residents of Alapitawala Housing Scheme entertained by Navy

Sri Lanka Navy has planed to conduct musical programmes for the entertainment and to expel the stress and loneliness of self quarantined residents of flats in Colombo district, onwards 5th April 2020, ...
2020-04-07
Navy distributes pharmaceutical drugs to doorstep of patients attending clinics in Naval Hospitals

The prevailing situation in the country had greatly hampered the monthly receipt of medication of retired and serving naval personnel as well as their family members who are attending clinics in Naval Hospitals. ...
2020-04-07
Thirteen sea turtle hatchlings released to the ocean at Galle Face beach by Navy Turtle Conservation Project

Thirteen(13) more sea turtle hatchlings emerged from the turtle conservation site at the Galle Face beach, were released to the ocean on 6th April 2020.
...2020-04-07
Navy provides relief to community in areas belonging to Southeastern Naval Command

Sri Lanka Navy on 05th April 2020 conducted a programme to distribute dry rations among low income families in areas belonging to the Southeastern Naval Command.
...2020-04-06
Navy conducts a number of disinfection programmes

In order to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, Sri Lanka Navy conducted a number of disinfection programmes at Puttalam Police Station, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, and Quarantine Centre established at Zahira College-Puttalam on 5th and 6th April 2020.
...2020-04-06
Sri Lankan crew member aboard Italy-bound cruise ship brought to Colombo harbour by Navy

A Sri Lankan national performing duties aboard the cruise ship MSC ‘Magnifica’ has recently made a request over social media to get him back to Sri Lanka....
2020-04-06
Navy assists the disembarkation of German lady aboard international cruise ship MSC Magnifica

A Srilankan who was employed onboard the international cruise ship MSC Magnifica had requested through social medias to help him for disembarkation at Colombo and accordingly SL Navy brought this person safely to the Colombo port...
2020-04-06