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IRONMAN 70.3 winners meet Commander of the Navy

The Ironman 70.3 international triathlon was held at the Galle Face Green on 24th February 2019 on a high note. ...

2019-03-01

Person arrested for possessing 200g of Kerala cannabis

Naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command with the assistance of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) arrested a person with 200g of Kerala cannabis, during a raid conducted in Puttalam yesterday (28th February). ...

2019-03-01

Navy apprehends two suspects with heroin

A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in coordination with officials of the Police Narcotics Bureau apprehended 02 suspects with 2.5g of heroin in their possession, during a search conducted in Wankalei area, Mannar today (28th February). ...

2019-02-28

Thirty (30) senior sailors receive interest free loans

Sri Lanka Navy granted interest free loans worth Rs. 500,000 each to another thirty (30) senior sailors during a simple ceremony presided over by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters today (28th February). ...

2019-02-28

Sri Lanka Navy Hydrographic Service assumes operations of RV ‘Samudrika’

Sri Lanka Navy officially took over the operations of Sri Lanka’s only national marine research platform RV 'Samudrika' during a function held at Naval Headquarters today (28th February). ...

2019-02-28

SLNS ‘Sayurala’ arrives the island on completion of successful tour

Sri Lanka Naval Ship ‘Sayurala’ which left for Pakistan from the Colombo harbour on last 02nd February to take part in the Naval Exercise AMAN 2019, the biennial exercise hosted by the Pakistan Navy, on successful completion of her Naval exercise, arrived the island today (28th February). On arrival, she was welcomed in compliance with naval traditions. ...

2019-02-28

Suspect nabbed with 42.3kg of Kerala cannabis

Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in coordination with the Mannar Police nabbed a suspect with 42.3kg of Kerala cannabis during a raid carried out in the general area of Puthukuduirippu in Mannar this morning (28th February). ...

2019-02-28

Children of naval families receive scholarships for their academic excellence

The second phase of awarding scholarships to the children of naval families, who passed the grade 5 scholarship examination held in 2018, with flying colours, was held under the auspices of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium at SLNS Parakrama today (27th February)....

2019-02-27

US delegation visits Hambantota harbour

A delegation headed by the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Ms. Alaina Teplitz made an inspection visit to the Hambantota harbour premises today (27th February). During the visit, Ms. Teplitz also met the Officer in Charge at the Naval Deployment of Hambantota, Commodore Ashoka Wijesiriwardana....

2019-02-27

A stock of Kerala cannabis seized during special naval operation conducted in northern seas

A group of naval personnel attached to Fast Attack Craft belonging to the Northern Naval Command arrested 02 suspects with 86.4kg of Kerala cannabis during a patrol carried out in the seas north of Point Pedro this morning (27th February)....

2019-02-27

Navy recovers body of a person drowned at Aththanagalu Oya

Sri Lanka Navy launched a diving operation in search of a person drowned at the Aththanagalu Oya yesterday (26th February) and managed to recover the dead body of the person this morning....

2019-02-27

Navy recovers a banned fishing net at Battalangunduwa

A troop of naval personnel attached to the North Western Naval Command recovered a banned fishing net during a patrol carried out at Wella sea area in Battalangunduwa, yesterday (26th February)....

2019-02-27

Naval personnel attend awareness programme on drug prevention in Colombo

Following an idea mooted by Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Sri Lanka Navy recently initiated a series of awareness programmes to educate naval personnel about the growing drug menace and prevention of drug abuse. ...

2019-02-26

Unauthorized fishing nets found in Batticaloa lagoon area

Naval troops attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during routine patrol carried out in the Batticaloa lagoon area, found a large number of unauthorized fishing nets today (26th February). ...

2019-02-26

Nine (09) Indian fishers apprehended for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Nine (09) Indian fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters were apprehended by a Fast Gun Boat attached to the Northern Naval Command during a patrol in the Northern seas North West of Delft island, today (25th February)....

2019-02-25