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Navy renders assistance to arrest 51 persons involved in illegal acts
 

The Navy has rendered assistance to take into custody 51 persons who had been involved in illegal acts at several locations in the island....

2017-09-11

Navy’s 250th Reverse Osmosis Plant vested in the General Public
 

Installation of reverse osmosis plants for the benefit of the general public is part of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Community Welfare Project....

2017-09-10

Three hundred and ninety recruit sailors of 229th regular intake pass out in Poonewa
 

Three hundred and ninety (390) naval recruits belonging to the 229th regular intake of the Sri Lanka Navy passed out at SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa yesterday (09 September 2017)....

2017-09-10

Trinity honours Commander of the Navy
 

The Trinity College of Kandy honoured one of its distinguished old boys, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, awarding him the “Trinity Prize” at a colourful function held at the college main hall yester day (09 September 2017)....

2017-09-10

152 SLN marines pass out on successful completion of their training
 

On successful completion of their training, 152 marines belonging to the Sri Lanka Navy passed out today (09 September 2017) at the Marine Battalion Headquarters in Sampur, Trincomalee....

2017-09-09

SLNS Rangalla celebrates its 50th anniversary on “Rangalla Day”
 

SLNS Rangalla celebrated its 50th anniversary on “Rangalla Day” with a host of activities befitting its Golden Jubilee today (08 September 2017)....

2017-09-08

Chinese Defence Attaché calls on Commander of the Navy
 

The Military, Naval and Air Attaché of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka, Senior Colonel Xu Jianwei paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters today (08 September 2017)....

2017-09-08

US Defence Attaché calls on Commander of the Navy
 

Lieutenant Colonel Douglas C. Hess, the Defence Attaché of the US Embassy in Sri Lanka called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo today (08 September 2017)....

2017-09-08

Outgoing Bangladesh Defence Adviser pays farewell call on Commander of the Navy
 

The outgoing Defence Adviser of the Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka, Commodore Shah Aslam Parvez, paid a farewell call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters today (07 September 2017)....

2017-09-07

Indian Government provides another naval vessel to Sri Lanka
 

The official handing over of an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), which had earlier belonged to the Indian Coast Guard, to Sri Lanka took place yesterday (05 September 2017) at the Port of Kochi, India. The vessel after assigning the pennant number CG 60 will join the Sri Lanka Coast Guard....

2017-09-06

Navy apprehends persons engaged in illegal fishing activities
 

On receipt of information to the Navy, Coast Guard personnel attached to the Western Naval Command in coordination with the official of Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources apprehended a person with 272 kg of Thresher Shark during a raid carried out at the Fish Market Complex in Negombo yesterday (04 September 2017)....

2017-09-05

3 persons arrested with 7.86kgs of Kerala Cannabis
 

On information received by the Navy, three (03) persons were arrested with 7.86 kilogrammes of Kerala Cannabis at two separate locations....

2017-09-05

Japanese Defence Attaché calls on Commander of the Navyි
 

The Defence Attaché at the Embassy of Japan, Captain Atsuhiro Morore called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters on 04th September 2017. ...

2017-09-04

Commander of the Navy calls on Speaker
 

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah called on the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Karu Jayasuriya at his office in the premises of the Parliament today (04 September 2017)....

2017-09-04

Sayura and Sagara leave for Indo-Lanka Joint Naval Exercise (SLINEX 2017)
 

Sri Lanka Naval Ships, Sayura and Sagara left Trincomalee today (04 September 2017) for India to participate in the Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Navy Exercise, SLINEX 2017....

2017-09-04