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Navy arrests twenty-two persons engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested 22 persons with 6 Fiber Glass Dinghies (FGDs) on engagement in illegal fishing in the seas between Karativu and Kondachci on 14th January 2016....

2016-01-16

Sri Lanka Navy assists Repatriation of 8 Indian Fishermen
 

The Sri Lanka Navy assisted the repatriation of eight Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody on 15th January 2016....

2016-01-15

Navy arrests three fishermen engaged in illegal fishing

Naval personnel deployed on a patrol craft attached to the Southern Naval Command arrested three fishermen with a canoe engaged in illegal fishing using dynamite in the Medagala sea area in Galle on 12th January 2016....

2016-01-13

Navy donates books to Northern students for the new school year
 

The Northern Naval Command under the guidance of the Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva donated books to over 1,000 students studying in schools located on the islets of the Northern Province for the new school year....

2016-01-13

JNU confers B. Tech degree on 167 SLN officers

One hundred sixty-seven (167) Sri Lanka Navy officers were conferred with the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) degree by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at a degree awarding ceremony held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on 12th January 2016. ...

2016-01-13

Commander of the Navy attends IONS 2016
 

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne is currently in Bangladesh at the invitation of the Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy, Vice Admiral Muhammad Farid Habib and he is attending the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) 2016 Seminar and Conclave of Navy Chiefs, which are being held in its capital Dhaka....

2016-01-12

Navy arrests 05 persons with 950kg of smuggled sea cucumber worth 10 million

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalapitiya arrested five (05) persons with an illegal haul of 950 kilograms of sea cucumber at Kappaladi, Kalpitiya, on 08th January 2016. ...

2016-01-09

Tree planting campaigns held to mark the first anniversary of President's assumption of office

A tree planting campaign to mark the first anniversary of assumption of office by His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena was held at the Naval Headquarters on 09th January 2016 under the patronage of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne. ...

2016-01-09

Commander of the Navy addresses newly enlisted Direct Entry Officers and 57th Intake Officer Cadets

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne addressed the newly enlisted Officer Cadets of the 57th Intake and the Direct Entry Officers at the auditorium of SLNS Parakrama on 08th January 2016. ...

2016-01-08

19 naval personnel received houses under Api Wenuwen Api housing project

Nineteen (19) naval personnel received houses under the Api Wenuwen Api Housing project Phase II (2015)....

2016-01-08

Navy’s 65th anniversary concluding religious ceremony held at Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya

The concluding religious ceremony in view of the Sri Lanka Navy’s 65th anniversary was held at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya on 07th January 2016....

2016-01-07

Facilities of the Navy Golf Driving Range extended to general public

The facility of the Aqua Golf Driving Range, which was declared open by the Commander of the Navy on 18th December 2015, has now been extended to the general public with effect from 01st January 2016....

2016-01-07

Thilina Malla winners receive their prizes

The prize awarding ceremony of the Regular Naval Benevolent Fund (RNBF) and the Volunteer Naval Benevolent Fund (VNBF) Raffle Draw, Thilina Malla was held at the SLNS Parakrama Lighthouse Galley on 07th January 2016 under the patronage of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne....

2016-01-07

Australian High Commissioner calls on Commander of the Navy

The Australian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Her Excellency Robyn Mudie called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 06th January 2016....

2016-01-06

Health Minister hands over 4th consignment of Navy’s Thalassemia Infusion Systems to Government hospitals

The Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Hon. Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, handed over the 4th consignment of Thalassemia Infusion Systems produced by the Sri Lanka Navy to Government hospitals at a function held at the SLNS Parakrama auditorium on 05th January 2015. ...

2016-01-05