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Commander of the Navy felicitated by Sri Lanka Queen’s & President’s Scout Guild

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, who is a President’s Scout and Lifetime Member of the Sri Lanka Queen’s & President’s Scout Guild (SLQPSG), was felicitated at the National Headquarters of the Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) on 19th September 2015. ...

2015-09-20

Navy lends assistance to national coastal cleaning programme

The inaugural ceremony of the national coastal cleaning programme was held under the patronage of His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena at the Galle Face Green on 19th September 2015....

2015-09-19

SLN Dockyard conducts “Ganadevi Pooja” to invoke blessings

“Ganadevi Pooja” was conducted at the Gandevi Kovil in Trincomalee naval base on 17th September 2015. A colourful procession was also held on 18th with the statue of God Ganesh being paraded through the premises of the naval base and Trincomalee town to invoke blessings. ...

2015-09-19

Inter Command Sailing Championship 2015 held at Bolgoda Lake

The Inter Command Sailing Championship 2015 of the Sri Lanka Navy was held at the Bolgoda Lake on 10th and 11th September 2015. ...

2015-09-17

Commander of the Navy attends International Maritime Security Symposium held in Indonesia

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne is attending the second International Maritime Security Symposium (IMSS) 2015 held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 15th to 17th September....

2015-09-16

Senior Pakistan military officers attending Armed Forces Staff Talks pay courtesy call on SLN Chief of Staff

Three senior Pakistan military officers attending the Sri Lanka and Pakistan Armed Forces Staff Talks paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the SLN Headquarters in Colombo on 16th September 2015....

2015-09-16

Navy arrests six persons with 932 kilograms of sea cucumber

Naval troops attached to the North Western Naval Command arrested six local persons with 932 kilograms of sea cucumber packed in polysack bags at Keerimundalama in Kalpitiya on 15th September 2015...

2015-09-16

Navy grants one million as death compensation

The Sri Lanka Navy granted one million rupees as death compensation to the farther of the late Transport Assistant DMC Dissanayaka, who had died of cancer....

2015-09-15

Chief Hydrographer of the Sri Lanka Navy is Rear Admiral Sisira Jayakody

Rear Admiral Sisira Jayakody, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, MSc(DS)Mgt, MSc(NS&WS), ASC, has been appointed as the Chief Hydrographer of the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from 01st August 2015. ...

2015-09-14

Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the 15th Junior Naval Staff Course

The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the 15th Junior Naval Staff Course (JNSC) was held at the Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda Auditorium in Trincomalee on 12th September 2015....

2015-09-12

"Api Wenuwen Api" Housing Project donates 21 houses for naval personnel

His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena graced the occasion as the chief guest at the ceremony of handing over the keys of hundred houses constructed under the second phase of the "Api Wenuwen Api" housing project in the Kandy district on 10th September 2015. ...

2015-09-11

Phase II of Male Sea Cadets Assessment Camp - 2015 concludes

The Deputy Area Commander of the Eastern Naval Command, Commodore Ananda Guruge was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the phase II of the Male Sea Cadets Annual Assessment Camp – 2015 held at the main parade ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trincomalee on 09th September 2015....

2015-09-09

Commander of the Navy’s Historic Visit to the Special Boat Squadron

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, the founder of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Special Boat Squadron (SBS) made a historic visit to its headquarters in Trincomalee on Sunday (06 September)....

2015-09-09

Commander of the Navy pays a courtesy call on newly appointed Secretary of Defence

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne called on newly appointed Secretary of Defence Mr. Karunasena Hettiarachchi to pay his courtesy at the Ministry of Defence on 09th September 2015. ...

2015-09-09

Inter Ship/Craft Rigging Championship

The finals of the rigging competition 2015 organized by the FOCNF organization for the ships and craft in the Eastern Naval Area was held at the gymnasium of the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 8th September 2015....

2015-09-09