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SLN wins a merit award at the Best Web Competition 2015

The official web site of the Sri Lanka Navy, www.navy.lk, won the merit award in the Government Category at the Best Web Competition 2015 organized by LK Domain Registry....

2015-08-17

Admiral Jayantha Perera has been appointed as President's Advisor on Maritime Affairs

His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Maithripala Sirisena, has been pleased to appoint Admiral Jayantha Perera as the Presidential Advisor on Maritime Affairs with effect from 13th August 2015....

2015-08-17

Passing out of 222nd regular intake of the Sri Lanka Navy

Three hundred and eighty-seven naval recruits belonging to the 222nd regular intake of the Sri Lanka Navy passed out at SLNS Shiksa in Poonewa on 15th August 2015. ...

2015-08-16

Lieutenant Commander Ruwan Premaweera presents first copy of his book to the Navy Commander

The first copy of the book titled “Gonapura Asiriya, ”a research book on historical places in the district of Trincomalee, written by Lieutenant Commander Ruwan Premaweera, was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo on 14th August 2015....

2015-08-14

Navy arrests 17 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing

Naval craft on routine patrol attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 17 persons with 03 Fiber Glass Dinghies (FGDs) on the suspicion of their engagement in illegal fishing in the seas off Koneshwaram in Trincomalee on 14th August 2015. ...

2015-08-14

Navy Women’s Cricket team emerge champions

At the final encounter of the Sri Lanka women’s Premier Division - I Cricket tournament 2015 between Navy SC and Air force SC held at the Colts ground on 13th August 2015, the Navy SC secured their victory easily with 06 wickets at hand. ...

2015-08-14

Navy crowned champions at National Weight Lifting championship – 2015

With a stunning performance at the National Weight Lifting Championship 2015 held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Indoor Stadium at Torrington in Colombo on 11th and 12th August 2015, the Sri Lanka Navy team clinched the Men’s Overall Championship for the first time....

2015-08-13

Pakistani Defence Advisor pays a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy

The Defence Advisor of the Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka, Colonel Mohammed Rajil Irshad Khan paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 13th August 2015....

2015-08-13

Navy extinguishes a fire effectively in Kalpitiya

The Navy Fire Fighting Team attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya promptly attended to extinguish a house which had been on fire at Kurakkanhena in Kalpitiya and arrested the further expansion of the fire effectively....

2015-08-12

ARFRO conducts the memorial oration of General Deshamannya Denis Perera

The third annual memorial oration of the late General Deshamannya Denis Perera, which was organized by the Association of Retired Flag Rank Officers (ARFRO), was conducted at the Kotelawala Defence University on 11th August 2015 ...

2015-08-12

Bangladesh Defence Advisor, US Defence Attache and Russian Military, Air & Naval Attache call on the Commander of the Navy

The Defence Advisor of the Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka, Commodore S Aslam Parvez, the Defence Attache of the Embassy of United States of America, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ross and the Military, Air and Naval Attaché of the Embassy of Russian Federation Colonel Dmitry A. Mikhaylovskiy called on the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne to pay their courtesies at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 10th August 2015. ...

2015-08-10

Navy facilitates an informative lecture on Public Administration

“Government servants are the link between the state and the public; they have a great responsibility of fulfilling the requirements of the people as and when required,” said Mr. W. A. Chulananda Perera, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Public Order and Christian Affairs, whilst presenting a lecture on “Good Public Administration” at the Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayake Auditorium of SLNS Parakrama in Colombo on 10th August 2015. ...

2015-08-10

Navy Sea Horses emerge Cup Champions in Dialogue Inter Club Rugby 7’s

Navy Sea Horses emerged Cup Champions beating Army Dragons 36-0 in the Segment II of the Dialog Inter Club Rugby 7’s tournament worked off at the Race Course Grounds in Colombo on 10th August 2015. ...

2015-08-09

Navy Ruggerites of the 1980s convey their best wishes to Navy Commander

A group comprising of fifteen retired Navy ruggerites of the 1980s called on the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 07th August 2015 to convey their best wishes. ...

2015-08-09

Two Japanese naval ships arrive at the Port of Colombo
 

Two Japanese naval ships, "Ikazuchi" and "Murasame", arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill and supply visit on 07th August 2015. They were welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on arrival. ...

2015-08-07