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A six-member Chinese delegation visits SLN headquarters
 
 

A six-member Chinese delegation headed by Vice Chancellor of the Academy of Military Science of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Lieutenant General He lie visited the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 24th October 2014....

2014-10-24

All-night pirith chanting held in view of “Parakrama Day”
 
 

An all-night pirith chanting ceremony was held in view of “Parakrama Day” at the Admiral Somatilake Dissanayake Auditorium on 23rd October 2014....

2014-10-24

Russian Naval Ship "Moskva" arrives at the Port of Colombo
 
 

The Russian Naval Ship, “Moskva”, arrived at the port of Colombo on 23rd October 2014 on a replenishment and goodwill visit. ...

2014-10-23

24th IMBL Meeting held onboard SLNS Sagara
 
 

The 24th International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeting between the Sri Lanka Navy and the Indian Navy / Coast Guard was held onboard SLNS Sagara at the Indo- Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line off Kankasanthurai on 16th October 2014. ...

2014-10-17

Japanese Embassy Security Division Head calls on Commander Eastern Naval Area
 

The Head of the Security Division of the Japanese Embassy in Sri Lanka, Mr. Yasuhisa Matsuda called on the Commander Eastern Naval Area Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe at the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters on 13th October 2014....

2014-10-17

Netherlands Ambassador calls on Commander of the Navy

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Sri Lanka, His Excellency Louis Piet called on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters on 15th October 2014. ...

2014-10-15

French Defence Attache calls on Commander of the Navy

The newly assigned French Defence Attaché to Sri Lanka (Non-resident), Commander Loic Bizot paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 15th October 2014....

2014-10-15

Navy wins Championship in State Services Knock-out Netball Tournament – 2014

The Sri Lanka Navy netball team won the championship in the State Services knock-out Netball Tournament – 2014, beating the defending champions, Sri Lanka Air Force, 43-33. ...

2014-10-15

Navy’s Merchant Marine Training School receives Grade B–1 certification

Sri Lanka Navy’s Merchant Marine Training School (MMTS) has received B-1 Grade certification consequent to a comprehensive independent evaluation audit carried out by Mr. Ajoy Chattergy, the Principal and Head of the Great Eastern Institute of Maritime Studies based in Pune, India. ...

2014-10-14

Navy assists Nagadeepa Vihara Katina Pinkama

The Katina Pinkama of the Nagadeepa Purana Raja Maha Viharaya was held on a grand scale with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy. ...

2014-10-14

His Excellency the President and the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence have always recognized the invaluable service of the military, rendered towards this nation - Commander of the Navy

This was said by the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera, addressing the officers being commissioned at the colourful commissioning and passing out parade held at the Main Parade Ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trinomalee on Saturday 11th October 2014....

2014-10-12

Foreign school & university cadet delegation visits Naval Headquarters

A delegation of foreign school and university cadets accompanied by the Director General of the National Cadet Corps, Major General HMHA Herath and Heads of Delegation of several countries to which the visiting cadets belong visited the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 13th October 2014....

2014-10-12

Two Japanese Naval Ships arrive at the Port of Colombo

Two Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships, “JS BUNGO” and “JS YAEYAMA” arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill and supply visit on 13th October 2014...

2014-10-12

Commander of the Navy visits Naval Dockyard

The Commander of Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera visited the Naval Dockyard in Trincomalee on 11th October 2014....

2014-10-12

The Commander of the Navy present at Indian Defence Secretary’s call on His Excellency the President

The Indian Defence Secretary Mr. Shri RK Mathur paid a courtesy call on His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Kandy on 10th October 2014. ...

2014-10-11