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Commanding Officers of Pakistan Naval Ships calls on Chief of Staff of the Navy
 

The Commanding Officers of the Pakistan Naval Ships “Saif” and “Nasar” Captain Shahzad Iqbal and Captain Saqib Ilyas, who are on a goodwill visit in Sri Lanka called on Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at Navy Headquarters today (13). ...

2017-03-13

St. Anthony’s Feast at Kachchativu Church celebrated on successful note
 

The St. Anthony's sacred Church on Kachchativu Island has long been the pinnacle of reverence of both Indian and Sri Lankan Catholic devotees....

2017-03-12

Two Pakistan Naval Ships arrive at the Port of Colombo
 

Two Pakistan Naval Ships; PNS Saif and PNS Nasr arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (12). ...

2017-03-12

Commander of the Navy visits Northern Naval Command, several facilities declared open

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne made a visit to the Northern Naval Command today (11). ...

2017-03-11

Medical clinic held at Tzu Chi National School, Hambantota
 

As part of the Pacific Partnership 2017 which is being implemented centred in the Port of Hambantota, a number of community development and social responsibility programmes are being carried out focusing on the common citizens in the area....

2017-03-11

Community development CSR projects underway in parallel with Pacific Partnership 2017
 

A series of community development and social responsibility programmes are being carried out as of now, in parallel with Pacific Partnership 2017. ...

2017-03-10

Australian Naval lady officer assists infant delivery at Hambantota General Hospital

Implementation of medical programmes as part of a wide range of social responsibility projects being conducted, has become a key initiative of Pacific Partnership 2017 which is on the run centred in the Port of Hambantota at present. ...

2017-03-10

Awareness programme on sea water purification and medical clinic held in Hambantota
 

As part of the Pacific Partnership - 2017, a wide range of community service and social responsibility projects are being implemented, centred in the Port of Hambantota in Sothern Province....

2017-03-10

Road to Kachchativu Feast – 2017
 

According to the records of archaeologists, Kachchativu Island had emerged from water over 115,000 to 130,000 years ago....

2017-03-09

A fuel smuggler busted
 

The Navy with the support of Anti-Fraud Division of Walana apprehended a suspect in suspect of running an illegal fuel business in Biyagama yesterday....

2017-03-08

Navy-Police combine efforts arrests suspect with Heroin
 

On receipt of an intelligence tip-off, naval personnel attached to SLNS Parakrama, in Colombo in the Western Naval Command together with Police Narcotics Bureau arrested a person with 30 g of heroin in his possession yesterday (7)....

2017-03-08

Navy arrests 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Following an intelligence information, Naval personnel attached to the Naval Detachment Oluvil combined with CGS Oluvil and Palamunai Fisheries officials, during a joint raid, arrested 6 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing practices in the sea area of Akkaraipattu yesterday (07)....

2017-03-08

US Navy Ship ‘Fall River’ arrives in Sri Lanka
 

The US Navy Ship ‘Fall River’ belonging to the US Pacific Command arrived at the Port of Hambantota today (7)....

2017-03-07

Navy clinches overall championship at Air Force cycle race
 

Able Seaman Aviska Medona of the Sri Lanka Navy, secured the overall championship at the Air Force Cycle Race 2017, organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force for the 18th time....

2017-03-07

Captain Anil Bowatte donates property to SLESA
 

Captain Anil Bowatte of the Sri Lanka Navy donated a 30 perches land with the residence building located in Katugasthota Kandy to Ex- Servicemen’s Association (SLESA) to be used as a Tri-Forces Veterans’ Home....

2017-03-07