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Defence Services Games 2014
Sri Lanka Navy hosts the Defence Services Games (DSG) 2014 under the direction of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera, who is the President of the Defence Services Sports Board. The Navy shares a proud history with the DSG winning its joint championship in 2010 and becoming the overall champions in 2012. ...
2014-10-30
North Western Naval Command conducts 02 field health clinics
The North Western Naval Command conducted two field health clinics at the Roman Catholic Tamil mixed school in Kayakkuli and the Roman Catholic Church of the Lady of Our Assumption in Mullikulam on 25th and 26th October 2014....
2014-10-28
Commander of the Navy calls on Indian Defence Minister & CNS
The Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera, who is on a five-day official visit to India, called on the Indian Defence Minister Hon. Arun Jaitley and the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Admiral RK Dhowan on 27th October 2014....
2014-10-28
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