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Lieutenant Commander Ishara Karunaratne presents his book, The Monastic Tradition of Sri Lanka
(ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආරණ්ය සේනාසන සම්ප්රදාය), to Commander of the Navy

The book The Monastic Tradition of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආරණ්ය සේනාසන සම්ප්රදාය) , written by Lieutenant Commander Ishara Karunaratne, was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 18th January 2016. ...
2016-01-18
Two Indian naval ships arrive at the port of Colombo for training interaction

Indian Navy Sail Training Ships, “Tharangini” and “Sudarshini” arrived at the port of Colombo on 17th January 2016 on a training visit....
2016-01-17
Three Chinese naval ships arrive at the Port of Colombo

Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) ships, “Liuzhohu”, “Sanya” and “Qinghaihu”, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 17th January 2016....
2016-01-17
Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest three Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters North-West of Kareinagar on 16th January 2016....
2016-01-17
US Ambassador calls on Commander Southern Naval Area

The United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Atul Keshap called on the Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jagath Ranasinghe at the Southern Naval Command Headquarters in Galle on 14th January 2016. ...
2016-01-16
Navy arrests twenty-two persons engaged in illegal fishing

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested 22 persons with 6 Fiber Glass Dinghies (FGDs) on engagement in illegal fishing in the seas between Karativu and Kondachci on 14th January 2016....
2016-01-16
Sri Lanka Navy assists Repatriation of 8 Indian Fishermen

The Sri Lanka Navy assisted the repatriation of eight Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody on 15th January 2016....
2016-01-15
Navy arrests three fishermen engaged in illegal fishing

Naval personnel deployed on a patrol craft attached to the Southern Naval Command arrested three fishermen with a canoe engaged in illegal fishing using dynamite in the Medagala sea area in Galle on 12th January 2016....
2016-01-13
Navy donates books to Northern students for the new school year

The Northern Naval Command under the guidance of the Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva donated books to over 1,000 students studying in schools located on the islets of the Northern Province for the new school year....
2016-01-13
JNU confers B. Tech degree on 167 SLN officers

One hundred sixty-seven (167) Sri Lanka Navy officers were conferred with the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) degree by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at a degree awarding ceremony held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on 12th January 2016. ...
2016-01-13
Commander of the Navy attends IONS 2016

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne is currently in Bangladesh at the invitation of the Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy, Vice Admiral Muhammad Farid Habib and he is attending the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) 2016 Seminar and Conclave of Navy Chiefs, which are being held in its capital Dhaka....
2016-01-12
Navy arrests 05 persons with 950kg of smuggled sea cucumber worth 10 million

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalapitiya arrested five (05) persons with an illegal haul of 950 kilograms of sea cucumber at Kappaladi, Kalpitiya, on 08th January 2016. ...
2016-01-09
Tree planting campaigns held to mark the first anniversary of President's assumption of office

A tree planting campaign to mark the first anniversary of assumption of office by His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena was held at the Naval Headquarters on 09th January 2016 under the patronage of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne. ...
2016-01-09
Commander of the Navy addresses newly enlisted Direct Entry Officers and 57th Intake Officer Cadets

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne addressed the newly enlisted Officer Cadets of the 57th Intake and the Direct Entry Officers at the auditorium of SLNS Parakrama on 08th January 2016. ...
2016-01-08
19 naval personnel received houses under Api Wenuwen Api housing project

Nineteen (19) naval personnel received houses under the Api Wenuwen Api Housing project Phase II (2015)....
2016-01-08