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Senior Officers’ Holiday Bungalow declared open in NCC
The Commander North Central Naval Area Rear Admiral Dimuthu Gunawardane declared open the newly constructed Senior Officers’ Holiday Bungalow at SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa on 12th October 2015. Senior naval officers in the area were also present on the occasion. ...
2015-10-14
US Navy conducts Underwater UXO Recovery Training for SLN personnel
A training programme on Underwater Un-exploded Ordnance (UXO) recovery was conducted by the US Navy for Sri Lanka Navy personnel at the SLN Diving and Salvage Unit in Trincomalee....
2015-10-14
Commander of the Navy speaks on Maritime Drug Trafficking at Indian Ocean Region's Senior Drug Enforcement Officials' Meeting
The Indian Ocean Region's Senior Drug Enforcement Officials' Meeting which was jointly organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Ministry of Defence got underway at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo on 13th October 2015....
2015-10-14
Navy felicitates Romesh for his bravery in saving is mother’s life
The Sri Lanka Navy presented a cheque worth of Rs. 50,000/= under the directives of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, to Romesh Madhuwantha, a resident of track 2, Dikwewa, Senapura, as a token of appreciation for fighting for the life of his beloved mother sacrificing his own life....
2015-10-14
Twenty-four Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest twenty-four Indian fishermen along with four Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters at the distances between 3 to 6 nautical miles from Thalai-mannar on 12th October 2015....
2015-10-13
Sri Lanka Navy baseball team emerge champions at National Baseball League Tournament 2015 held in Diyagama
With a spectacular performance, Sri Lanka Navy baseball team emerged champions at the National Baseball League Tournament 2015. ...
2015-10-11
Commander of the Navy visits South Eastern Naval Area
The Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne visited the South Eastern Naval Area on 10th October 2015. ...
2015-10-11
Navy Open Triathlon Championship to be held in November
Arrangements have been made to conduct the inaugural Navy Open Triathlon Championship in Dikowita and Uswetakeiyawa at 0530 am on 1st November 2015....
2015-10-10
Nineteen Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest nineteen Indian fishermen along with two Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters East of Point Pedro and East of Vettalakerni on 09th October 2015....
2015-10-10
Vishista Seva Vibushana medal conferred on ten Senior Navy Officers
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena conferred the Vishista Seva Vibhushana medal on thirty-two (32) senior officers that included the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Chrishantha De Silva, the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne and the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala at a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat on 08th October 2015....
2015-10-08
25th IMBL Meeting held onboard INS Savitri
The 25th International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeting between the representatives of Navies and Coast Guards of Sri Lanka and India was held onboard Indian Naval Ship Savitri at the Indo-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line off Kankasanthurai on 7th October 2015....
2015-10-08
JNU Director Admission & Controller Examinations calls on Commander of the Navy
The Director of Admission and Controller of Examinations, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, Professor Bupinder Zutshi called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 07th October 2015....
2015-10-07
Bangladesh AFWC study team visits SLN Headquarters
A 46-member study team from the National Defence College of Bangladesh, who are on a study tour in Sri Lanka, visited the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters in Colombo on 06th October 2015. ...
2015-10-06
Navy grants one million as death compensation
The Sri Lanka Navy granted one million rupees as death compensation to the wife of the late Leading Patrolman JKTR Perera, who had died of pneumonia....
2015-10-06
Foreign cadet delegation visits Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters
A contingent of foreign cadet visited the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters in Colombo on 13th October 2015. They are from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan visiting Sri Lanka to witness the Hermann Loos Camp 2015 conducted by the National Cadet Corps (NCC). ...
2015-10-06
