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Commander of the Navy awards scholarships to 31 A/L students
 
 

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera awarded scholarships to 31 Advanced Level students of naval personnel at a special ceremony held at the auditorium of SLNS Parakrama on 30th April 2015. ...

2015-04-30

Senior Officer Present Afloat (SOPA) and Commanding Officer of the visiting Bangladesh naval ship call on the Commander of the Navy

The SOPA, Commodore AA Mamun and the Commanding Officer, Commander AKM Afzal Hossain of the visiting Bangladesh ship "SOMUDRA JOY", which is on the way from Bangladesh to Qatar to participate in “EXERCISE FEROCIOUS FALCON – 2015”, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 29th April 2015....

2015-04-29

SLN joins emergency relief mission to Nepal
 
 

A contingent of fourteen (14) Sri Lanka Navy personnel joined the emergency relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal....

2015-04-29

A Turkish naval ship arrives at the port of Colombo on goodwill visit
 

Turkish naval ship, " TCG GEDIZ" arrived at the port of Colombo on a two-day goodwill visit on 26th April 2015 on her way from Mumbai to port Klang in Malaysia....

2015-04-26

Blood donation campaign at SLNS Parakrama
 

A special blood donation campaign organized by SLNS Parakrama in collaboration with the Mahamevna Meditation Centre and Shradha TV & Radio was held at the auditorium of SLNS Parakrama on 24th April 2015....

2015-04-24

Sri Lankan delegation visits USS Carl Vinson
 

A Sri Lankan delegation, which included the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera and senior SLN officers, visited the USS Carl Vinson (CVN90), which is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, on 19th April 2015. ...

2015-04-24

UN Head of Global Maritime Crime Programme meets Commander of the Navy

The Head of the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMPC) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Alan Cole met the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters on 23rd April 2015. ...

2015-04-24

Kenyan NDC study team visits SLN Headquarters
 

A 13-member delegation from the National Defense College of Kenya, who is on a six-day familiarization tour in Sri Lanka, visited the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters in Colombo on 21st April 2015. ...

2015-04-22

Chinese Ambassador calls on Commander of the Navy
 

The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Yi Xianliang called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera, at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 20th April 2015....

2015-04-20

Navy upgrades SNC's ship maintenance facilities
 

Upgrading the ship maintenance facilities, the Sri Lanka Navy commenced the expansion of the existing slip way at SLNS Dakshina in Galle by adding a side-slip way on 13th March 2014 to cater to the long line-up of under-water maintenance of the Sri Lanka naval ships and craft....

2015-04-17

Navy win men's championship at Youth-Services-Rupavahini Volleyball Tournament

Sri Lanka Navy Men Volleyball Team emerged champions, beating Sri Lanka Air Force in the 29th Youth Services-Rupavahini Volleyball Tournament held at the indoor stadium of the Youth Services Council in Maharagama on 11th April 2015. ...

2015-04-12

Sri Lanka Navy conducts a New Year festival at SLNS Gemunu in Welisara
 

The New Year festival organized by the Sri Lanka Navy in view of the forthcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year, in which the President of the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Ministry of Defence, Mrs. B. M. Basnayake was the Chief Guest, was held at SLNS Gemunu in Welisara on 10th April 2015. ...

2015-04-11

Commander of the Navy declares open the Naval Printing Unit
 

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera, declared open the Naval Printing Unit established at SLNS Gemunu in Welisara on 09th April 2015. ...

2015-04-10

Insignia Awarding Ceremony of the 22nd SBS Intake
 

The Insignia Awarding Ceremony of the 22nd Intake of the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) was held at the SBS Headquarters in Trincomalee on 04th April 2015....

2015-04-05

Commander of the Navy declares open alms-hall at Nagadeepa
 

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera declared open the newly-constructed alms-hall at the Nagadeepa Purana Rajamaha Viharaya on the Bak Full Moon Poya Day, which fell on the 03rd April 2015....

2015-04-04