A haul of Beedi leaves floating in the sea was recovered by crew members of a Fast Attack Craft and a Coastal Patrol Vessel of SL Navy, during a patrol carried out in the seas of Mannar South, today (29^th March).

The 03^rd annual academic session of Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM) was held under the theme “Military Medicine, Looking Ahead: Enhancing Military – Civilian Medical Synergies” from 22nd to 24^th March 2019 at Eagles Lake Side Banquet & Convention Hall, Attidiya under the auspices of the State Minister of Defence and Mass Media, Hon. Ruwan Wijewardena.

Two of the four Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships - HMAS ‘Success’ and HMAS ‘Parramatta’,which arrived in Sri Lanka as part of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019, departed from the Trincomalee harbour on successful completion of their training visit on 27^th March.

Two persons who engaged in illegal fishing by using explosive (Dynamite) were apprehended by a troop of Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command during a patrol carried out at the seas off Norway island in Trincomalee, yesterday (26^th March).

A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, during a patrol conducted in the sea area of Baththalangunduwa, Kalpitiya yesterday (28^th March), arrested 02 persons engaged in fishing activities without valid passes.

Naval troops attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a routine patrol carried out in the Batticaloa lagoon area, found several of unauthorized fishing nets yesterday (27^th March).

The National Productivity Awards 2018 organized by the National Productivity Secretariat under the guidance of Ministry of Public Administration and Management was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on 26^th March 2019, under the patronage of the Prime Minister Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe.

A joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exchange programme, combined with INDO-Pacific Endeavour 2019 was conducted at the Rapid Action Boats Squadron’s Headquarters (RABS HQ) of Gangewadiya, Eluvankulama, Puttalam yesterday (27^th March).

SLNS Sagara which left Trincomalee harbour on 19^th March for Malaysia to participate in the International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA)-2019, reached to Langkawi island on 25^th March and she was warmly welcomed by Malaysian Navy in accordance with naval traditions.

Naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command assisted to the beach cleaning campaign launched at Palliyawatta and Poruthota beach areas in Negombo, yesterday (27^th March).