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).

Drug abuse is often accompanied by a number of harmful social impacts upon the development of a country. Drug addiction has a severe impact not only on the individual but also the economic, social and cultural backgrounds of a nation.

The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS ‘Canberra’ arrived in Sri Lanka on 23^rd March in view of strengthening the cooperation on maritime affairs under the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. Meanwhile, a group of personnel from the Sri Lanka Navy visited the ship berthed at the port of Colombo yesterday (26^th March).

Lieutenant Commander (ND) Athula Bandara assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of Sri Lanka Navy Ship (SLNS) Hansaya yesterday (26^th March).

Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a patrol conducted in the seas off the Norway Island in Trincomalee, apprehended 05 suspects who were catching fish using illegal fishing nets yesterday (26^th March).

A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested a person with 80kg of fish caught using dynamite, during a raid carried out in the general area of Mohoththuwaram, Trincomalee yesterday (26^th March).

A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, during routine patrol in the sea area of Erumativu in Kalpitiya, arrested 03 persons for engaging in illegal fishing without valid fishing permit yesterday (26^th March).