Event News
Navy facilitates St. Anthony's Church Festival in Palaithivu

The annual festival of the St. Anthony’s Church located on the Palaithivu Island was held on a high note yesterday (23rd March) with the attendance of a large number of devotees who came all the way from the districts of Jaffna and Kilinochchi.
24 Mar 2019
Eleven (11) Indian fishermen arrested for engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters

Navy arrested 11 Indian fishermen along with 02 fishing trawlers belonging to them for engaging in illegal fishing last night (23rd March).
24 Mar 2019
Four Australian Naval ships arrive in Sri Lanka for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019

Four (04) Australian ships belong to the Royal Australian Navy HMAS “Canberra” , HMAS “Newcastle”, HMAS “Success” and HMAS “Parramatta” arrived in Sri Lanka today (23rd March) to participate in the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019.
23 Mar 2019
A preaching of sermon at Naval Headquarters on the sidelines of Tripitakabhivandana’ Week

As a meritorious concept of the President His Excellency, Maithripala Sirisena the Theravada Tripitaka was declared as a National Heritage of Sri Lanka and in parallel with the Tripitaka being recognized as a World Heritage, the Presidential Secretariat has announced the ‘Tripitakabhivandana’ Week from 16th to 23rd March.
22 Mar 2019
Three persons with 1547.68 kg of Beedi leaves held by Navy

Three persons with 41 sacks of Beedi leaves were apprehended by a group of Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a patrol carried out in Talaimannar sea area, today (22nd March).
22 Mar 2019
327kg and 160g of Beedi leaves found in sea area of Talaimannar

During further search conducted in the sea area of Talaimannar this morning (21st March) 04 sacks containing 327kg and 160g of Beedi leaves were found by naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command.
21 Mar 2019
Navy apprehends two persons with 912.46 kg of Beedi leaves

A group of Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command apprehended two persons with 27 sacks of Beedi leaves, during a patrol carried out in the seas 5 nautical miles off Talaimannar lighthouse, yesterday night ( 20th March).
21 Mar 2019
Navy recovers 150kg and 540g of Kerala cannabis from Urumalei

Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a search operation, recovered 05 gunny bags washed to the beach of Urumalei in Talaimannar this morning (20th March).
20 Mar 2019
Australian Navy ships leave Trincomalee harbour on completion of successful tour

The Royal Australian Navy ships, HMAS Diamantina and HMAS Leeuwin left for their next port of call from Trincomalee today (20th March). Sri Lanka Navy bade customary farewell to the departing ships at the port of Trincomalee.
20 Mar 2019
Navy-made 600th RO plant declared open by the President at Isurumuniya Viharaya

Marking yet another important landmark of the Sri Lanka Navy’s efforts to curb Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) reported in several regions of the island, the 600th Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plant made by the Navy was ceremonially declared open by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena at the Isurumuniya Viharaya in Anuradhapura today (20th March).
20 Mar 2019