Newly appointed Defence Attaché (DA) of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka Colonel Denis I.Shkoda paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters, Colombo today (05^th September).

A team of naval fire fighters assisted to douse a fire broke out at the Bloemendhal garbage dump, yesterday (4^th Sep).

A course of Integrated Maritime Skills Training (IMS) commenced in Trincomalee yesterday (03^rd September 2018).

Sri Lanka Navy assisted to apprehend 24 persons engaged in illegal acts at various locations in the island during the past few days.

Lieutenant Commander (ND) Mervyn Paulraj assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), SLNS Ranavijaya, today (03^rd September).

Exercise KAKADU 18 is a multilateral regional maritime exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy with the participation of many other regional countries. The opening ceremony of KAKADU 18 was held on 31^st August 2018 onboard the flagship of Royal Australian Naval fleet HMAS Canberra (L 02) in Darwin, Australia.

Three hundred and eighty four (384) naval recruits belonging to the 232^nd regular intake of Sri Lanka Navy, on completion of their basic training, passed out at the main parade ground of SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa on 1^st September.

The 5th Carrom World Cup hosted by the Korea Carrom Federation was held from 24th to 29th August 2018 at Songam Sports Town, Chuncheon in South Korea with the participation of 160 players from 20 countries.

The Minister of Defence of Ruwanda, General James Kabarebe who arrived in Sri Lanka to attend the Colombo Defence Seminar took time off to visit the Southern Naval Command today (31st August).

United States Naval Ship “Anchorage” which arrived at the port of Trincomalee on last 24^th Aug. for a training tour, departed the island on 28^th August on completion of a successful tour.