Kicking off a wave of public interest in fitness and promoting a healthy lifestyle in Sri Lanka, the Sports Week was launched on 26 Jul 25 by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports Development. Marking its launch, the Clean Sri Lanka Cycling Rally 2025 was successfully held on the same day as the opening phase of the campaign.

In a yet another commendable display of Naval Social Responsibility (NSR), a blood donation campaign organized by the Sri Lanka Navy was held on 26 Jul 25 at the Command Hospital of the Northwestern Naval Area.

Demonstrating the Sri Lanka Navy’s commitment to community welfare through technical and engineering expertise, 02 new Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants were handed over to the public in Ethiliwewa and Gonaganara in the Monaragala district on 24 Jul 25.

The Sri Lanka Navy demonstrated its operational readiness with the successful conclusion of the ‘Trincomalee Naval Exercise - 2025’ (TRINEX - 25), conducted from 22 to 26 Jul 25 at the Port of Trincomalee and in eastern waters. The concluding ceremony of the exercise was held on 27 Jul aboard SLNS Sindurala under the patronage of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda.

In a grand ceremony marked by pride and tradition, 15 midshipmen and 23 officers of the Sri Lanka Navy were commissioned into service at the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trincomalee on 26 Jul 25. The event, held at the NMA parade ground, celebrated the culmination of training and the beginning of a noble career dedicated to safeguarding the nation.

In a backdrop where the ‘Trincomalee Naval Exercise - 2025’ (TRINEX-25) is in full swing off the eastern coast, the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda conducted an review of the ongoing sea phase exercises, embarked on SLNS Gajabahu today (25 Jul 25).

The Sri Lanka Navy launched the ‘Trincomalee Naval Exercise - 2025’ (TRINEX-25) in an opening ceremony at the Naval Dockyard Trincomalee, setting the stage for intense maritime exercises. The action shifted to the eastern waters the next day (23 Jul), with elite units, including the naval ships, 4th Fast Attack Flotilla, Special Boat Squadron, Navy Marines and Sri Lanka Air Force, joining forces for maritime drills.

In a significant step towards improving public health through Naval Social Responsibility (NSR) initiatives, 03 Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants, set up by the Sri Lanka Navy, were declared open in Aluthpunchikulam, Meewellewa and Sri Rathanachethiyarama Viharaya in Amunuchchiya, Anuradhapura on 23 Jul 25.

The Commanding Officers (COs) of the shore establishments gathered on 23 Jul 25 for the COs’ Conclave 2025, a strategic forum designed to discuss operational readiness of shore establishments of the Navy. Presided over by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, the meeting took place at the Navy Headquarters. In attendance were the Navy Chief of Staff and Director Generals of the Navy.

The Navy rendered assistance to the successful conduct of an eye clinic organized by the charity organization Sadaham Kedella, at Divisional Hospital, Silawathura on 19 Jul 25.