Navy celebrates Vesak
Sri Lanka Navy celebrated Vesak, which marks the Birth, the Enlightenment and the Passing Away of the Gautama Buddha, in its bases island wide. Naval personnel took part in various religious activities conducted in view of the thrice-blessed day joining the national celebrations....
2015-05-08
Australian Immigration & Border Protection Minister meets Commander of the Navy
The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection of Australia Hon. Peter Dutton met the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 05th May 2015. ...
2015-05-06
Commander of the Navy participates in the opening ceremony of the Kotelawala Defence University Southern Campus
The first phase of the Southern Campus of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University was ceremonially declared open by His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena on 05th May 2015. ...
2015-05-06
Commander of the Navy participates in the inauguration of construction work on two multi-purpose buildings for Sri Dalada Maligawa
The Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera took part in the inauguration of the construction work on the two multi-purpose buildings being built for the Temple of the Sacred Tooth in Kandy on 04th May 2015. ...
2015-05-06
"Buddha Rashmi" religious functions held under Navy patronage
The religious functions held in view of the Buddha Rashmi Vesak celebrations were conducted under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Navy at Gangaramaya in Hunupitiya on 04th May 2015....
2015-05-05
Commander of the Navy awards scholarships to 31 A/L students
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera awarded scholarships to 31 Advanced Level students of naval personnel at a special ceremony held at the auditorium of SLNS Parakrama on 30th April 2015. ...
2015-04-30
Senior Officer Present Afloat (SOPA) and Commanding Officer of the visiting Bangladesh naval ship call on the Commander of the Navy
The SOPA, Commodore AA Mamun and the Commanding Officer, Commander AKM Afzal Hossain of the visiting Bangladesh ship "SOMUDRA JOY", which is on the way from Bangladesh to Qatar to participate in “EXERCISE FEROCIOUS FALCON – 2015”, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 29th April 2015....
2015-04-29
SLN joins emergency relief mission to Nepal
A contingent of fourteen (14) Sri Lanka Navy personnel joined the emergency relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal....
2015-04-29
A Turkish naval ship arrives at the port of Colombo on goodwill visit
Turkish naval ship, " TCG GEDIZ" arrived at the port of Colombo on a two-day goodwill visit on 26th April 2015 on her way from Mumbai to port Klang in Malaysia....
2015-04-26
Blood donation campaign at SLNS Parakrama
A special blood donation campaign organized by SLNS Parakrama in collaboration with the Mahamevna Meditation Centre and Shradha TV & Radio was held at the auditorium of SLNS Parakrama on 24th April 2015....
2015-04-24
Sri Lankan delegation visits USS Carl Vinson
A Sri Lankan delegation, which included the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera and senior SLN officers, visited the USS Carl Vinson (CVN90), which is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, on 19th April 2015. ...
2015-04-24
UN Head of Global Maritime Crime Programme meets Commander of the Navy
The Head of the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMPC) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Alan Cole met the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters on 23rd April 2015. ...
2015-04-24
Kenyan NDC study team visits SLN Headquarters
A 13-member delegation from the National Defense College of Kenya, who is on a six-day familiarization tour in Sri Lanka, visited the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters in Colombo on 21st April 2015. ...
2015-04-22
Chinese Ambassador calls on Commander of the Navy
The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Yi Xianliang called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera, at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 20th April 2015....
2015-04-20
Navy upgrades SNC's ship maintenance facilities
Upgrading the ship maintenance facilities, the Sri Lanka Navy commenced the expansion of the existing slip way at SLNS Dakshina in Galle by adding a side-slip way on 13th March 2014 to cater to the long line-up of under-water maintenance of the Sri Lanka naval ships and craft....
2015-04-17