Lieutenant Commander Ishara Karunaratne presents his book, The Monastic Tradition of Sri Lanka
(ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආරණ්ය සේනාසන සම්ප්රදාය), to Commander of the Navy
The book The Monastic Tradition of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආරණ්ය සේනාසන සම්ප්රදාය) , written by Lieutenant Commander Ishara Karunaratne, was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 18th January 2016.
18 Jan 2016
Two Indian naval ships arrive at the port of Colombo for training interaction
Indian Navy Sail Training Ships, “Tharangini” and “Sudarshini” arrived at the port of Colombo on 17th January 2016 on a training visit.
17 Jan 2016
Three Chinese naval ships arrive at the Port of Colombo
Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) ships, “Liuzhohu”, “Sanya” and “Qinghaihu”, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 17th January 2016.
17 Jan 2016
Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest three Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters North-West of Kareinagar on 16th January 2016.
17 Jan 2016
US Ambassador calls on Commander Southern Naval Area
The United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Atul Keshap called on the Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jagath Ranasinghe at the Southern Naval Command Headquarters in Galle on 14th January 2016.
16 Jan 2016
Navy arrests twenty-two persons engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested 22 persons with 6 Fiber Glass Dinghies (FGDs) on engagement in illegal fishing in the seas between Karativu and Kondachci on 14th January 2016.
16 Jan 2016
Sri Lanka Navy assists Repatriation of 8 Indian Fishermen
The Sri Lanka Navy assisted the repatriation of eight Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody on 15th January 2016.
15 Jan 2016
Navy arrests three fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel deployed on a patrol craft attached to the Southern Naval Command arrested three fishermen with a canoe engaged in illegal fishing using dynamite in the Medagala sea area in Galle on 12th January 2016.
13 Jan 2016
Navy donates books to Northern students for the new school year
The Northern Naval Command under the guidance of the Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva donated books to over 1,000 students studying in schools located on the islets of the Northern Province for the new school year.
13 Jan 2016
JNU confers B. Tech degree on 167 SLN officers
One hundred sixty-seven (167) Sri Lanka Navy officers were conferred with the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) degree by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at a degree awarding ceremony held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on 12th January 2016.
13 Jan 2016