Commander of the Navy congratulates Navy Karatekas who excelled at Commonwealth Games

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne congratulated the five Navy karatekas on their excellent performance which enabled Sri Lanka to be the runner-up at the 08th Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi, India, when they called on him at the Naval Headquarters on 13th November 2015.

14 Nov 2015
Sri Lanka Navy assists the repatriation of 126 Indian fishermen

Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to repatriate 126 Indian fishermen on 13th November 2015.

13 Nov 2015
Commanding General of the US Marine Corps Installations West, called on Commander of the Navy

The Commanding General of the United States Marine Corps Installation West (MCI-West), Brigadier General Edward D Banta called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 13th November 2015.

13 Nov 2015
Commander of the Navy declares open SLN’s School of Nursing

Fulfilling a long-left need, the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne declared open the Sri Lanka Navy’s School of Nursing at the Welisara Naval Hospital Complex on 13th November 2015.

13 Nov 2015
Navy grants one million rupees as death compensation

The Sri Lanka Navy granted one million rupees as death compensation to the wife of the late Chief Petty Officer KST Perera, who had died of a cancer.

13 Nov 2015
Navy felicitates high performing Year 5 scholarship students

The Navy felicitated 07 students for their high performance at their Year Five Scholarship Examination despite studying in a remote school amidst many difficulties.

13 Nov 2015
UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance (WGEID) calls on Commander of the Navy

The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance (WGEID) headed by Vice Chair of the Working Group Mr. Bernard Duhaime called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 10th November 2015 and they had cordial discussions with the Commander of the Navy.

10 Nov 2015
Two Japanese naval ships arrive marking their 50th port call to Sri Lanka

Two Japanese naval ships, "JS Makinami (DD-112)" and "JS Suzunami (DD-114)", which are en route for counter piracy operations off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 10th November 2015.

10 Nov 2015
Naval troops recover 120 kilograms of Kerala Cannabis

On receipt of information, naval personnel attached to the North Western Command recovered 120 kilograms of cannabis (Kerala Ganja) concealed under a scrub in the Sawariyapuram area in Silawathurai on 09th November 2015.

10 Nov 2015
Head of Delegation of ICRC Sri Lanka calls on Commander of the Navy

The head of Delegation of The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Sri Lanka, Ms. Claire Meytraud called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 09th October 2015.

09 Nov 2015
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