Marking a major milestone in Sri Lankan military history, over 400 medical and dental officers of the three armed forces combined to establish Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM) at the inaugural general meeting convened on Friday the 18th March.

The water purification centre at the sacred city of Anuradhapura obtains its water requirement from Tissa Wewa by means of 3 submerged water pumps.

Naval personnel attached to SLN Dockyard arrested six local fishermen, with 3 Fiber Glass Dinghies, engaged in illegal fishing in the seas off Koneshwaram, Trincomalee on 16th March 2016.

On receipt of information, naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka in North Central Naval Command arrested 7 fishermen who engaged in illegal harvesting of sea cucumbers in the seas off Nachchikuda on 14th March 2016.

The Australian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka His Excellency Bryce Hutchesson called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 15th March 2016.

On receipt of information naval personnel attached to SLNS Therapuththa located in North Western Naval Command recovered 187 kilograms of Kerrala Cannabis concealed under a scrub near a fishing hamlet in Silawathurai, today (15).

Navy Sports Club secured their semi-final position when they beat Police Sports Club by 19 points (2 tries and 3 penalties) to 10 points (1 try, 1 conversion and 1 penalty) in the Clifford Cup Knock-out Rugby Tournament fourth-quarter final match played at the Race Course in Reid Avenue on 14th March 2016.

Sri Lanka Navy’s Inter Command Athletics Meet was held in the sports ground of Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 12th and 13th March 2016 in a flamboyant fashion.

Under the visionary concept of Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, another two phases of the mangrove plantation project, in view of stopping sea erosion, were held in Northern and North Central Commands.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Mahanaga in Panama arrested three local fishermen with an FGD engaged in illegal fishing between Sangamankanda and Thirukkovil sea areas on 12th March 2016.