The Defence Advisor at Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka, Commodore Md Shafiul Bari called on the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo today (14th February 2023).

The awarding of ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Management System certificate to the Naval Dockyard in Eastern Naval Command was held under the patronage of Commander Eastern Naval Area and Commandant Volunteer Naval Force Rear Admiral Dammika Kumara, and with the attendance of the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) Dr. (Mrs.) Siddhika G Senarathne and Deputy Director General of SLSI Mrs NBD Neelakanthi at the Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda Auditorium on 11th February 2023.

The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza met with the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo today (10th February 2023).

The Colombo Naval Exercise (CONEX) 2023 organised by the Sri Lanka Navy for the fifth (05th) time commenced on 06th February 2023. The naval exercise will be held off the western coast until 13th February.

The Commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) Sapugaskanda, Major General Lasantha Rodrigo called on the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at Navy Headquarters today (08th February 2023).

The Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka H.E. Jean-François PACTET met with the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters today (06th February 2023).

The Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata (331) departed the island this morning (05th February 2023) on successful completion of the official visit. The ship arrived at the Port of Colombo on 03rd February.

A blood donation campaign organised by the Navy in view of the 75th Independence Day was held at the Divisional Hospital, Delft on 04th February 2023, with the attendance of naval personnel of SLNS Wasabha.

The 75th National Independence Day of Sri Lanka was marked today, under the theme “Let’s Leap Towards the Centenary”. On the sidelines of the main ceremony, the Sri Lanka Navy honoured the nation by according a 25-Gun Salute onboard Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Gajabahu by 12.00 noon today (04th February 2023). The ceremonial tradition was executed at the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, under the guidance of the Commanding Officer of the ship, Captain Indika De Silva.

The 75th National Independence Day ceremony of Sri Lanka was held at the Galle Face, Colombo on the morning of 04th February 2023. The main ceremony went by the theme “Let’s Leap Towards the Centenary” was held under the patronage of Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President and Commander - in - Chief of the Armed Forces of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Filled with great pride, Sri Lanka Navy added glamour to the elegant national spectacle held in dignified sequence.