Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva who was appointed as the 23^rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy called on the State Minister of Defence, Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene at the Ministry today (04th January).

Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, in conformity with military traditions after he took office as the 23^rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, called on the Prime Minister, Hon.

Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva who assumed duties as the 23rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, paid a courtesy call on the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat today (03rd January).

Captain (C) Buddhika Liyanagamage assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Landing Ship Tank, SLNS Shakthi yesterday (02nd January).

His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Maithripala Sirisena promoted the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe to the rank of Admiral with effect from 31st December 2018. Subsequent to the promotion, the Admiral retired from the service today (01st January 2019), on completion of 36 years of distinguished naval career.

His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, appointed Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva as the 23rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy and promoted him to the 3-star rank of Vice Admiral with effect from 01st January 2019.

Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva, on being promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral, was appointed as the 23rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy by His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces today (01st January).

A Buddhist religious programme to mark the culmination of the series of religious events organized in view of the 68^th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy was held at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya on 27 December.

The relief teams of Sri Lanka Navy who have engaged in supporting the victims of flood affected areas of Kilinochchi and Mulathivu districts, have cleaned up the wells polluted by floods and the affected people are being provided with pure drinking water dispensed through mobile RO plants established by SL Navy.

Navy relief teams are supporting to set up the day today life of the general public in the North whose lives were uncomforted by the adverse weather inclined in Kilinochchi and Mulativu districts. Accordingly, fifteen (15) Navy relief teams have been deployed to clean the drinking water wells spoiled by the floods over Thondamanaru, Mankulam and Kottaadi areas.