As part of the Navy’s Community Development Project, the North Western Naval Command conducted a field health clinic at the Catholic Church in the Baththalangunduwa Island on 10th August 2014 under the patronage of Commander North Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera laid the foundation stone for the Senior and Junior Sailors’ Married Quarters Complex at Welisara on 11th August 2014.

Rear Admiral (retd) JHU Ranaweera, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndu, passed away on 10th August 2014. His remains lie at 262/5/C, 3rd Lane, Shanthipura, Thalawathugoda. The cortege will leave the residence at 1600hrs on 11th August 2014 for burial at the General Cemetery in Thalawathugoda.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera visited the North Western‚ North Central and Northern Naval Commands on 08th August 2014.

A newly constructed maternity home at Pattiyawela in Beliaththa was declared open by Member of Parliament, Hon. Namal Rajapaksa on 07th August 2014.

Sri Lanka Navy became the champions in the Sri Lanka women’s cricket limited over tournament – 2014.

The certificates awarding ceremony of 'Balance Style' training programme conducted by the Special Boat Squadron was held on 06th August 2014 at SBS Headquarters, Trincomalee.

Thirty (30) provost sailors belonging to the 21st Intake of the Provost branch passed out at the Naval & Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 06th August 2014.

Navy’s Ordinary Seaman Gayan Sandaruwan won the first place in the Group MX Motorcycle [over 175cc up to 250 cc, over 100 cc up to 125 cc (2T)] event and Engineering Mechanic MVWP Karunarathne won the third place in the Group M STD / MOD Motorcycle (over 100 cc up to 125 cc) event at the “Gunners Super Cross” motor cross tournament, which was organized by the Sri Lanka Army at the Minneriya Army Camp on 03rd August 2014.

Pakistan Defence Adviser to the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Colonel Muhammad Rajil Irshad Khan, paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 06th August 2014.