A special Puja of Hindu tradition was conducted on 02nd December 2024 at the Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar Kovil in Colombo, seeking blessings for the upcoming 74th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, slated for the 09th of December.

Master Chief Petty Officer PRMGB Pussalamankada was appointed to the position of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) effective from 29th November 2024. Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera congratulated the senior sailor and handed over the arm band and baton, symbolic of the position to him at the Navy Headquarters.

A unique Islamic prayer session took place today (30th November 2024) at the Jummah Mosque on Chatham Street. The purpose was to seek blessings for the upcoming 74th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, falling on 09th December.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera along with the President of Navy Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Mala Lamahewa attended the Joint Christian Commemoration & Thanksgiving Service at St. Lucia's Cathedral, Kotahena on 29th November 2024. The event was held to invoke blessings on the 74th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, celebrated on 09th December.

2024 දෙසැම්බර් මස 09 වන දිනට යෙදී තිබෙන ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාවේ අභිමානවත් 74 වන සංවත්සරය නිමිත්තෙන් නාවික හමුදාවට ආශිර්වාද පතා පැවැත්වෙන ආගමික වැඩසටහන් මාලාවේ ඒකාබද්ධ ක්‍රිස්තියානි සැමරුම් හා තුති පුද කිරීමේ දේව මෙහෙය, නාවික හමුදා ක්‍රිස්තියානි සංගමයේ මූලිකත්වයෙන්, නාවික හමුදාධිපති, වයිස් අද්මිරාල් ප්‍රියන්ත පෙරේරා ගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් සහ නාවික හමුදා සේවා වනිතා ඒකකයේ ගරු සභාපතිනි, මාලා ළමාහේවා මැතිණියගේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් 2024 නොවැම්බර් මස 29 වන දින කොටහේන, ශාන්ත ලුසියා ආසන දෙව්මැදුරේදී පැවැත්විණි.

At the invitation of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera who is also the President Task Force to Combat the Use of Poisonous and Dangerous Drugs, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Honourable Dr. Harini Amarasuriya today (29th November 2024) presided over the prize awarding ceremony of Art and Animation Video competition, at the Navy Headquarters. Organized by the Task Force to Combat the Use of Poisonous and Dangerous Drugs, the competition was held under the theme of “EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOR BRIGHT FUTURE WITHOUT DRUGS”, for school children and the youth community.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera took part in a special meeting chaired by Governor of the Northern Province along with Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), senior tri-service personnel and government officials at the District Secretariat in Mannar on 27th November 2024. Discussions focused on assessing the disaster situation in the area and implementing immediate relief measures to address the urgent needs.

The Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony was held under the patronage of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka, Honourable Anura Kumara Dissanayake, at Cenotaph War Memorial in Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo today (24th November 2024). The event, which solemnly commemorated the sacrifices of war veterans from World War I and II, as well as those who laid down their lives in service of Sri Lanka since gaining independence, was also attended by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera.

The 74th Anniversary Get-together of Sri Lanka Navy was held on a colourful note at the Wave n' Lake Navy Hall on 22nd November 2024. The Anniversary Get-together was yet another segment of a wide-ranging programmes organised by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions, to mark its 74th Anniversary. At the invitation of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera and the President of the Navy Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs Mala Lamahewa the occasion was graced by the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) along with his spouse. The occasion was also distinguished by the presence of Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa along with their spouses, Acting Director General of Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya, former Navy Commanders and invited guests.

The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka, Honourable Anura Kumara Dissanayake, paid a visit to the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte today (22nd November 2024). The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera was also present on this occasion.