The three Russian Federation ships arrived at the Port of Trincomalee are scheduled to leave the island today.The guided missile cruiser ‘Variag’, a large anti-submarine ship ‘Admiral Panteleev’ and a medium ocean tanker "Pechenga" arrived at the Trincomalee Port on Nov 30.
According to the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), the visiting ships have arrived for bunkering and ship’s crew rest, and therefore, replenishment work had been carried out while adhering to the healthcare guidelines issued to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The three ships are scheduled to leave the island today heading their next port of call, on completion of a Passage Exercise with the SLN Ship ‘Sayura’.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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