Categories: Headlines

New Navy media spokesman

Commander Dinesh Bandara has been appointed as the new Media Coordinator of the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from yesterday.

Commander Bandara succeeds Commander Lankanatha Dissanayake in the post.

Commander Bandara who studied at Mawathagama Central College, joined the Sri Lanka Navy in 1996 as an Officer Cadet of the 25th Intake.

He is a gunnery specialist and underwent his long specialization course at the INS Dronacharya, Kochi, India. Further, Commander Bandara has successfully completed the Naval Command and Staff Course in China, International Surface Warfare Course in USA and Coast Guard Maritime Officer Course in USA.

Prior to his appointment as the Navy Media Spokesman, he was the Officer Training Officer at the prestigious Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee.

Moreover Commander Bandara has held appointments of Deputy Director (Operations and Training) Sri Lanka Coast Guard, Commanding Officer, Executive Officer and Officer in Charge of a number of ships and craft of the Sri Lanka Navy.

Lankanewspapers

Recent Posts

LNP – Cabinet approves land grant for Siyambalanduwa solar project

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to allocate 219.7233 hectares of land as…

35 mins ago

LNP – Cabinet approves development of 24 oil tanks at Trincomalee upper tank farm

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the development of 24 oil tanks at…

38 mins ago

LNP – Air Vice Marshal Sumanaweera to be appointed SLAF Chief of Staff

Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera will be appointed as the new Chief of Staff of…

10 hours ago

LNP – Govt. mulls action against SLTB drivers bypassing schoolchildren and citizens with season tickets

Discussions have been held at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil…

11 hours ago

LNP – Colombo sees 7.7% land price surge

Property in Sri Lanka’s Colombo had risen 7.7 per cent in the second half of…

11 hours ago

LNP – CID investigates alleged plot to disrupt fuel distribution

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation into a complaint regarding an alleged…

11 hours ago