Sri Lanka’s ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa protected at Trincomalee naval base amid protests in country Mahinda Rajapaksa, known for his brutal military campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil ...

C O L O M B O, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Tamil Tiger rebels launched a daring suicide attack on Sri Lanka’s biggest naval base today, sinking one naval vessel, damaging another and shooting down a ...

Indian Naval Ship ‘Khanjar,’ an indigenous Khukri class Missile Corvette reached Trincomalee today as part of a three day visit. The ceremonial reception of ship was held earlier today. The Commanding ...

Sri Lanka's that left five people dead, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family on May 10 took refuge at a naval base in Trincomalee.

Following India's objections to the Sri Lanka-Pakistan navy drills in the strategic waters of Trincomalee, Colombo has decided to cancel plans to hold the naval exercise with Islamabad. Notably ...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 15 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy welcomed the Indian Naval Ship (INS) 'Delhi', which arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on January 15. During the ship's stay, the crew ...

Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family have taken shelter at a naval base in Trincomalee in north-east part of the island nation, sources have told NDTV, as lethal ...

A planned joint naval exercise between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the strategically significant waters off Trincomalee was quietly shelved a few weeks ago after India raised objections with Colombo ...

Sri Lanka’s former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa took refuge at a naval base on the northeast coast of the island nation as the fire of deadly protests spread across the country, with ...

In early December, the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis visited Trincomalee, in eastern Sri Lanka, as part of the Pentagon’s plans to establish a logistics hub there for the US Navy.

The ship had earlier visited Trincomalee in September 2019 and March 2022 for a similar training deployment for SLN divers. Such continued engagement of Indian Naval ships with the Sri Lanka Navy ...