Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), visited the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) Headquarters in Mirissa and the Lifesaving Training School in Balapitiya last Thursday (30 April).
Upon his arrival, the Deputy Minister was received by the Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (DGCG), Rear Admiral Rohan Joseph. During his visit to the Lifesaving Training School in Balapitiya, he commended the role of Coast Guard lifesavers in rescuing lives and witnessed a live lifesaving demonstration.
At the Coast Guard Headquarters, following a comprehensive briefing and an inspection of facilities, the Deputy Mini...