Local Call Charges Down & IDD Up
In Budget proposals, Rs2 tax per minute on IDD calls while local call charges to be reduced from Rs2 to Rs1.50 by June 2011-JNW
November 22, 2010 at 2:31 pm
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Senior Ministers Appointed
Nine Senior Ministers in new Cabinet, 49 Cabinet Ministers, 31 Deputy Ministers. Rauf Hakeem, L Seneviratne to be appointed to Cabinet-JNW
November 22, 2010 at 11:32 am
DM Confirms In His Post Of Premier
DM Jayarathna sworn in again as the Prime Minister of the new cabinet before the President a short while ago-reporter-JNW
November 22, 2010 at 10:39 am
Boats Deployed In Hettipolla And Uda Walawe Areas-reporter
Navy boats deployed in Hettipolla in Kurunegala and Uda Walawe areas due to flooding; more rain forecast for today-reporter-JNW
November 22, 2010 at 7:32 am
Shillingford Reported For Suspect Action-Report
West Indian off-spinner Shane Shillingford has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the first Test against Sri Lanka. Shillingford, 27, who had figures of 123 for four and 79 for one in the match, was reported to the ICC by the on-field umpires Steve Davis and Richard Kettlebrough, as well as TV umpire Asad Rauf and fourth umpire Tyron Wijewardene. He is to undergo tests within the next 21 days-report-JNW
November 22, 2010 at 6:56 am
New Cabinet Swearing In Tomorrow Morning
New Cabinet will be taking oaths tomorrow at 10.30am at the Presidential Secretariat-President’s Media-JNW
November 21, 2010 at 11:11 am
First Test Between Sri Lanka & West Indies Drawn
1st Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies drawn at Galle Int Stadium. WI 580/9 dec; SL 378 & 241/4. C Gayle 333. Paranavitana 95-JNW
November 19, 2010 at 4:29 pm
President Pledges To Make Country Free Of Underworld Activity
President Rajapaksa, addressing the nation, pledges to make country free of underworld activity, corruption and crime-JNW
November 19, 2010 at 11:36 am
President Took Oaths For The Second Term
President Mahinda Rajapaksa took oaths before Chief Justice for the second term of office at Presidential Secretariat-JNW
November 19, 2010 at 10:22 am
President To Swear In This Morning-reporter
President will swear in for his second term at 10.16am at Presidential Secretariat and later address the nation-reporter-JNW
November 19, 2010 at 8:00 am
Magampura Port Commissioned By President-Port Chief Engineer
Magampura Port, world’s first inland built port, commissioned by President now with arrival of Jetliner ship-Port Chief Engineer-JNW
November 18, 2010 at 10:55 am
Sarath Fonseka Admitted To Prison Hospital-Prison Commissioner General
Sarath Fonseka admitted to Prison Hospital last night after a chest wheeze, but illness is not serious-Prison Commissioner General-JNW
November 17, 2010 at 1:29 pm
One Porn Movie Star Arrested-Police Women & Children’s Bureau
One person from list of 83 who allegedly appeared in porn movies arrested; others being looked for-Police Women & Children’s Bureau-JNW
November 16, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Key Interest Rates Kept Unchanged-Central Bank
This month, Central Bank says key interest rates are kept unchanged at 7.25% to 9% as inflation likely to be low at 5% by year end-JNW
November 16, 2010 at 8:02 am
Ceramic Junction To Galle Face Green Closed-Police Spokesman
Road from Ceramic junction to Galle Face Green closed today, tomorrow & day after from 9.30am to 1.30pm-Police Spokesman-JNW
November 16, 2010 at 7:24 am
West Indies Wins Toss & Elects To Bat First
West Indies wins toss and elects to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle International Stadium-JNW
November 15, 2010 at 9:58 am
Wanniarachchi’s “B” Sample Shows Presence Of Banned Substance-Boxing Federation
Boxer Wanniarachchi’s “B” sample test also shows presence of a banned substance, but will contest result-Boxing Federation official-JNW
November 14, 2010 at 4:25 pm