Three Persons Injured From Blast Near Rail Track In Wellewatte-Police
From blast on side of rail track in Wellewatte, three persons injured who were nearby, no damage to train-police spokesman-JNW
June 4, 2008 at 7:44 am
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Janashakthi IPO To Open June 16th-CSE
Initial Public Offer by Janashakthi Insurance of 16.5mil shares at Rs12/share to open June 16th, prospectuses available from June 5th-CSE-JNW
June 3, 2008 at 11:43 am
Pulidevan Arrested By LTTE-TBC Report
Pulidevan, head of LTTE peace secretariat, arrested by LTTE for providing info to govt according to Thamil Broadcasting Corp in UK-Info Dept-JNW
June 2, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Commercial Banks Allowed To Accept Foreign Deposits-CB
Commercial banks will be able to accept deposits from foreigners, Sri Lankans resident abroad & foreign corporates from June 2-Central Bank-JNW
June 2, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Two TMVP PS Members Killed-Police
Two TMVP pradeshiya sabha members of Kaludavalai shot dead.
In Muthurajawela, bodies of two unidentified persons found-police spokesman-JNW
June 2, 2008 at 4:42 pm
SLAF, Navy Attend To Flood Affected
SLAF helicopter in Kalutara & 16 Navy boats with 175 crew attending to flood affected in Ratnapura, Kegalle, Kalutara-SLAF & Navy spokespersons-JNW
June 2, 2008 at 1:53 pm
56,600 Families Displaced From Floods-DMC
56,600 families displaced from heavy floods in Ratnapura, Kegalle, Matara, Kalutara, Colombo, Galle & Gampaha-Disaster Mgt Centre-JNW
June 2, 2008 at 10:55 am
No Threat To Sri Lanka From Quake 4,000 Km Away-DMC
No threat to Sri Lanka from 6.3 magnitude earthquake 4,000 km south of Sri Lanka at around 10.34am, says Disaster Management Centre-JNW
May 31, 2008 at 11:11 am
Civil Defence Force Hampers LTTE Massacre-Defence Ministry
Civil defence force hampers LTTE attempt to butcher civilians near Rajanganaya Wilpattuwa, a woman killed, 2 succumb to injuries-Def.Ministry-JNW
May 31, 2008 at 9:22 am
Suicide Jackets, Claymore Found In Chilaw, Moratuwa-Defence Ministry
Five suicide jackets found from Maina Islet in Chilaw.
5kg claymore mine found inside public bus from Colombo in Moratuwa-Defence Ministry-JNW
May 31, 2008 at 9:04 am
Vijitha, Anura Get New JVP Appointments
Vijitha Herath appointed JVP’s propaganda secretary, Anura Kumara Dissanayake parliamentary group leader at national convention-reporter-JNW
May 27, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Serendib Flour Mills To End Flour Monopoly
Dubai’s Al Ghurair Group launches its $56 mil Serendib Flour Mills at Colombo Port to supply wheat flour; ends Prima monopoly-Info Dept-JNW
May 27, 2008 at 11:32 am
100,000 People Attend Jaffna Reawakening Fair-Defence Ministry
LTTE expert in explosives “Dhora” killed in air raid.
100,000 people attend Jaffna’s Reawakening carnival held over 3 days-Defence Ministry-JNW
May 27, 2008 at 9:10 am
Police Curfew In Eravur Batticaloa-Police
Police curfew imposed in Eravur in Batticaloa as a protective measure after some tension during protest by a local group-Police Spokesman-JNW
May 26, 2008 at 10:03 pm
62 People Injured, Seven Killed In Bomb Blast-Police Spokesman
Sixty two people injured in bomb blast, while death toll rises to seven people killed-police spokesman-JNW
May 26, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Four Persons Killed In Bomb Blast, In Details So Far-Mil Spokesman
Four persons killed in casualty details so far-mil spokesman.
Bomb explosion was in Colombo-Panadura train-Defence Ministry-JNW
May 26, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Explosion Inside Train In Dehiwela-MCNS
Explosion inside train at train station in Dehiwela, no details yet of casualties-MCNS-JNW
May 26, 2008 at 5:14 pm