Keheliya Appointed As Minister Of Media & Information
Keheliya Rambukwella appointed as Minister of Media and Information, Sarath Amunugama Deputy Min Finance-reporter-JNW
May 5, 2010 at 12:15 pm
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Mervyn Silva Appointed As New Highways Deputy Minister-President’s Office
Mervyn Silva resigns as Deputy Min media and takes up Deputy Minister for Highways post-President’s Office-JNW
May 5, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Gen Fonseka’s Next Court Martial Tomorrow-Lawyer
Gen Fonseka’s lawyers inform Court Martial that he was unable to attend due to attending parliament; next hearing tomorrow-lawyer-JNW
May 4, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Court Issues Interim Order Preventing Hearing Of 1st Court Martial
Appeal Court issues interim order preventing hearing of 1st Court Martial of Gen Fonseka until May 21-lawyer-JNW
May 3, 2010 at 2:56 pm
President To Pardon Journalist JS Tissainayagam-Minister GL Peiris
President has decided to pardon Journalist JS Tissainayagam who was convicted under PTA-External Affairs Min GL Peiris-JNW
May 3, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Govt To Remove & Relax Several Provisions of Emergency Regulations-Minister Dinesh
Govt decides to remove & relax several provisions of emergency regulations; to be debated tomorrow & day after-Min Dinesh Gunawardena-JNW
May 3, 2010 at 8:33 am
Nimal Siripala De Silva Appointed As Leader Of The House-Info Dept
Govt appoints Min Nimal Siripala De Silva as Leader of the House & Min Dinesh Gunawardena as Chief Government Whip-Info Dept-JNW
May 2, 2010 at 1:03 pm
New Zealand Beat Sri Lanka By 2 Wickets
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in opening game at ICC T20 World Cup. SL 135/6, Jayawardena 81. NZ 139/8, Ryder 42-report-JNW
May 1, 2010 at 6:21 am
Sri Lanka To Play New Zealand In Opener Of Twenty20
Sri Lanka to play New Zealand at 10.30pm today in opener of Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in West Indies; 12 teams compete in four groups-JNW
April 30, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Military To Move Out Of Private Properties In Jaffna-Defence Secretary
Decision taken that military to gradually move out of all private properties occupied in Jaffna; Defence Secy on tour of Jaffna-reporter-JNW
April 30, 2010 at 9:30 am
Petition By General Fonseka Against Prez Election On July 5-Lawyer
Petition filed by Gen Fonseka against Presidential election to be heard before five Supreme Court judges on July 5-lawyer-JNW
April 29, 2010 at 5:49 pm
National Rugby Player Banned For Two Years-Report
Sri Lanka rugby player Samantha Lakshman who was found guilty on his behavior at the national team’s recent tour in Singapore was banned from the game for two years by Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union disciplinary committee. The ban will be effective from April 12, 2010 to April 12 of 2012-JNW
April 29, 2010 at 8:42 am
Accident At Balangoda Kills Four-Police
Accident between a bus and lorry near Ibulpe Bridge in Balangoda leads to four deaths and 20 injured-police official-JNW
April 28, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Tension In Balummahara On Kandy Road Under Control-Police
Tension in Balummahara, Gampaha on Kandy road brought under control after a child dies in a bus accident & residents attack bus-Police-JNW
April 27, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Trains Delayed From Meerigama-Control Room
Trains delayed from Meerigama to Colombo, Fort after a train failure on track-Railway Control Room-JNW
April 27, 2010 at 9:08 am
All Delayed Passengers Booked On Alternate Flights-SriLankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines says all its passengers who had to stay back due to the ash cloud over Europe now booked on alternate flights-JNW
April 26, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Cabinet Ministers Appointed-President’s Office
37 Ministers and 39 Deputy Ministers
Maithripala Sirisena – Health
AHM Fowzie – Disaster Management
Susil Premjayantha -Petroleum -state TV
Basil Rajapaksha – Economic Development
Champika Ranawaka – Power and Energy
Wimal Weerawansa – Construction & Engineering
Prof GL Peris – Foreign
CB Rathnayaka – Sports
Rajitha Senarathna -Fisheries
Bandula Gunawardena – Education
Chandrasiri Gajadeera – Deputy Min Finance
Mervyn Silva – Dep Min Media
V Muralidharan Dep Min Resettlement
Jeewan Kumaranatunga-Minister Posts & Telecommunication
Pavitra Wanniarachchi- Minister Nat’l Heritage & Cultural Affairs
-President’s Office-JNW
April 23, 2010 at 2:26 pm