Public Can Make Donations For The Flood Affected-Minister Maithripala Sirisena
Govt allocates Rs100mil for flood affected; public can contribute mattresses, water bottles etc to divisional secys-Min Sirisena-JNW
January 11, 2011 at 9:15 am
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Former MP Sarath Chandra Rajakaruna No More-reporter
Former UNP Gampaha district parliamentarian Sarath Chandra Rajakaruna passed away early this morning-reporter-JNW
January 10, 2011 at 9:31 am
Floods Affect 758,000 People Islandwide-DMC
DMC says floods affect 758,000 people islandwide. 809 houses fully&2,948 partially damaged; heavy rains to continue. 9 dead-Met Dept-JNW
January 10, 2011 at 6:08 am
Nominations Accepted From Jan 20-Dept of Elections
Election nominations for the 308 local govt bodies will be accepted from Jan 20-27 at relevant Dis. Secy’s offices-Elections Dept-JNW
January 7, 2011 at 11:55 am
More Flexible Loan Opportunities-Minister Dr. Amunugama
State banks advised to provide more flexible lending opportunities; 2010 records 22% increase in loans than 2009-Senior Minister Dr.Amunugama-JNW
January 7, 2011 at 9:42 am
England Wraps Up The Ashes Series
England beat Australia by an inning and 83 runs to seal the Ashes cup 3-1; England 644, Australia 280 and 281-JNW
January 7, 2011 at 7:43 am
Army To Sell Vegetable-Army Commander
Army to purchase vegetable directly from farmers and sell at concessionary prices at 15 selected places in Colombo from tomorrow-Army Commander-JNW
January 6, 2011 at 4:52 pm
JVP To Contest Alone-UNP Still On Discussions-Reporter
Two parties in discussion with the UNP over extending support at the LG POLLS; JVP to contest alone under the bell symbol-reporter-JNW
January 6, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Fixed Telecommunication Tax Introduced-TRC Director General
A fixed 20% levy on telecommunication is introduced instead of 4 different taxes of 27% with effect from Jan 01 as stated in the budget2011-TRC Director General-JNW
January 6, 2011 at 11:25 am
Import Duty On Dairy Cows And Dairy Equipment Removed-Info Dept
Cabinet decides to remove import duty on dairy cows and dairy equipment to achieve self-sufficient in dairy products by 2016-Info Dept-JNW
January 6, 2011 at 8:47 am
J’pura University Student Protests From Top Of Water Tank-reporter
A Sri J’pura Uni student who is protesting from top of a water tank is demanding to allow him & 13 other students to sit for exams-reporter-JNW
January 5, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Emergency Extends For Another Month-reporter
Emergency extended for another month in Parliament with 111 majority votes. 134 votes for and 23 votes against-reporter-JNW
January 5, 2011 at 7:00 pm
No LG Polls Where World Cup Matches GO-Info Dept
Government to avoid conducting the LG polls in Colombo, Hambantota, and Kandy due to the World Cup; Jaffna and Vavuniya no fresh elections -Info Dept-JNW
January 5, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Muthali B Farook Takes Oaths As MP-reporter
Muthali B Farook took oaths as an MP a short while ago filling the vacancy created by late SLMC MP Noordeen Mazoor-reporter-JNW
January 5, 2011 at 1:38 pm
LGs To Be Dissolved Friday Midnight-Minister Premajayanth
Government plans to dissolve all urban councils,Municipal councils and Pradeshiya sabhas on Jan 6 midnight-Minister Premajayanth-JNW
January 5, 2011 at 9:30 am
Final Squad For World Cup-2011 Only After Premier League Matches-Select Committee Chairman
Sri Lanka Cricket Select Committee Chairman says 15 member squad for world cup-2011 will be selected when the premier league matches are over-JNW
January 4, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Concessionary Bus Fares At Peak Hours-Private Transport Services Minister
Plans are underway to introduce concessionary bus fares at peak hours to help bus commuters-Private Transport Services Minister-JNW
January 4, 2011 at 7:28 am