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Supermarkets To Discourage Use Of Polythene

To discourage use of polythene, supermarkets are to charge for polythene bags from Aug 1 & promote reusable ones-Environ. Authority chairman-JNW

July 29, 2008 at 12:18 pm

32 Incidents Of Pre-Election Violence Noted-CAFFE

CAFFE says 32 incidents of pre-election violence noted ahead of Aug 23 provincial polls, includes one death; urges police to be more vigilant-JNW

July 29, 2008 at 10:49 am

Treasury Secy Hands Letter Of Resignation, Says Official

Treasury Secy P.B. Jayasundara sends letter of resignation to President; no confirmation yet whether been accepted-senior govt official-JNW

July 28, 2008 at 8:58 pm

JVP Says Is Against Introducing Indian Tele-Medicine

JVP says it is against a plan to introduce Indian tele-medicine to Sri Lanka & urges health sector professionals to protest-MP Herath-JNW

July 28, 2008 at 1:35 pm

JVP Against Plan To Introduce Indian Tele-Medicine

JVP says it is against a plan to introduce Indian tele-medicine to Sri Lanka & urges health sector professionals to protest-MP Herath-JNW

July 28, 2008 at 1:08 pm

70% Shares In AMW Sold To Dubai Company

Assoc. Electrical Corp sells its 51% & John Keells its 20% stake in motor company AMW for Rs7 billion to Dubai’s Al Futtaim Engineering-CSE-JNW

July 28, 2008 at 10:44 am

Army Takes Control Of LTTE’s Sugandan Base-Mil

Army takes control of LTTE’s “Sugandan” base north of Kiriibbanwewa in Mullaittivu, one of the “One Four” base complex-Defence Ministry-JNW

To read a Defence Ministry report click here

July 28, 2008 at 8:04 am

High Court Issues Temporary Order Preventing Weerwansa From Publishing Book

Colombo high court issues temporary order preventing MP Weerawansa from printing his book until Aug 7 next court date in JVP lawsuit-lawyer-JNW

July 25, 2008 at 12:45 pm

LTTE Retaliation Repulsed; 22 Bodies Recoverd, Says MCNS

An LTTE retaliation south of Mallavi in Mullaitivu successfully repulsed last night, bodies of two LTTE leaders & 20 cadres recovered-MCNS-JNW

July 25, 2008 at 12:19 pm

Cabinet Approves New Twin Tower, Rural Electrification Projects

Cabinet approves new twin tower complex in Colombo 1.
Also rural electrification & 3000Km of power lines with funding from Iran-JNW

July 25, 2008 at 10:10 am

Army Captures Area 3Km South Of Mallavi-Mil Spokesman

Army captures area 3km south of Mallavi Mullaitivu-Mil Spokesman.
SLAF raids LTTE location East of Thunukkai, Mullaitivu 2.30pm-SLAF-JNW

July 24, 2008 at 4:37 pm

Supreme Court Judgment Against Sale Of LMS To JKH

To download the 69-page judgment against the sale of Lanka Marine Services Ltd shares to John Keells Holdings right click and “save as” from here (3.2MB PDF)

For the JNW report, key parts of judgment and JKH press release click here

July 24, 2008 at 4:05 pm

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July 24, 2008 at 4:00 pm

Supreme Court Postpones Demolition Of Unauthorized Dwellings

Sup. Court orders unauthorised houses in Slave Island shouldn’t be demolished until July 30th as UDA wasn’t present in court-reporter-JNW

July 24, 2008 at 12:36 pm

Eight Bunkers Destroyed In Northern Fronts; SLAF Bombs LTTE Training Centre-Mil

In northern fronts 8 LTTE bunkers captured, 25 LTTE cadres, 4 soldiers die-Mil
SLAF bombs LTTE recruiting center in Oddusudan 7.30am-SLAF-JNW

July 24, 2008 at 9:46 am

List Of Items Off Airport Baggage Allowances

To view the Sri Lanka customs circular and seven items off passenger baggage allowances click here

July 24, 2008 at 9:14 am

Police Arrest LTTE Suicide Cadre-Police Spokesman

Police arrest 34-year old LTTE female suicide cadre working in garment factory in Horana & being questioned-police spokesman-JNW

July 23, 2008 at 7:45 pm