LTTE Heavy Weapons Location & Two Logistics Boats Destroyed-Air Force
Air Force jets destroy a LTTE heavy weapons deployment & two logistics boats in separate raids near Mulaithivu at 6.10am & 6.20am-SLAF-JNW
July 18, 2008 at 8:05 am
Close Watch Archive
Katunayake-Colombo Rd To Close From Time To Time July30-Aug4
Katunayaka to Colombo road to be closed for short periods July 30-Aug 4 for arrival of SAARC delegates-Senior Police DIG-JNW
July 17, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Public Requested To Display Contact Nos In Vehicles-Police
Public requested to have contact phone numbers visibly placed in vehicles when parking in Colombo in case of road closures-Sen. Police DIG-JNW
July 17, 2008 at 11:42 am
Human Skeletons Found In Batticaloa-Police
Human skeletal remains found while digging a well in a Batticaloa IDP camp, magistrate orders a police inquiry-police spokesman-JNW
July 16, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Selected Schools In Colombo, Negambo, Kelaniya Closed Jul 26-Aug 4
Eight national schools in Colombo & selected schools in Negambo & Kelaniya areas will be closed July 26 afternoon to Aug 4-Dep Education min-JNW
July 16, 2008 at 11:23 am
Troops Conducting Clearing Op In Vidattaltivu-Army Commander
Army Commander tells JNW, troops conducting clearing operation in Vidattaltivu town Mannar where LTTE’s main Sea Tiger base in west located-JNW
July 16, 2008 at 10:12 am
Public Urged To Register Unregistered SIMs
Public is urged to register unregistered SIMs they may have with telecom operators under their names as part of new guidelines-Dir Gen TRC-JNW
July 15, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Britain’s Foreign Minister For Africa, Asia & UN Arrives On Visit
Britain’s Foreign Minister for Africa, Asia & UN M. Brown arrives; will meet political, civil society & religious leaders-UK High Comm-JNW
July 15, 2008 at 11:20 am
300 Families In Slave Island To Get Temporary Housing
300 families in shanties in Slave Island to get housing in Thotalanga or Rs8,000 rent & permanent homes being built in Dematagoda-UDA official-JNW
July 15, 2008 at 9:21 am
Karuna To Meet Public In Batti; Claymore Found In Kalavanchikudi
Karuna Amman will meet public in Batticaloa TMVP office today-spokesman.
In Kalavanchikudi STF finds 1.5kg claymore & safely defused-police-JNW
July 15, 2008 at 8:24 am
LTTE Suspect Swallows Cyanide-MCNS
Suspected LTTE male suicide cadre swallows cyanide after arrest in Wellawatte, is now in hospital ICU-MCNS-JNW
July 14, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Two Centres To Start Vehicle Emission Tests
Two centres in Kiribathgoda & Miriswatte, Gampaha will start vehicle emissions tests Tuesday; required to renew revenue licenses-Info Dept-JNW
July 14, 2008 at 5:22 pm
One Injured In Blast In Batticaloa, Civilian Killed In Jaffna
In blast near a transformer in Batticaloa, Ottamavadi, one person injured-police.
A civilian killed by LTTE gunman in Urualu, Jaffna-MCNS-JNW
July 14, 2008 at 10:56 am
Sri Lankan Choir ‘The Revelations’ Wins Gold In Austria
Sri Lanka’s top choir “The Revelations” wins Gold at World Choir Olympics in Austria in the Gospel Category-reporter-JNW
July 14, 2008 at 9:57 am
Indian PM Will Have Security Team-Embassy Official
Indian PM is to arrive for SAARC with a security team but it won’t be a large contingent as reported in some press-Indian Embassy official-JNW
July 14, 2008 at 7:54 am
20 Anacondas Born In Dehiwela Zoo
20 baby Anacondas born in Dehiwela Zoo for the first time. Is largest snake & can grow upto 30 feet. Public can view in 2 weeks-Zoo official-JNW
July 13, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Karuna Amman Will Continue As TMVP Leader-Spokesman
Karuna Amman will continue as leader of TMVP & Pillayan its deputy leader, says TMVP spokesman-JNW
July 12, 2008 at 6:57 pm