Road Closure Times In Colombo
Planned closure of Galle Rd from Wellawatta bridge to Mt Lavinia junc 11am-12 noon & 3-4pm today has been cancelled-Police spokesman-JNW
July 31, 2008 at 8:06 pm
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Road Closure Times In Colombo
Galle Rd from Wellawatta bridge to Mt Lavinia junc to be closed 11am-12 noon & 3-4pm today. Road via Kohuwala, Attidiya can be used-Police-JNW
July 31, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Some Roads To Be Closed For Brief Periods In Col
For short periods, roads from Presidential Secretariat to BMICH via Kollupitiya junction in Colombo to be closed, until about 2pm-police-JNW
July 30, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Air Force Jets Destroy Black Tiger Training Centre-SLAF
Air Force jets destroy an LTTE black tiger training center located 3km North West of Iranamadu around 6.35 am-SLAF spokesman-JNW
July 30, 2008 at 10:08 am
Military Requests Mannar Bishop To Take Custody Of Madhu Church
Military requests Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph to take custody of Madhu church as renovation over & 1sq km demining done-mil spokesman-JNW
July 29, 2008 at 8:37 pm
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