Government Bans LTTE-Minister Maithripala
Govt takes decision to ban LTTE as civilians being held against their will in uncleared areas-Min Maithripala Sirisena-JNW
January 7, 2009 at 8:26 pm
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Minor Blast Near Mt Lavinia Railtrack-Military Official
Minor blast near Mt Lavinia railtrack, no reports of casualties-military official-JNW
January 7, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Troops Advance Muhamalai Position-Military Spokesman
Troops advance 2km from Jaffna Muhamalai position and now 1.5km from LTTE stronghold in Palai-military spokesman-JNW
January 7, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Asian Stocks Rise-Oil Hits $53
Asian stocks rise on Obama’s Government spending plans, Tokyo up for seventh day.
Oil Price $53 on Middle East tension, up from $35 in December-JNW Biz
January 7, 2009 at 12:07 pm
President Orders Full Investigation Into Attack On Sirasa
President orders full investigation into attack on Sirasa media complex, Media Minister says incident designed to bring govt into disrepute-Info Dept-JNW
January 6, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Court Prevents Golden Key Officials From Travel Abroad-Lawyer
Mt Lavinia Court prevents top Golden Key Credit Card Co officials from travel abroad & CEO remanded pending CID case into alleged mismanagement-lawyer-JNW
January 6, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Troops Advance On Nagarkovil & Muhamalei, Jaffna LTTE FDLs
Troops launch heavy artillery & advances on Nagarkovil and Muhamalei, Jaffna LTTE FDLs. Heavy casualties to LTTE-Military official-JNW
January 6, 2009 at 12:09 pm
MTV/MBC Studio & Broadcast Complex Attacked
MTV/MBC’s studio and broadcast complex in Pannipitiya heavily damaged by armed group in attack around 2.15am, says official-JNW
January 6, 2009 at 5:44 am
Troops Capture Key LTTE Location-Army Commander
Troops capture LTTE’s key Elephant Pass south area, says Army Commander-JNW
January 5, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Over 29,000 People From North, East & Central Provinces Register-Police
29,200 persons from North, East & Central provinces, in Western Province since 2003, registered with Police on Sunday. 106 suspects arrested-Police Spokesman-JNW
January 5, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Colombo Shares Up Steady
Colombo shares up steady 1.9% on low Rs40m turnover as investor funds on sidelines, follows 5% gain Friday on Kilinochchi capture-brokers-JNW
January 5, 2009 at 11:20 am
Asian Stocks Rally For 8th Day
Asian stocks rally for 8th day on Obama’s $300 billion tax cut plan. Tokyo 2.4%; Oil up 2.3% last week, Brent oil $48/bbl. Usd/LKR 113.45/65-JNW Biz
January 5, 2009 at 10:19 am
Troops Enter Oddusudan Township-Defence Ministry
Troops enter LTTE stronghold of Oddusudan in Mullaithivu-Defence Ministry-JNW
January 4, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Two Injured Due To Blast Near Main Street-MCNS
Two people injured due to a minor blast near Main Street-MCNS-JNW
January 3, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Blast In Main Street-Police
Blast near Red Chapel, Main Street in Fort-police-JNW
January 3, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Two Minutes Silence For War Heroes
Govt requests paying tribute to War Heroes on Monday by raising National Flag at 8.30am & observing two minutes of silence-President’s office-JNW
January 3, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Troops Capture LTTE’s Headquarters Of Kilinochchi-President
(Updated with links)
President says in address troops capture LTTE’s headquarters of Kilinochchi, requests LTTE to lay down arms-JNW
To read President’s speech click here
To read Defence Ministry report click here
January 3, 2009 at 9:46 am