17 persons have minor injuries from blast near rail track in Wellawatte-MCNS. Some delays to trains as track being repaired-rail control room-JNW

From blast on side of rail track in Wellewatte, three persons injured who were nearby, no damage to train-police spokesman-JNW

Initial Public Offer by Janashakthi Insurance of 16.5mil shares at Rs12/share to open June 16th, prospectuses available from June 5th-CSE-JNW

Pulidevan, head of LTTE peace secretariat, arrested by LTTE for providing info to govt according to Thamil Broadcasting Corp in UK-Info Dept-JNW

Commercial banks will be able to accept deposits from foreigners, Sri Lankans resident abroad & foreign corporates from June 2-Central Bank-JNW

56,600 families displaced from heavy floods in Ratnapura, Kegalle, Matara, Kalutara, Colombo, Galle & Gampaha-Disaster Mgt Centre-JNW

No threat to Sri Lanka from 6.3 magnitude earthquake 4,000 km south of Sri Lanka at around 10.34am, says Disaster Management Centre-JNW

Civil defence force hampers LTTE attempt to butcher civilians near Rajanganaya Wilpattuwa, a woman killed, 2 succumb to injuries-Def.Ministry-JNW

Five suicide jackets found from Maina Islet in Chilaw.
5kg claymore mine found inside public bus from Colombo in Moratuwa-Defence Ministry-JNW

Vijitha Herath appointed JVP’s propaganda secretary, Anura Kumara Dissanayake parliamentary group leader at national convention-reporter-JNW

Dubai’s Al Ghurair Group launches its $56 mil Serendib Flour Mills at Colombo Port to supply wheat flour; ends Prima monopoly-Info Dept-JNW

LTTE expert in explosives “Dhora” killed in air raid.
100,000 people attend Jaffna’s Reawakening carnival held over 3 days-Defence Ministry-JNW

Police curfew imposed in Eravur in Batticaloa as a protective measure after some tension during protest by a local group-Police Spokesman-JNW

Sixty two people injured in bomb blast, while death toll rises to seven people killed-police spokesman-JNW

Four persons killed in casualty details so far-mil spokesman.
Bomb explosion was in Colombo-Panadura train-Defence Ministry-JNW

Explosion inside train at train station in Dehiwela, no details yet of casualties-MCNS-JNW

Sound of explosion heard from Train in Dehiwela-reporter-JNW