Troops Rescue Over 5,000 Civilians In No Fire Zone-Military Spokesman
58 Division troops rescue over 5,000 civilians in No Fire Zone after capturing 3km of earth bund in West of NFZ-military spokesman-JNW
April 20, 2009 at 8:47 am
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LTTE Fired Army Being In No Fire Zone-Military Official
LTTE fired over 100 artillery rounds from NFZ at Army over last 2 days. 3,167 civilians escape from LTTE hold over same period-mil official-JNW
April 19, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Tissa Abeysekara Passes Away
Award-winning film director and writer Tissa Abeysekara passed away at the Colombo National Hospital after brief illness-Hospital official-JNW
April 18, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Over 65,000 Cross To Govt Controlled Areas-MCNS
596 Mullaithivu civilians reach govt-controlled areas yesterday bringing total to 68,869 civilians to cross to govt areas-MCNS-JNW
April 18, 2009 at 10:18 am
Sri Lanka Has Right To Eradicate Terrorism-Defence Secretary
Defence Secy says Sri Lanka has a right to eradicate terrorism & ops aimed at rescuing civilians. LTTE blocked civilians during a 2-day pause-JNW
April 17, 2009 at 4:58 pm
US Calls On Govt & LTTE To Stop Hostilities-State Dept Official
US says is concerned about civilian situation & calls on govt & LTTE to stop hostilities until civilians safely out-State Dept official-JNW
April 17, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Strong Earthquake In Afghanistan Kills Over 20
A strong earthquake in Afghanistan has killed at least 22 people and destroyed over 200 homes, officials say-JNW
April 17, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Norway To Compensate For Damages To The Embassy In Oslo
Norway says will compensate govt for damages caused to the Embassy in Oslo in attack; strongly condemns and regrets incident-JNW
April 17, 2009 at 11:25 am
UN Secy Gen’s Chief Of Staff Arrives-UN Official
UN Secretary General’s Chief of Staff Vijay Nambiar arrives in Sri Lanka to discuss situation of Mullaithivu civilians-UN official-JNW
April 17, 2009 at 10:23 am
Indira Gandhi’s Grandson Frees For Polls Campaigning-JNW
Ex-PM Ex-PM Indira Gandhi’s grandson Varun who was detained for inciting religious tension is freed on bail for campaigning-JNW who was detained for inciting religious tension is freed on bail for campaigning-JNW
April 17, 2009 at 9:21 am
China’s GDP Growth Drops
China’s annual GDP growth falls to 6.1% in last quarter vs 6.8% in last three months of 2008, the weakest since quarterly records in 1992-JNW
April 16, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Australia Slips To Third Place In ODI Rankings
Australia slips to third place in ODI rankings, their lowest since the ICC introduced ratings in October 2002-JNW
April 16, 2009 at 4:08 pm
President Visits Kilinochchi-MCNS
President Rajapaksa makes a visit to Kilinochchi today, the first visit to Killinochchi by a head of state-MCNS-JNW
April 16, 2009 at 11:46 am
India Begins 1st Phase Of General Elections
India begins 1st phase of general elections – final results due May 16, in close race between incumbent Congress-led coalition & BJP alliance-JNW
April 16, 2009 at 10:14 am
Sampath Bank To Become Strategic Partner Of Seylan Bank
Sampath Bank says it submitted an expression of interest to become a strategic partner of Seylan Bank after Central Bank invites proposals-JNW
April 15, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Minor Earth Tremor Felt In Several Parts Of The Country-DMC
Minor earth tremor felt in Ampara, Batticaloa, Hambantota, Badulla areas for 2 to 5 seconds. No reports of damage- Disaster Management Centre-JNW
April 15, 2009 at 9:27 am
Troops Find Four Surface-To-Air Missiles North Of Nandikandal Lagoon
53 division troops find four surface-to-air missiles north of Nandikandal lagoon in Puthukudierippu area-military spokesman-JNW
April 14, 2009 at 7:31 pm