Durdans hospital sources say that the health condition of the UNP MP Jayalath Jayawardhana who was admitted to the Durdans hospital Colombo due to a heart attack on the 11th of May , is critical.

The chief incumbent of the Malwathu sector Ven.Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala thero says that the granting of Police and Land powers to provincial councils does not create problems.

It is reported that a “Mulliwaikkal” commemoration ceremony has been held on the 17th May at the University of Jaffna.

The Bodu Bala Sena organization has decided to establish a broad discussion on the Sri Lankan education.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is schedule to visit China for an official visit next week.

TNA secretary S.Gajendran and 10 other people who were arrested yesterday (18) at a Meeting held in Mannar, has been released under police bail.  

It is reported that the Postal department has handed over its sea mail service to Sivaro (pvt) Ltd, an affiliated company of the Hayley’s group, which had previously crippled the department’s Air mail and Express mail services.

Govt is preparing to introduce a new tax for the foreign investors who obtain local land under long term leases. Accordingly they will be levied 5-15% of the amount of money they invest on the lease.

Mr.Robert Jayasekera, father of the secretary of Free media movement Sunil Jayasekara has passed away.

Lanka news paper reveals that Sri Lanka Army has started a new project of collecting Bricks from Brick makers saying that they are for “Building houses for the Soldiers”.