Swine Flu a global pandemic

World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Swine Flu a global pandemic. This is the first global flu pandemic since 1968- BBC-Daily Mirror

850 children among the IDPs

Minister Sumeda Jayasena says there are 850 children among the IDPs in the north whose parents have gone missing-Daily Mirror

Minister Neomal Perera

Colombo district court issued an enjoining order restraining UNP from suspending the party membership of Minister Neomal Perera-Daily News

Court issued an enjoining order against UNP

Court issued an enjoining order against UNP preventing it from taking steps to remove deputy minister Neomal Perera from Parliament-adaderana.lk

Kelaniya University has been closed

Kelaniya University has been closed until further notice following student residents clash but Medical faculty to function as usual-adaderana.lk

Kelaniya Campus armed with clubs

Residents surround the Kelaniya Campus armed with clubs to protest against ill behavior of undergrads, police use tear gas to control the situation-Daily News

Keleniya campus under siege as villagers

Keleniya campus under siege as villagers surround premises to protest an earlier incident. Police use teargas to disperse crowd- Trapped student-Daily Mirror

Kelaniya University clash with villagers

Students of the Kelaniya University clash with villagers. Our reporter says vehicles too have been attacked and the main road has been blocked-adaderana.lk

Central Bank

Central Bank says 67 bank branches & outlets approved for North after interest from banks.
A micro-finance program also being formulated-JNW

CBSL-67 bank branches

67 bank branches approved for northern Sri Lanka: CBSL. Dow-0.2%, Nikkei tops 10,000. NY oil $71.90+0.57, Brent 71.25+0.45. Asian gold $952-9 -LBO