West Indies won the toss

West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first in the Twenty20 semi final against Sri Lanka at the Oval-Daily Mirror

Youth vocational training center opened In IDP center

Youth vocational training center opened in Ramanadanpurawelfare center today enrolling 632 student minister Piyasena Gamage –www.news.lk

Water cut Saturday 9am to Sunday 9pm

Water cut Saturday 9am to Sunday 9pm in Moratuwa, Mt Lavinia, Dehiwala, Kohuwala, Havelock Town, Borella, Maharagama due to repair - Water Board-JNW

Two more H1N1 flu patients identified

Two more H1N1 flu patients identified; they are two children related to first two and who were on same flight-IDH Hospital Dir-JNW

Jaffna peninsula fishermen will be able to fish during 24 hours

Jaffna peninsula fishermen will be able to fish during 24 hours of the day, in significant easing of restrictions from now- MP Basil Rajapaksa-JNW

Fishing restrictions in the North have been eased with immediate effect

Fishing restrictions in the North have been eased with immediate effect Restrictions in the East was relaxed last week- Government- Daily Mirror

Scale down Sri Lanka war-risk level

Joint Cargo Committe London, comprising Lloyd's and IUA markets, scale down Sri Lanka war-risk level from severe to high,removes 'Air War'-risk - Daily Mirrorr

Sri Lanka war-risk level scaled

Sri Lanka war-risk level scaled down from 'severe' to 'high' and 'air war' risk removed by Joint Cargo Committee London-Info Dept-JNW

Sri Lanka repays US$125mn out of a US$150mn arranged

Sri Lanka repays US$125mn out of a US$150mn arranged by Standard Chartered Bank CB Governor. India asks US, China to restart Doho trade- talks :AFP -LBO

Rubber prices reach record high in the local market with a kilo gaining Rs

Rubber prices reach record high in the local market with a kilo gaining Rs 215- Dept. of Rubber Development-www.news.lk

Police arrest three suspected LTTE members in Borella

Police arrest three suspected LTTE members in Borella who were planning to murder President Mahinda Rajapaksa-police spokesman-JNW

Pakistan beat South Africa yesterday

Pakistan beat South Africa yesterday to qualify for the Twenty20 world cup finals Sri Lanka play the West Indies in the 2nd semi final today - Daily Mirror