2021-11-28 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Another six year old girl, injured following the Kinniya Ferry Disaster earlier this week, passed away on Sunday (28) morning. Accordingly, the death toll from the ferry… Read More
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2021-11-28 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st) Restaurant Owners in Sri Lanka have decided to increase the prices of shorteats and Kottu with effect from Monday (29). Prices of short eats (Rolls, Vegetable Rotti, Egg R… Read More
2021-11-28 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has decided to expedite the process to detect the new COVID-19 variant. Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology… Read More
2021-11-28 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is reporting a wheat flour shortage from multiple areas. Traders, bakery owners, and the people are complaining of a shortage of wheat flour at present. Tr… Read More
2021-11-28 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Army handed over another consignment of 91,000 kgs of organic manure, produced by troops serving under the Security Force HQ-East, to government-owned ‘La… Read More
2021-11-28 03:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Irrigation Department has warned that a Minor Flood may be experienced in the low-lying areas in the Maha Oya River Basin. This warning is especially for the Marandag… Read More
2021-11-28 03:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); A massive search operation is underway to locate one person who is reported missing, after a car fell into the Mahaweli River, from Ilukmodara in Kandy on Saturday (27) n… Read More
2021-11-28 03:27
Landslide RED Alert warnings issued for multiple areas Read More
2021-11-27 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The cost incurred to purchase nano urea is far greater than the purchase price of normal urea, says SJB MP Patali Champika Ranawaka. The MP stated on Saturday (27) that i… Read More
2021-11-27 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Prime Minister awarded Clinical Professor title to a group of 16 Obstetricians and Gynecologists at the SLCOG 54th Annual Congress yesterday (26) at the Bandaran… Read More
2021-11-27 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The organic revolution which the Government attempted to do has turned itself into a failure leaving people wondering whether it is a farce, says JVP Leader Anura Kumara… Read More
2021-11-27 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Natural Hazards Early Warning Center has issued an Amber alert for Severe Lightning and Heavy Rain for today (27) and tomorrow (28). Accordingly, thundershowers… Read More
2021-11-27 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The main associate of ‘Battaramulla Sanju’, known to be a drug dealer and an organized criminal, has been arrested by the Thalangama Police with heroin… Read More
2021-11-27 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Government Analyst and other experts including Professors at Universities have stated that Gas Cylinders do not explode, says Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawarde… Read More
2021-11-27 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Five suspects have been arrested by Police in Ariyadasagama, Padaviya, for transporting explosives in a van without the relevant permits issued for explosives. According… Read More
2021-11-27 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Consumer Rights Activist Asela Sampath alleges that a suspicion exists whether the Government is creating an irrational fear of gas cylinders to decrease the ga… Read More
2021-11-27 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that Sri Lanka will have to make a number of unpopular decisions in the future, to win challenges posed against the country on a gl… Read More
2021-11-27 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Police says that an officer attached to Sri Lanka Navy has passed away after falling off the top floor of the Gaffoor Building located down Baron Jayathilak… Read More
2021-11-27 06:27
(News 1st); Pharmaceutical company Moderna says that it will develop a booster shot against the new OMICRON variant of COVID-19. Moreover, Moderna stated that the company is already stu… Read More
2021-11-27 06:27
(News 1st); The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new COVID-19 variant to be “of concern” and had named it ‘OMICRON’. The WHO said it had a large nu… Read More
2021-11-27 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today (27) called for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate reports on gas cylinder explosions. Speak… Read More
2021-11-27 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Minister of Agriculture, Mahindananda Aluthgamage says that the Government has not backtracked on its policy of green agriculture. Speaking at the Parliament today (2… Read More
2021-11-27 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa says that the conflicting opinions of two Government laboratories has created a painful situation for Chinese-Sri Lanka relation… Read More
2021-11-27 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Chaminda Wijesiri today (26) alleged that the Government has not only destroyed the country’s economy and agriculture, but has begun… Read More
2021-11-27 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): A Mobile Vaccination Drive will be launched on Saturday (Nov. 27), to administer the booster dose against COVID-19 for citizens over the age of 60-years, Army Commander G… Read More
2021-11-27 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): Several inter-provincial bus services will commence from the Makumbura Bus Terminal (Makumbura Multimodal Center) in Colombo from next month, the National Transport Commi… Read More
2021-11-27 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): The price of Chicken has increased in the local market. The increase in price is due to the rising prices of poultry feed and the shortage of food, Ajith Gunasekara, the… Read More
2021-11-27 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): New COVID-19 variants such as the one currently spreading in South Africa could emerge in Sri Lanka as well at any given time, the country’s health experts warned o… Read More
2021-11-27 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Disaster Management Center states that a 56- year old woman died and two others were injured when an earth embankment collapsed in Ankumbura. Its Assistant Direc… Read More
2021-11-27 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Civil Aviation Authority says that Sri Lanka has imposed travel restrictions on people arriving from six countries over concerns regarding the newly discovered S… Read More
2021-11-26 13:27
COVID fatalities in Sri Lanka increases to 14,258 Read More
2021-11-26 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Education Ministry announced the December Holidays for all schools in the country. Accordingly, all schools will be closed on 23, 24, 25, 26 December fo… Read More
2021-11-26 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan authorities dug up the carcass of a tusker suspected to have been killed and then buried. The carcass was exhumed from cultivation located in Kaladiya, based o… Read More
2021-11-26 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The ‘Gammadda Movement’ has been recognized by the United National Volunteers (UNV) for its contribution towards promoting and inspiring volunteerism in Sri L… Read More
BASL Raises Serious Concerns Over Extrajudicial Killing; Questions Motive To Kill Tinkering Lasantha
2021-11-26 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Bar Association of Sri Lanka says that Sri Lanka Police is involved in an incident that has the hallmarks of an extrajudicial killing. This killing comes at a time th… Read More
2021-11-26 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); SJB Parliamentarian Mujibur Rahman alleges that his Parliamentary benefits were violated when his phone number was revealed to have been illegally tapped. Speaking… Read More
2021-11-26 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Some Parliamentarians are still learning and should be allowed to have enough time to mature themselves, says Minister of Lands, S.M. Chandrasena, in connection with the… Read More
2021-11-26 10:27
(News 1st); The UK Health Security Agency sounded the alarm over a new ‘worst-ever’ super-mutant COVID-19 variant that will make vaccines at least 40% less effective, forcin… Read More
2021-11-26 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); All Sri Lankan citizens over the age of 60 will be given the booster dose against COVID-19, three months after the second dose, by mobile vaccination centers. President G… Read More
2021-11-26 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The United Nations will always work closely with Sri Lanka, said Khaled Khiari, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political, Peacebuilding, and Peace Operations. He made… Read More
2021-11-26 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Centre for Defence Research and Development under the Ministry of Defence handed over locally produced security equipment in Parliament on Thursday (25) to ensure the… Read More
2021-11-26 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Laugfs Gas PLC had dismissed reports claiming that gas cylinders are exploding due to the change of composition in LP Gas Cylinders. Kulamithra Bandara, the General Manag… Read More
2021-11-26 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka will set up a natural gas company as a subsidiary of the state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, and it will run as a PPP with foreign companies, announced Ener… Read More
2021-11-26 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Fundamental Rights applications filed with the Supreme Court against the transfer of shares of the Yugadhanavi Power Plant will be taken up for consideration in the p… Read More
2021-11-26 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka’s Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said that there is a need for Contingency Plans During Festive Season. According to Sri Lanka Army, the Army Chie… Read More
2021-11-26 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar issued a summons on Inspector General of Police C. D. Wickramaratne to be present in court on the 29th of November 2021, to… Read More
2021-11-26 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said that the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the establishment of the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund, and thi… Read More
2021-11-26 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Navy made arrangements to provide safe passenger transport service at the Kurinchankerny bridge commencing from 25th November 2021. The residents in the area wi… Read More
2021-11-26 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka’s Ruling Party MP Uddika Premarathna has proposed for the government to build another man-made island like the Colombo Port City, to create a zoo, which w… Read More
2021-11-26 05:27
(CNN) South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country. “Initially it loo… Read More
2021-11-26 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna says steps have been taken to assess the quality of imported… Read More
2021-11-26 02:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): Lunuwilage Lasantha alias ‘Tinker Lasantha’, the main suspect in the murder of Sunshine Sudda, was killed by Police fire on Friday morning (Nov. 26). The… Read More
2021-11-25 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Customs has seized 1300 grams of the drug known as ‘Kush’ concealed in 10 parcels sent to Sri Lanka from overseas. According to Customs, the stock o… Read More
2021-11-25 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Former President Maithripala Sirisena threatened retaliation at the comments made by Minister Mahindananda regarding the former President’s expenditures. A hea… Read More
2021-11-25 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Mayor of Kinniya has been arrested and produced before court in connection with the a ferry being capsized leading to the death of six people, including children… Read More
2021-11-25 12:27
COVID fatalities in Sri Lanka increased to 14,232 Read More
2021-11-25 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its “Summit for Democracy” scheduled to be held next month, a move that infuriated China, which views the… Read More
2021-11-25 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister Kanaka Herath says that a subsidy will be provided to farmers who continue to do 100% of their agricultural activities with the use of organic fertilizer… Read More
2021-11-25 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 187 runs in the first test match and has gained a lead of 1-0 in the series. SL vs WI: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 187 run… Read More
2021-11-25 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera says that the conduct of the current Members of Parliament could lead to the Parliament being discredited at the internati… Read More
2021-11-25 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); We are placing our faith in the public to be smart and cautious when we are relaxing the imposed COVID-19 restrictions, says the Minister of Health Keheliya Rambuwella. T… Read More
2021-11-25 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); SLPPs Mahinda Samarasinghe said he handed over his letter of resignation to step down as an MP, to the Secretary-General of Parliament. Earlier, he told the Parliament th… Read More
2021-11-25 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The day the Government took the decision to ban chemical fertilizer, we publicly stated that it will not become a successful decision, said SLPP MP Chandima Weerakko… Read More
2021-11-25 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Road Development Authority says that steps have been taken to expedite the construction of the bridge from Kinniya to Kurinyankerni. Its Director General, L.V.S… Read More
2021-11-25 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union announced that it would commence a Work To Rule campaign with effect from 12 noon on Thursday (25). A statement noted that th… Read More
2021-11-25 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Opposition MPs were seen wearing orange ribbons on their arm in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, at the Parliament tod… Read More
2021-11-25 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Former President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday (25) said that the 2/3 majority of the Sri Lankan Government is wielded by the 14 Members of Parliamen… Read More
2021-11-25 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Suppliers will cease sending goods to Sri Lanka, says former Provincial Councilor of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, Samantha Vidyaratne. Expressing his views on the state… Read More
2021-11-25 06:28
COLOMBO (News 1st); Phenakite, an extremely rare gemstone was discovered from Balangoda, Sri Lanka and it is owned by a businessman from Beruwala. According to the National Gem and Jewellery… Read More
2021-11-25 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued a landslide early warning to several Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Kandy, Kurunegala, Matale and Ratna… Read More
2021-11-25 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility&n&hell…Read More
2021-11-25 05:27
(News 1st); At least 27 migrants died after a boat capsized in the English Channel, off the coast of Calais, northern France yesterday (24). An initial toll said 31 migrants had died bu… Read More
2021-11-25 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); An Extraordinary Gazette Notification has been issued with regard to guidelines to be followed in appointment of President’s Counsels. Secretary to the Preside… Read More
2021-11-25 05:27
Vienna (Austria), 22 November 2021 – A General Assembly mandated high-level Meeting, on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons was c… Read More
2021-11-24 17:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa warned to revoke the civic rights to those responsible for the 2019 Easter Attacks by an act of parliament. “If necessary we… Read More
2021-11-24 16:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Kinniya residence of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) MP M.S. Thowfeek was attacked by enraged locals after Tuesday’s (23) ferry disaster. CCTV footage of the m… Read More
2021-11-24 14:28
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Former State Intelligence Service Chief & Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena testified that on the 31st of October 2017 he submitted a secret repo… Read More
2021-11-24 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that all Sri Lankan citizens over the age of 20 will be given the COVID-19 booster shot from Wednesday (24). T… Read More
2021-11-24 13:27
COVID fatalities in Sri Lanka increased to 14,205 Read More
2021-11-24 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The New Kelani Bridge (Golden Gate Kalyani) was declared open by the President & the Prime Minister on Wednesday (24). The six-lane bridge constructed through a conce… Read More
2021-11-24 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); A teacher who died in Tuesday’s (23) Kinniya Ferry Tragedy has been hailed as a hero by the families of victims, as she had risked her own life to save three childr… Read More
2021-11-24 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Agriculture Minister is responsible for the mess created in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector, said Former President Maithripala Sirisena. The Former President who… Read More
2021-11-24 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Air Force under the guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana together with the Forest Conservation Department, Faculty o… Read More
2021-11-24 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The ill-fated ferry, that capsized in the Kinniya Lagoon, resulting in the deaths of six people including children, had capsized before, alleged the father of two victims… Read More
2021-11-24 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The appointment of 08 Secretaries to Ministries has been approved by the Committee on High Posts of the Sri Lankan Parliament. General (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne, Secretary… Read More
2021-11-24 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co., has agreed to send a new shipment of Organic Fertilizer to Sri Lanka, said Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage on Wednesday (2… Read More
2021-11-24 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamamge on Wednesday (24) said that a criminal investigation is underway over the price fixed for Indian Nano Nit… Read More
2021-11-24 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested three people over the Kinniya Ferry Disaster, on Wednesday (24). The owner of the privately-owned ferry and two ferry operators were arrested by… Read More
2021-11-24 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has once again expressed disappointment over the delay in serving justice over the 2019 April 21st Attack… Read More
2021-11-24 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has given the green light to amend the existing laws applicable to journalists and media institutions and to prepare the necessary… Read More
2021-11-24 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to establish the “National Petroleum and Gas Company” under the companies act (No. 7 of 2007). “… Read More
2021-11-24 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamamge announced that permission will be granted to the private sector to import Chemical fertilizers, Weedicide… Read More
2021-11-24 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); A newborn child was rescued on Tuesday (23) after a mother attempted to murder her by burying her alive behind a house in Chavakachcheri. Sri Lanka Police said a woman in… Read More
2021-11-23 20:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said the island nation is aiming at introducing digital currency. Cabraal said that the role of the Central B… Read More
2021-11-23 15:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Former State Intelligence Chief & Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena testified that he submitted approximately 340 reports to secure the arrest of Zaha… Read More
2021-11-23 13:27
COVID fatalities in Sri Lanka increases to 14,182 Read More
2021-11-23 12:30
COLOMBO (News 1st); The New Kelani Bridge, build across the Kelani River in Peliyagoda will be open to the public from Wednesday (24). The six-lane bridge constructed through a concessionary… Read More
2021-11-23 12:30
COLOMBO (News 1st); The journey to Kurinyankerni from Kinniya in the Trincomalee District is made by crossing the Kinniya Lagoon. However, one could simply notice the lack of a bridge across… Read More
2021-11-23 12:30
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila on Tuesday (23) told the Parliament that Sri Lanka will have to implement a fuel price formula, is the country will not… Read More
2021-11-23 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Ruling Party Member of Parliament Thissa Kuttiarachchi was given a stern warning by the Speaker on Tuesday (23) for his comments about women. The Speakers said he was dis… Read More
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