2021-12-05 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); A person who went missing after a ferry capsized in Kalutara on Friday (3) night, was found today (05). The deceased’s wife was able to identify the body of th… Read More
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2021-12-05 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that there will be no power cuts today (05) due to low demand for electricity. The Ministry of Power a… Read More
2021-12-05 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The number of international tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka during October 2021, was 22,771, which is a modest improvement from the sharp contractions in arr… Read More
2021-12-05 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Health has reached a decision to test the biological samples of non-vaccinated COVID-19 patients coming from abroad. The Deputy Director General of H… Read More
2021-12-05 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): The remains of the victim of the mob lynching in Sialkot, Pakistan will be brought to Sri Lanka tomorrow (06) with State sponsorship, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs… Read More
2021-12-05 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); 67,000 people over the age of 60 have not yet taken a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, says the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affair… Read More
2021-12-05 08:27
NAROWAL: A first information report (FIR) has been registered against 900 workers of a garment factory in Sialkot for killing their Sri Lankan-national general manager and burning his body… Read More
2021-12-05 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery will resume its operations on the 7th of December, confirmed Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila on Sunday (5). On the 15th o… Read More
2021-12-05 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Agriculture says that issues have arise with regard to the role of the agent involved in the importation of nano nitrogen liquid fertilizer manufactured i… Read More
2021-12-05 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The death toll from the Kinniya Ferry Tragedy increased to eight, after a 41-year-old woman died while receiving treatment in hospital. Another 6-year-old girl who was ho… Read More
2021-12-05 04:27
(UAE); His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, on Saturday (4) met with President Gotabaya Rajap… Read More
2021-12-05 03:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sabaragamuwa Province edition of Sri Lanka Vanithabimana 2021 organized by News 1st and the NDB Bank was held in Ratnapura on Saturday (4). Sri Lanka Vanithabimana 20… Read More
2021-12-05 03:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); An individual identified as ‘Keselwatte Fawas’ was stabbed to death on Saturday (4) night. Sri Lanka Police said that a group had arrived in a car and stabbed… Read More
2021-12-04 15:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board, R. M. Ranatunga states that there are suspicions whether the island wide blackout was caused intentionally, and… Read More
2021-12-04 15:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); A passenger on a SriLankan Airlines flight UL-126 from Chennai, India, was arrested along with a consignment of methamphetamine, which was hidden in milk powder… Read More
2021-12-04 14:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan states that he has spoken to his Sri Lankan counterpart, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today in UAE to convey Pakistan’s a… Read More
2021-12-04 14:27
COVID Fatalities in Sri Lanka increases to 14,440 Read More
2021-12-04 14:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said in a statement today (04) that the current Government, has neither the ability nor the desire to secure the country, and the… Read More
2021-12-04 14:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); 38 ruling party Parliamentarians have directed a letter to the Speaker seeking disciplinary action against SJB MP Manusha Nanayakkara. Chip Opposition Whip Lakshman… Read More
2021-12-04 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Consumer Affairs Authority has consented to releasing gas cylinders to the market from tomorrow (05) based on 3 grounds; Accordingly, Previously imported cylinders mu… Read More
2021-12-04 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Hippo Spirit vessel which is carrying tonnes of rejected Chinese Organic Fertilizer is sailing to Singapore. Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co., Ltd, the supplier of fe… Read More
2021-12-04 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); When the Hambantota Port is developed to a level where it can provide many facilities, it will become a dollar making scheme for Sri Lanka, says Minister Wimal Weera… Read More
2021-12-04 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Extremist activities, regardless of what nature it occurs, puts any nation in a state of turmoil, says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Issuing a press release on the i… Read More
2021-12-04 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister of Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection, Lasantha Alagiyawanna says that the Consumer Affairs Authority has granted its appr… Read More
2021-12-04 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Many social media users in Pakistan today (04) expressed their solidarity with Sri Lanka over the Sialkot lynching of a Sri Lankan National, which took place recently. Ma… Read More
2021-12-04 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse were seen condemning the incident which took place in Sialkot, Pakistan recently. President Gotabaya Raj… Read More
2021-12-04 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government of Sri Lanka strongly condemns the killing of a Sri Lankan in Sialkot, Pakistan, Leader of the House, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told the Sri Lankan Parli… Read More
2021-12-04 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella says that Opposition MPs have decided not to attend Parliamentary sittings again until their security is assured.  &hell…Read More
2021-12-04 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Power Cuts will be experienced in several areas for around one hour between 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM, until the Norochcholai Power Plant is fully functional, said the Ministry… Read More
2021-12-04 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Public Security Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera (Rtd) and Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, locked horns again in Parliament on Fr… Read More
2021-12-04 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); A search operation is underway to locate a person missing after a ferry capsized in Kalutara on Friday (3) night. Police said the ferry was used to transport people and g… Read More
2021-12-04 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has alleged that Litro Gas stopped all the tests that were carried out to detect any leaks in the valve of the cylind… Read More
2021-12-04 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to establish a ‘Green Agriculture Operative Centre’ to systematically and sustainably fulfill the priorities identifi… Read More
2021-12-04 03:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country on Friday (03) to attend the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) to be held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates… Read More
2021-12-04 03:27
(Lahore) A Sri Lankan factory manager in Pakistan was on Friday beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob, police confirmed. Prime Minister Imran Khan said he would personally oversee an inves… Read More
2021-12-04 03:27
(Pakistan); As many as 100 people have been arrested in Sialkot after a mob of factory workers and others killed a Sri Lankan export manager of a factory and burnt his body. The police… Read More
2021-12-03 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Former COPE Chairman Sunil Handunnetti said Sri Lanka’s political authority should also be held accountable for the recent spike in gas explosions. Appearing on the… Read More
2021-12-03 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Power said that the electricity supply to many areas was restored after the reactivation of multiple Grid Sub-Stations. It said that the Grid Sub-Stations… Read More
2021-12-03 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); A mob in Sialkot on Friday (3) tortured a man to death before burning his body, while a heavy contingent of police has been sent to the area to bring the situation under… Read More
2021-12-03 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Crimes Division has launched an investigation into a complaint filed by the Ceylon Electricity Board over a breakdown experienced in Weliwita on Thursday (2)… Read More
2021-12-03 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Commercial High Court extended the injunction order preventing People’s Bank from making a payment to the Chinese fertilizer company, which shipped a consignmen… Read More
2021-12-03 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Power announced that an issue on the transmission system from Kothmale to Biyagama was the cause of the Island-wide blackout on Friday (3). The CEB Genera… Read More
2021-12-03 10:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways said that train operations from Fort, Colombo will likely be delayed due to the island-wide power cut. At present, an island-wid… Read More
2021-12-03 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The water supply to many areas in Colombo has been disrupted, confirmed the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. The water cut is being experienced while the entire… Read More
2021-12-03 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka woke up on Friday (3) to the news that the government has decided to suspend the distribution of Gas with immediate effect, until further notice, after more tha… Read More
2021-12-03 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Education Ministry on Friday (3) said that the school holidays that will start on the 23rd of December will continue until the 2nd of January 2022. Earl… Read More
2021-12-03 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka said it prepared to regulate Gas in the country. PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake told News 1st that standards for LP Gas were… Read More
2021-12-03 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Former Consumer Affairs Chief Thushan Gunawardena has revealed that from the 9th of April 2021, Litro Gas had misled the Consumer Affairs Authority over… Read More
2021-12-03 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board says that the Island-wide power outage would take at least another three hours to be resolved. At present, the whole of Sri Lanka is experien… Read More
2021-12-03 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Many areas in Sri Lanka have lost the supply of electricity. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Power and EnergyPower cut experienced across many areas in Sri Lanka Read More
2021-12-03 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Terrorist Investigations Division arrested a 25-year-old male from Hingula, for having links with the suspects connected to the 2019 Easter Sunday Attac… Read More
2021-12-03 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Accreditation Board on Friday (3) announced that it had obtained two individual gas samples from a vessel that reached Colombo to supply gas to Litro Gas. I… Read More
2021-12-03 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); A Sri Lankan who had returned from Nigerai on the 23rd of November, ha tested positive for COVID-19s new variant Omicron. This was confirmed by Health Minister Keheliya R… Read More
2021-12-03 02:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has decided to suspend the distribution of gas to the local market until further notice. This was confirmed Exclusively to News 1st by Lasantha Alagiyawanna, th… Read More
2021-12-03 01:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); With the prevailing shortage of agrochemicals including fertilizer and the current foreign currency deficit faced by the country, the prices of essential goods in the mar… Read More
2021-12-02 23:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); 29 domestic gas cylinder related accidents have been reported to News 1st over the past 48 hours, however, questions with regard to the reason as to why such inciden… Read More
2021-12-02 23:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Experts have pointed out that Sri Lanka’s Central Bank decision to award an extra Rs. 10/- per 1 US$ worker remittance would cost the state coffers Rs. 8 Billion. C… Read More
2021-12-02 20:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that various forces are making attempts to control the country, that even the journalist do not understand how it is taki… Read More
2021-12-02 20:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Mahinda Samarasinghe assumed duties as Sri Lanka’s ambassador to the United States, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday (2). The former minister has served a… Read More
2021-12-02 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Thursday (2) had met with India’s Minister of State For Finance Nirmala Sitharaman and Foreign Minister Dr. Su… Read More
2021-12-02 13:27
BBC: Two men in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant after returning from overseas. The men, who are 66 years and 46 yea… Read More
2021-12-02 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Prominent members of the Board of Directors of the Board of Investment have stepped down from their positions. The Chairman, members of the Board of Directors and Directo… Read More
2021-12-02 13:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Attorney General on Thursday (2) filed indictments against Abdul Cader Fathima Hadia, the wife of terrorist Zaharan Hasham who led suicide bomb attacks on the 21st of… Read More
2021-12-02 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); China has decided to suspend the project of constructing Hybrid Energy Systems by Sino Soar Hybrid Technology, in three northern islands. The Chinese Embassy in Colombo t… Read More
2021-12-02 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Was the Hambantota Port sold or leased?, was a question raised in Parliament on Thursday (2), which led to a heated exchange between SJB MP Tissa Attanayake, Former Prime… Read More
2021-12-02 08:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Increasing travel restrictions alone will not be enough to protect the country against the OMICRON COVID-19 variant, says health authorities. The Deputy Director General… Read More
2021-12-02 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); 35 explosions have been reported in the last three days due to gas leaks in various parts of the island. One of the explosions was reported from Kantale, and accordi… Read More
2021-12-02 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st) Former Governor Azath Salley was released and acquitted from all charges by the Colombo High Court on Thursday (2). Salley was arrested for allegedly making a controversia… Read More
2021-12-02 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Hippo Spirit vessel, which is carrying rejected Chinese Organic Fertilizer is now located some 12.4 nautical miles away from Beruwala, according to marine traffic web… Read More
2021-12-02 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Out Government will nor learn from Sri Lankan politics neither world politics, says Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) member Prof. Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa. Expres… Read More
2021-12-02 05:27
A Houston man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison after he was accused of using federal COVID-19 relief funding on a Lamborghini, a Rolex watch. Lee Price III was sentenced… Read More
2021-12-02 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Health Authorities emphasize the importance of maintaining a balanced diet to combat the adverse effects of the COVID-19 virus. The Ministry of Health has also decided to… Read More
2021-12-02 04:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) says that 1,144 incidents of landslides and embankment collapses have been reported in the island due to rece… Read More
2021-12-02 03:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Election Commission said that over 30,000 claims and objections have been received regarding the 2021 Electoral list. The Commissioner General of Electi… Read More
2021-12-02 03:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Geetha Kumarasinghe said yesterday (02) that gas companies should be held accountable for any injuries or deaths caused due to… Read More
2021-12-02 03:27
(News 1st); The United States’ first confirmed case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has been identified in California. In a White House news briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director… Read More
2021-12-02 03:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The committee appointed by the President to probe gas explosions has decided to monitor the sites of recent gas leaks, investigate the gas cylinders, fires and explosions… Read More
2021-12-02 02:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Supreme Court granted leave to proceed with the Fundamental Rights application filed by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith seeking an order to take legal action ag… Read More
2021-12-02 02:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said that the bank accounts of those who distribute and receive money through unlawful money transmission met… Read More
2021-12-02 01:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (1) rejected the Attorney General’s preliminary objection requesting that the Fundamental Rights applications challengi… Read More
2021-11-29 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna told the Parliament on Monday (29) that a total number of 233 incidents of gas cylinder exploding were reported from January 2015 to… Read More
2021-11-29 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa told the Parliament on Monday (29) that the Government has taken all necessary measures to prevent the new COVID-19 vari… Read More
2021-11-29 12:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Former State Intelligence Service Chief & Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena told the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar that NO definite intell… Read More
2021-11-29 11:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, General Secretary, Sri Lanka – Russia Friendship Society, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the R… Read More
2021-11-29 11:27
(Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a “very high” global risk of infection surges that could have “severe conseque… Read More
2021-11-29 09:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) announced that it initiated a preliminary engagement with SpaceX in exploring the introduction of Starli… Read More
2021-11-29 07:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila on Monday (29) assured there will be no power cuts despite claims of a fuel shortage in the country. Responding to MP R… Read More
2021-11-29 06:27
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
2021-11-29 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Police Chief, C. D. Wickramaratne appeared at the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar on Monday (29) to provide evidence in the 2019 Easter Attack… Read More
2021-11-29 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services said the Omicron COVID-19 variant that is spreading across the world can only be detected by genomic sequencin… Read More
2021-11-29 06:27
Japan announced on Monday (29) it will suspend entry of all foreign visitors from around the world as a new coronavirus variant spreads, prompting an increasing number of countries to tighte… Read More
2021-11-29 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st): A crocodile had walked into the Sampur Police Station on Sunday (29). Police officers scrambled to ensure that the people were not harmed and the crocodile was captured a… Read More
2021-11-29 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan authorities have decided to call for a report from the University of Moratuwa with recommendations to address the incidents of exploding gas cylinders. State M… Read More
2021-11-29 05:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested two men wanted for murder on 27th November 2021. Police said that the suspects had shot and stabbed a man in the Weeraketiya Police Jurisdiction… Read More
2021-11-29 02:27
Army Vaccination Centers Open on Monday (29) Read More
2021-11-28 15:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Consumer Affairs Authority said that 15 samples from various areas were obtained in order to test the quality of gas distributed in the country. At the… Read More
2021-11-28 15:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Authorities decided to close down the Ella – Passa Road after a landslide was reported close to the 16th kilometer post on Sunday (28). The Director Gene… Read More
2021-11-28 15:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan authorities have found the person missing after a car fell into the Mahaweli River in Ilukmodara, Kandy on Saturday (27) night. The body was found on Sunday (2… Read More
2021-11-28 15:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Medical Association has warned that the country needs to brace for itself as there is guarantee that the new COVID-19 Omicron variant can be preven… Read More
2021-11-28 06:27
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Price of a loaf of bread increased by Rs. 10/- with effect from midnight (28) said the All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association.Bread prices increased by Rs. 10/ Read More
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