2018-09-08 08:07
Colombo (News 1st) – Sri Lanka Navy patrol officers have found 284Kg of Kerala Ganja floating in the Gulf of Mulankavil, Mannar. Police stated that the narcotics had been packed i… Read More
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2018-09-08 05:57
Colombo (News 1st) – President Maithripala Sirisena states that the government has adopted a plan to create a Nation which is self-reliant. The president made this statement yesterday… Read More
2018-09-08 05:57
Colombo (News 1st) – Five suspects have been arrested in Mount Lavinia in connection to a number of crimes. According to the police, the suspects break into homes threaten its res… Read More
2018-09-08 05:57
Colombo (News 1st) – The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board states that over 40,000 acres of paddy land have been destroyed due to pests. The Director General of the Board… Read More
2018-09-08 05:57
Colombo (News 1st) – The coconut cultivation board has decided to make the registration of land on which coconuts are cultivated, mandatory. Chairman of the coconut cultivation Bo… Read More
2018-09-08 05:57
Colombo (News 1st) – A suspect who was in possession of 5000 Tramadol pills was arrested last night (September 08) in Norochcholai. Tramadol is a painkiller and can only be purchased f… Read More
2018-09-08 05:57
Colombo (News 1st) – The Defence Ministry states that the annual renewal of licenses for possession of firearms will begin on the 01st October 2018. The additional secretary of the min… Read More
2018-09-08 05:57
Colombo (News 1st) – The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has begun a study into the depreciation of the rupee. A spokesperson said that the study was being conducted by the Internationa… Read More
2018-09-08 05:38
REUTERS – The U.S. Postal Service has honored singer and songwriter John Lennon Friday (September 7) as the latest addition to its Music Icons stamp series at a first-day-of-issue cere… Read More
2018-09-08 02:26
Parliament was the scene of heated arguments yesterday when joint opposition MP Wimal Weerawansa claimed that some UNP organizers in Colombo had distributed contaminated packets of milk to t… Read More
2018-09-08 02:26
President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday he had instructed the Universities and law enforcement authorities to file charges against university students implicated in ragging because the… Read More
2018-09-08 02:26
The Attorney General today instructed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara to take legal action under the Penal Code against UNP MP and former state minister Vijayakala Mahes… Read More
2018-09-08 02:02
REUTERS – Argentine teachers and their students took to the streets in capital Buenos Aires on Friday (September 07), as part of a protest calling on the government to do more to… Read More
2018-09-08 01:27
REUTERS – Former U.S. President Barack Obama waded into the political fray on Friday (September 7), launching a blistering critique of President Donald Trump and Republicans and u… Read More
2018-09-08 01:02
REUTERS – Wall Street’s major indexes fell on Friday (September 7) as U.S. President Donald Trump raised the possibility of additional tariffs on imports of Chinese goods an… Read More
2018-09-08 01:02
REUTERS – U.S. rapper Eminem scored his ninth consecutive no. 1 in the British album charts on Friday (September 7) with surprise record “Kamikaze”, making UK chart hi… Read More
2018-09-07 20:07
Colombo (News1st): The Disaster Management Centre says that people in over 11 districts been affected by the prevailing drought as they lack access to clean drinking water. Deputy Director o… Read More
2018-09-07 20:07
Colombo (News1st): Speaking in Polonnaruwa on Friday (September 07), President Maithripala Sirisena said he instructed the Police to take strict action against those who are guilty of hazing… Read More
2018-09-07 20:07
Colombo (News1st) – A supplementary estimate of a massive Rs. 12.4 Billion was presented to Parliament on Friday (September 07). Of the total Rs. 12.4 Billion of additional funds, Rs… Read More
2018-09-07 20:07
Colombo (News1st): A trio of Indian Navy ships arrived at the port of Trincomalee on Friday (September 07). They will take part in naval drills held over a period of six days. At about 11 th… Read More
2018-09-07 20:07
Colombo (News1st): Moody’s Investors Service says that the outlook for Sri Lanka’s banking system is negative, as the economy remains weak and asset quality is deteriorating. Moo… Read More
2018-09-07 20:07
Colombo (News1st): The Attorney General has instructed the IGP to file a case against MP Vijayakala Maheswaran under section 120 in the Penal Code. Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya speak… Read More
2018-09-07 20:07
Colombo (News1st): Stein studios, the largest studio complex in South Asia that brought to life novel experiences for audiences here at home and across the globe was awarded the 5S certifica… Read More
2018-09-07 20:07
Colombo (News1st): The nomination of Alaina B. Teplitz as the next US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, has been confirmed by the US Senate. Teplitz, who was the previous US Ambassad… Read More
2018-09-07 11:48
COLOMBO (News 1st): A fire erupted at a construction site in Braybrooke Place, Colombo 2 earlier today. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The Fire Department told News 1st that it has… Read More
2018-09-07 11:38
UPFA MP Udaya Gammanpila has filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the draft bill of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which was presented by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramun… Read More
2018-09-07 09:58
Colombo (News1st): Eight suspects including Amith Jeewan Weerasinghe, the leader of a group known as Mahasohon Balakaya were further remanded until the 21st of September. The Terrorist Inves… Read More
2018-09-07 09:58
Colombo (News 1st) – Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Vigneswaran and Northern Province Ministers Ananthi Sasitharan and P. Sivanesan were warned by the Court of Appeal to appear… Read More
2018-09-07 09:58
Colombo (news 1st) – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara and members of the National Police Commission are scheduled to appear before the Constitutional Council today… Read More
2018-09-07 08:58
The Colombo High Court (HC) today released UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra’s passport which was taken into court custody over the Dematagoda abduction case.MP Premachandra requested the c… Read More
2018-09-07 06:58
Several members of National Police Commission (NPC) and IGP Pujith Jayasundara have been summoned to the Constitutional Council today (07), for an inquiry pertaining to the failure to carry… Read More
2018-09-07 06:48
UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake, who resigned from his ministerial post after coming under scrutiny with regard to the role he allegedly played in the bond scam that came into the open last year, m… Read More
2018-09-07 04:58
Colombo (News 1st) – The cost of living committee has approved a proposal to increase the purchase price set for parry by the paddy marketing board. A senior officer attached to the Ag… Read More
2018-09-07 04:48
Colombo (News 1st) – Police raided an illegal marijuana cultivation in Rathmalwala, Middeniya. The raid was carried based on a tip-off received by the Police yesterday (September… Read More
2018-09-07 04:48
Colombo (News 1st) – The CID arrested Niraj Roshan, alias Ali Roshan, yesterday (September 06). Police said the arrest was made in connection with an investigation regarding the owners… Read More
2018-09-07 04:08
Colombo (News 1st) – The Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy says that the country’s daily electricity consumption has increased by about 2-megawatt hours (Mwh). Spokesperson… Read More
2018-09-07 03:48
REUTERS – Brazil’s jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to give up his bid to run in next month’s presidential election after a Supreme Court judge… Read More
2018-09-07 03:48
Colombo (News 1st) – Analyst, politicians and Civil society activist in Sri Lanka have time and time again raised concerns regarding Chinese projects initiated in Sri Lanka saying that… Read More
2018-09-07 03:08
REUTERS – Talks between the United States and Canada on the North American Free Trade Agreement have taken place in a good atmosphere, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said… Read More
2018-09-07 02:48
REUTERS – Tiger Woods reunited with an old friend and came within one shot of his career low score, an eight-under-par 62 that tied Rory McIlroy for the first-round lead at the BMW Cha… Read More
2018-09-07 02:28
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had decided not to allow anybody to hold wedding receptions at Temple Trees in future, UNP sources said yesterday.This decision comes after the controvers… Read More
2018-09-07 02:28
Next year's Budget will be presented in Parliament on November 8, House Leader Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday.He said the party leaders at their meeting decided to hold the budgetdebate fo… Read More
2018-09-07 02:28
The Supreme Court has rejected the request by the Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran to suspend hearing of the case filed against him for the alleged Contempt of Court.The Cou… Read More
2018-09-07 01:08
REUTERS – Provocative filmmaker Michael Moore said on Thursday (September 6) he hoped his new documentary would mark “the beginning of the end” for the U.S. presidency of D… Read More
2018-09-06 19:53
Colombo (News 1st) – The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) handed it’s interim report to the President and Prime Minister on Wednesday (September 05). The report was compiled by th… Read More
2018-09-06 19:53
Colombo (News 1st) – Parliament was adjourned till tomorrow on Thursday (Sep 7) due to lack of quorum. There were only 16 MPs in the Parliamentary chamber this morning. They included D… Read More
2018-09-06 19:13
Colombo (News 1st) – Former Minister S. B. Dissanayake speaking at a media briefing today (September 06) expressed his views on fraud and corruption in the country. S. B. Dissana… Read More
2018-09-06 19:13
Colombo (News 1st) – The United National Party celebrated its 72nd anniversary today (September 06). In the year 1946 D.S Senanayake, S.W.R.D Bandaranaike and others, gathered at… Read More
2018-09-06 11:53
Colombo (News 1st) – At the UNP’s 72 anniversary today (September 06), Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe stated that the party should be built before the election. “To do… Read More
2018-09-06 11:48
Colombo (News1st) – The United National Party, Sri Lanka’s largest single party celebrated it’s 72nd anniversary at the party headquarters Sirikotha today. Just 6 months af… Read More
2018-09-06 11:28
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has informed the Supreme Court that the six activists of the Joint Trade Union Alliance of the Electricity Board, who had been suspended from duties, will… Read More
2018-09-06 09:53
Colombo (News 1st) – In a historic verdict, India’s Supreme Court ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence in the country. The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that up… Read More
2018-09-06 09:23
Referring to the rally organized by the Joint Opposition yesterday, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today questioned as to how individuals who cannot even stage a proper protest, govern… Read More
2018-09-06 09:23
While stating that the Janabalaya Kolambata was the most successful protest campaign ever in the political history of Sri Lanka, the Joint Opposition challenged the Government to go for a Ge… Read More
2018-09-06 08:53
Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero has been transferred from prison hospital to the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital (SJGH), the hospital director Dr. Susitha Senaratne told Ada Derana… Read More
2018-09-06 08:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A 47-year-old individual has been arrested in Rikillagaskada, Hanguranketha for the possession of a foreign manufactured firearm. In addition, the police also seiz… Read More
2018-09-06 07:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A senior spokesperson for the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau stated that measures have been taken to introduce a new equipment using GPS to investigate cases o… Read More
2018-09-06 06:58
Reuters – A suicide attack at a wrestling club in a Shi’ite neighbourhood of the Afghan capital, Kabul and a second explosion apparently targeting emergency services and journali… Read More
2018-09-06 06:43
COLOMBO (News 1st) – 54 children have been admitted to the Watawala hospital yesterday (September 05) due to food poisoning. The Police stated that the children between 6-13 years old… Read More
2018-09-06 06:43
Reuters – “Star Wars” producer Kathleen Kennedy and veteran actress Cicely Tyson will receive honorary awards this year, recognizing their lifetime achievements in the movi… Read More
2018-09-06 06:43
Reuters – Models moved down the runway to the theme song from the television series, “Babylon Berlin” to showcase designer Tom Ford’s Spring 2019 collection, kicking… Read More
2018-09-06 05:53
Reuters – The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record low for a 12th straight session on Wednesday, tracking weakness in emerging markets stocks and currencies while rising demand for the greenb… Read More
2018-09-06 05:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Parliament has been adjourned till tomorrow (September 06) due to the lack of quorum. According to News 1st correspondent, only 16 MPs were present… Read More
2018-09-06 05:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A member of the public who participated in last evening (September 05) JO protest, had passed away. A spokesperson for the National Hospital said that the patient… Read More
2018-09-06 04:58
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Over 15 million tablets of a narcotic substance have been seized from a freight container at the Colombo Port. Police Media Spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara said t… Read More
2018-09-06 04:58
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The protest march organised by the joint opposition titled “Jana Balaya Kolmbata” was abandoned last night at around 11.30 pm. (September 06). Despite… Read More
2018-09-06 04:58
Reuters – A powerful earthquake triggered a landslide that engulfed houses on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early on Thursday (September 6, 2018), television footage s… Read More
2018-09-06 03:48
The ‘Jana Balaya Kolambata’ protest, which was an attempt made by the joint opposition to certifying its next political leader, was a total failure State Minister of Defence Ruwa… Read More
2018-09-06 02:18
The Jana Balaya protest rally organized by the Joint Opposition which assembled masses to Colombo yesterday (05), has now concluded.The leaders of the Joint Opposition who were at the Lake H… Read More
2018-09-05 18:53
Colombo (News 1st) – The Draft of the 20th Amendment to the constitution which contains the abolition of the executive powers of the president was presented to Parliament by the JVP to… Read More
2018-09-05 18:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Although there has been a great deal of talk about the development of expressways and overhead bridges people living in rural Sri Lanka have not even seen a glimps… Read More
2018-09-05 17:48
COLOMBO (News 1st) – President Maithripala Sirisena says the death penalty should be imposed on those who misappropriate government funds and property. The president expressed these vi… Read More
2018-09-05 17:48
COLOMBO (News 1st) – What is the motive behind the Janabalaya Kolambata rally. There were plenty of views expressed on the matter throughout the day. Addressing a media briefing Minist… Read More
2018-09-05 17:48
Colombo (News 1st) – The protest march organized by the joint opposition titled “Jana Balaya Kolambata” was held at the lake house roundabout today (Sept 5). The location o… Read More
2018-09-05 16:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The contempt of court case filed against Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake will be taken up before a 5 judge bench on the 10th, 11th and 12th of December. The case… Read More
2018-09-05 13:48
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A bus in Bogahamadiththa, Haliela had been attacked this morning (September 05). News 1st correspondent said, that the attack has been carried out around 6.45 am t… Read More
2018-09-05 13:48
Colombo (News 1st) – Addressing an event on the Committee on Public Accounts [COPA] President Maithripala Sirisena says, capital punishment must be imposed on the individuals who are i… Read More
2018-09-05 13:48
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The National Elections Commission states that all individuals that did not have their names entered in the voters list would be given time till tomorrow (September… Read More
2018-09-05 13:48
Colombo (News 1st) – Army spokesperson Brigadier Sumith Athapatthu said the government has decided to hand over 4.4 Acres of land to the previous owners in the Tellippalai Divisional S… Read More
2018-09-05 13:48
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Joint Opposition issued a notice that their protest themed “Janabalaya Colombata” will be starting from 2.00 pm today (September 05). Minister of L… Read More
2018-09-05 13:48
COLOMBO (News 1st) – An accident was reported from Weerawila, Hambantota when a van collided into a lorry this morning (September 05). The accident had occurred at 5.30 am. The driver… Read More
2018-09-05 11:48
REUTERS – Defending champion Rafa Nadal failed to win a single game in the opening set of his U.S. Open quarter-final against Dominic Thiem on Tuesday but fought back to beat the Austr… Read More
2018-09-05 11:48
REUTERS – A group of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on Wednesday (September 5) called for the immediate release of two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar. The activists, led… Read More
2018-09-05 11:48
Reuters – A powerful typhoon killed 10 people in western Japan, the government said on Wednesday (September 5), as an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded… Read More
2018-09-05 11:48
REUTERS – A ballerina’s tutu, submerged in the Dead Sea and “frozen” by accumulated layers of salt into a 200 kg (440 lb) crystal-like sculpture, will soon go on inte… Read More
2018-09-05 10:38
Colombo (News 1st) – The rally organized by the Joint Opposition that started from Town Hall is currently moving towards the Lakehouse roundabout. News 1st Correspondents stated that t… Read More
2018-09-05 09:38
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Parliament is due to convened at 1 this afternoon (September 05). It was reported that protesters of the joint opposition rally could converge opposite the Parliam… Read More
2018-09-05 08:43
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The draft of the 20th amendment to the constitution to remove the powers of the Executive Presidency was presented to parliament a short while ago. Mor… Read More
2018-09-05 04:08
Model : Diana K. HettiarachchiDressed by Roy Krish (Salon Uwara, Kalubowila)Asanka Anurudda Photography(7 ART Creations) Read More
2018-09-05 03:43
COLOMBO (News 1st) – News 1st Digital is now on Whatsapp for your news needs on the go. Get on-the-ground updates from our island network of reporters and correspondents. What to expec… Read More
2018-09-05 03:43
Colombo (News1st) – The Urban Development Authority (UDA) is planning on carrying out an inquiry to ascertain the cause of Tuesday’s (Sept 4) fire at the Blumenthal garbage… Read More
2018-09-04 20:48
COLOMBO (News 1st) -Economic analysts and trade unions have warned that a move to invest the money of the Employees Provident Fund in the Colombo Stock Exchange may jeopardize the fund. The… Read More
2018-09-04 20:48
Colombo (News1st) – Ever since Parliamentarian Chathura Senaratne, son of Minister Rajitha Senaratne, got married at Temple trees there has been a lot of buzz regarding the… Read More
2018-09-04 20:48
Colombo (News1st) – Three Police stations went to court today (Sept 4) seeking court orders regarding the protest organized by the joint opposition scheduled for tomorrow. The Colombo… Read More
2018-09-04 19:33
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Members of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) announced today that they will take part in Wednesday’s (Sept 5) rally organised by the… Read More
2018-09-04 19:33
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Earlier last week News 1st reported that Sri Lankan student, Kamer Nizamdeen aged 25 was arrested in Australia on charges related to terrorism. There has been an o… Read More
2018-09-04 19:33
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Disaster Management will be conducting Tsunami drills across the island on Wednesday (September 05). Elaborating on the planned drills, Minister of… Read More
2018-09-04 14:34
Colombo (News1st) – SSP Ajith Rohana speaking at a media briefing this evening said the police will take action in accordance with the law if emergency vehicles such as ambulances as w… Read More
2018-09-04 11:38
While saying that the Government was neither scared nor interested in the JO protest scheduled to be held tomorrow, Law & Order Deputy Minister Nalin Bandara challenged JO members to top… Read More
2018-09-04 11:38
Minister Faiszer Musthapha had been perplexed following the false media allegations of connection to a youth who was arrested in Sydney over a document that the Australian Police allege cont… Read More
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