2018-08-26 19:56
Colombo (News1st) – A shooting in the Jumma Junction in Maligawatta claimed the life of a 30-year-old woman on Sunday (Aug 26th). According to the police the shooting took place at aro… Read More
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2018-08-26 19:56
Colombo (News1st) – The Final Randoli Perahara of the Historic Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic concluded with much pomp and pageantry last evening (August 25). President Maithripala S… Read More
2018-08-26 15:58
Colombo (News1st) – An individual died when the three-wheeler he was traveling in collided with a train at the Wanawasla railway crossing. The accident occurred when the three-whe… Read More
2018-08-26 10:58
Colombo (News1st) – Two people died in a motor accident near the Koswetiya temple along the Ratnapura – Embilipitiya road. According to the Police, the accident occurred wh… Read More
2018-08-26 10:58
Colombo (News1st) – One person died after drowning in the Siyambalngamuwa Oya in Kurunegala. The deceased has been identified as a 66-year-old resident of the Gemunupura in Siyambalang… Read More
2018-08-26 10:58
Colombo (News1st) – A spokesperson of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development says that a new insurance scheme will be introduced to pay for partial and full d… Read More
2018-08-26 08:53
Colombo (News1st) – Five suspects engaged in printing counterfeit currency were arrested in Lunawa, Moratuwa. A spokesperson to the police said the raid was conducted based on a tip-of… Read More
2018-08-26 08:53
COLOMBO (News1st) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce says that gas prices remain unchanged. The Secretary to the Ministry Ranjith Ashoka said that the news reports in print and on… Read More
2018-08-26 08:53
Colombo (News1st) – Economic Analysts have pointed out that frequent protests have hindered investment opportunities in the country. Professor of Economics at the University of Colombo… Read More
2018-08-25 19:58
Colombo (News1st) – The second endeavor, of Gammadda V Force, ended being a resounding success today (August 25) at the Muhandirampitiya Lagoon Pier in Negombo. What was the force behi… Read More
2018-08-25 19:58
Colombo (News 1st) – Minister Faizer Mustapha an appointed politician and not elected by the people, has shifted his positions in the name of self-interest on many occasions. The quest… Read More
2018-08-25 18:58
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Although the prices of coconut have dropped consumers do not receive that benefit and the planters continue to be burdened. A more logical question would be, who b… Read More
2018-08-25 18:58
Colombo (News 1st) – Two individuals died and another was injured due to accidents in Dambulla and Warakapola. The accident in Dambulla took place when a cab taking a turn in the Dambu… Read More
2018-08-25 18:58
Colombo (News 1st) – A program to create awareness among the officials of the Govijana Seva Department was held under the auspices of Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera t… Read More
2018-08-25 18:58
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Minister Field Marshal, Sarath Fonseka making a controversial statement in Parliament yesterday (August 24) questioned if there was a rise in what he called the &l&hell…Read More
2018-08-25 13:53
Colombo (News 1st) – Sri Lanka is among seven emerging and frontier market sovereigns Moody’s analytics have identified as most vulnerable to dollar appreciation. According to th… Read More
2018-08-25 13:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) says it will release its interim report on the 30th of August to coincide with the International Day of the Victims of Enforced… Read More
2018-08-25 13:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A female inmate was found dead inside a cell at the Welikada Prison. Prions Spokesperson Thushara Upuldeniya said the inmate is believed to have suffered a heart a… Read More
2018-08-25 13:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – 1,818 Sri Lankans who were in the UAE illegally have volunteered to return to the Island under an announced grace period. An officer from the Bureau of Foreign Emp… Read More
2018-08-25 13:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Environmentalists have warned that the marine life in the Diyawannawa Oya and other wetlands are at risk due to the increase in the number of Red-eared sliders or… Read More
2018-08-25 13:53
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has taken steps to appoint a five-member committee headed by the Prime Minister in order to provide recommendations on holding provincial c… Read More
2018-08-25 12:53
Reuters – Pope Francis was greeted by Irish President Michael D. Higgins on Saturday (August 25), for a highly charged visit to a society transformed since the last papal trip 39 years… Read More
2018-08-25 12:53
New Zealand won the Bledisloe Cup for a 16th consecutive year with a 40-12 victory over Australia in Auckland. Beauden Barrett scored four tries and kicked five conversions, while Joe Moody… Read More
2018-08-25 11:53
Colombo (News 1st) – China’s anti-corruption agency announced in April that Huarong chairman, Lai Xiaomin, was under investigation for suspected graft. Shares in an Asian casino… Read More
2018-08-25 11:53
Reuters – The man who gunned down rock icon John Lennon nearly 38 years ago failed in his tenth try to win freedom from a prison sentence that could keep him behind bars for the… Read More
2018-08-25 10:43
Colombo (News 1st) – The FTA signed by Sri Lanka with Singapore continues to attract concern and controversy both at the same time. Experts have expressed concern that the ramifi… Read More
2018-08-25 09:43
Reuters – Dublin was preparing for the arrival of Pope Francis on Saturday (August 25) morning in what will be the first trip by a pope to Ireland in nearly 40 years. On his two-day vi… Read More
2018-08-25 09:11
The State Intelligence Unit is to be asked to probe the allegations made by Wildlife and Regional Development Minister Sarath Fonseka against some police officers including STF Chief DIG Lat… Read More
2018-08-25 09:11
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today congratulated Scott Morrison on his election as Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and becoming the 30th Prime Minister of Australi… Read More
2018-08-25 08:56
If the 16 SLFP disidents continue to sabotage the SLFP, the party’s central committee decide on the steps to be taken about them before the SLFP’s annual convention to be held in… Read More
2018-08-25 08:43
COLOMBO (News 1st) – President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at Medamulana and paid his last respects to the late Chandra Rajapaksa, brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, today… Read More
2018-08-25 08:43
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe departed for Vietnam today on an official tour. The Prime Minister’s Media Unit said that the Premier is expected to atte… Read More
2018-08-25 08:43
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A 41-year-old man has been arrested in Kalpitiya while transporting a stock of Kerala Ganja. According to the Police, the stock of Kerala Ganja weighing 8.281… Read More
2018-08-25 08:43
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Traffic congestion has been reported at the entry points of the Southern Expressway. Director of the Maintenance and Management Division of the Southern Expressway… Read More
2018-08-25 08:43
Colombo (News 1st) – Earlier this week MP Ranjith de Zoysa revealed in Parliament of a sinister effort by some members of the Government to slander and silence their political opponent… Read More
2018-08-25 07:58
Colombo (News 1st) – The Delimitation Committee Report on Provincial Councils was defeated in Parliament today. The report received 139 votes against and none in favor. Chief Opp… Read More
2018-08-25 07:43
Colombo (News 1st) – State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe attending an event at the Moratuwa Divisional Secretariat on Friday (Aug 24), expressed his thoughts on the Central Expressway an… Read More
2018-08-25 02:16
The Police are playing the fool using the freedom given by the yahapalana government, Wildlife and Regional Development Minister Sarath Foinseka told Parliament yesterday.He said this during… Read More
2018-08-25 02:11
The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) established in 1971 to save the paddy farmer from ‘Mudalalies’ was later neglected by the UNP and the Peoples Alliance governments and the real cu… Read More
2018-08-24 16:38
Colombo (News1st) – The Selling price of the Sri Lankan rupee reached a new low on Friday (Aug 24th) against the US Dollar to 162.11. A research carried out by the University of Colomb… Read More
2018-08-24 16:38
Colombo (News1st) – Labourers employed for the construction of the second phase of the Central Expressway, from Meerigama to Kurunegala, staged a protest on Friday (Aug 24th) ove… Read More
2018-08-24 15:38
Colombo (News 1st) – The Attorney General filed a case against Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and 06 others at the Special three-justice High Court today (Augus… Read More
2018-08-24 15:38
Colombo (News1st) – Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe speaking to News1st said he will continue to work towards protecting public funds irrelevant of whether he is paid a salary o… Read More
2018-08-24 11:51
Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka says that the United National Party (UNP) should field its own candidate for the President… Read More
2018-08-24 11:51
The Attorney General’s Department today filed a case with the newly set-up Permanent High Court at Bar against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and 6 others, over the misapp… Read More
2018-08-24 11:38
Reuters: A train connecting India’s capital New Delhi to northern state of Bihar has got a beautiful makeover with a regional form of art, called ‘Madhubani’. The arti… Read More
2018-08-24 11:38
Reuters: Soviet tank T-34 toppled over while trying to mount a transport trailer on Thursday (August 23) in Russia’s Kursk. The incident was filmed by an onlooker who was attendin… Read More
2018-08-24 11:38
Reuters: Mexican marines on Tuesday (August 21) said they seized nearly 1 ton of cocaine in 599 packages on board a speedboat in Guerrero, home to the resort city of Acapulco on Mexico&rsquo&hell…Read More
2018-08-24 10:43
Hurricane Lane weakened to a Category 3 storm on Thursday (August 23) but was already lashing Hawaii with high winds and torrential rains, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging su… Read More
2018-08-24 10:33
Colombo (News1st) – The inauguration ceremony of the program to renovate 2,400 rural tanks connected with the Ellanga Gammana or the Cascaded Tank Village System in the dry zone and th… Read More
2018-08-24 10:33
Colombo (News1st) – The final rites of the brother of late Chandra Rajapaksha, brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, will be held tomorrow (August 25). Many people includ… Read More
2018-08-24 10:33
Colombo (News1st) – Wildlife officers have seized a stock of venison from a renowned hotel in Anuradhapura. The News1st correspondent in the area said the raid was carried out based on… Read More
2018-08-24 10:33
Colombo (News1st) – Around 30 houses have been damaged by strong winds in Lunugala, Badulla. Assistant Director of the Disaster Management Centre Pradeep Kodippilli said that a number… Read More
2018-08-24 10:33
Reuters – Sustainable and handloom fashion was on display on the second day of the glamorous Lakme Fashion Week in India’s showbiz capital Mumbai on Thursday (August 24). Indian… Read More
2018-08-24 09:46
The Provincial Delimitation Commission Report is likely to be rejected by Parliament in the wake of the ruling UNF and the joint opposition deciding to vote against it, Parliament sources sa… Read More
2018-08-24 09:36
A decision was taken by the Cost of Living Committee to increase the price of a 12.5kg gas cylinder by Rs.158 with effect fromtomorrow (25).This brings the price of a 12.5 kg gas cylinder to… Read More
2018-08-24 06:33
COLOMBO (News1st) – The Delimitation Committee Report on Provincial Councils is to be debated in Parliament today (August 24). Deputy Secretary-General of Parliament, Neil Iddawela sai… Read More
2018-08-24 06:33
Colombo (News 1st) – The Government Information Department has issued a communique on the Singapore-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement. The communique issued did not have a header and did… Read More
2018-08-24 06:33
Colombo (News 1st) – Reports have emerged that the mobile phones belonging to several heads of media institutions had experienced signal issues on Thursday (Aug 23rd) On the 8th o… Read More
2018-08-24 04:33
Colombo (News 1st) – A Web administrator who uses the right of media freedom to slander Politicians and other individuals was revealed in Parliament on Thursday (August 23). Addressing… Read More
2018-08-24 03:38
Colombo (News1st) – Scott Morrison will become the new Prime Minister of Australia after being elected as the new leader of the liberal party. Morrison becomes the 6th Australian prime… Read More
2018-08-24 03:38
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Railway trade unions claim that discussions held with the President to resolve salary anomalies were unsuccessful. Following a meeting held at the Presidential Sec… Read More
2018-08-24 03:38
COLOMBO (News 1st)- Chairman of the COPE Sunil Handunnetti revealed in Parliament today (August 22) the details of an attempt to extend the tenure of the General Manager of Peoples bank… Read More
2018-08-24 02:26
The government will develop the Colombo Port's East Container Terminal (ECT) to be the largest and deepest container terminal in South Asia without any foreign funding, Ports and Shipping Mi… Read More
2018-08-24 02:16
Media and Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday urged the Cultural Affairs Minister to reconsider the ban imposed on radio dramas produced by the Office of National Unity and Reconc… Read More
2018-08-24 02:16
Traffic police personnel can in no way refuse to issue spot-fines because sufficient books of spot-fine sheets have been distributed to all police stations in the country, Traffic Administra… Read More
2018-08-23 16:28
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Over the past few weeks, News1st has on multiple occasions reported on how a Rs. 10bn loan was granted by the People’s bank, to a private company in a backdr… Read More
2018-08-23 15:29
Colombo (News 1st) – A request has been made by fugitive former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendranfor copies of the arrests warrant and evidence against him on the Bond Scam. At th… Read More
2018-08-23 15:29
Colombo (News 1st) – The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Sri Lankan Airlines convened today and once again matters relating to the General Sales Agreements and questi… Read More
2018-08-23 13:02
Senior Deputy Solicitor General Haripriya Jayasundara today told court that the Central Bank's former governor Arjuna Mahendran, who is the first suspect in the magisteria… Read More
2018-08-23 11:24
Reuters – Former England captain David Beckham will be presented the 2018 UEFA President’s Award, in recognition of his remarkable career and humanitarian efforts, the sport&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-08-23 11:24
Reuters – Two persons were killed and one seriously wounded in a knife attack in the Paris suburb of Trappes on Thursday (August 23), the police said. The knife attacker was… Read More
2018-08-23 11:24
Reuters – Israel still hopes for U.S. recognition of its sovereignty claim over the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday (August 23) after a top U.S. offic… Read More
2018-08-23 11:24
Colombo (News1st) – Minister of Health Dr. Rajitha Senarate states that the Ministry of Health will begin regulating the charges of private hospitals by next week. Accordingly, th… Read More
2018-08-23 10:24
Colombo (News1st) – The Bribery Commission arrested a Development Officer today for soliciting a bribe of Rs 60,000. The suspect who is attached to the Alayadivembu Pradeshiya Sabha in… Read More
2018-08-23 10:24
Colombo (News1st) – Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onedera has told Japanese media that Japan wants Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota port to be “free of military activit… Read More
2018-08-23 09:47
The case against former Minister, MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage, filed for the alleged misappropriation of Rs 3.9 million, has been postponed to October 31 by the Colombo High Court.When the c… Read More
2018-08-23 09:42
United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader and Minister of Housing Sajith Premadasa recently called for an open economy with a human face saying it is the right way to establish a just societ… Read More
2018-08-23 09:24
Colombo (News1st) – A special committee has been appointed to look into the possibility of phasing out semi-luxury buses. Chairman of the National Transport Commission (NTC) M.A.P. Hem… Read More
2018-08-23 09:24
Colombo (News1st) – Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickremesinghe provided a statement to the CID Unit of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry looking into irr… Read More
2018-08-23 05:29
Colombo (News1st) – Six Indian fishermen who were drowning in Sri Lankan territorial waters were rescued by Sri Lanka Navy yesterday. The Indian fishermen were rescued by a Fast G… Read More
2018-08-23 05:29
Colombo (News 1st) – Minister Sajith Premadasa addressing the National Sales Congress Awards Ceremony in Colombo on Tuesday (August 21) stated that a just and fair society can only be… Read More
2018-08-23 04:24
COLOMBO (News1st): The first case filed at the three-member Special High Court, which was declared open yesterday will be taken up tomorrow (August 24). The permanent trial at the bar was es… Read More
2018-08-23 04:24
Colombo (News 1st) – Four female suspects who attempted to smuggle gold into the country have been arrested by Customs at Katunayake International Airport. Customs Media Spokesper… Read More
2018-08-23 03:29
REUTERS – World Number 6 Novak Djokovic on Wednesday (August 22) said in New York he was confident ahead of the U.S. Open tennis tournament next week, after collecting a fourth Wimbled… Read More
2018-08-23 02:29
REUTERS – Besieged Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership looked doomed on Thursday (August 23) after three of his senior ministers announced they had tende… Read More
2018-08-23 02:22
It would be convenient for people if the Government announced September 5 as a public holiday in order to reduce the congestion that could be caused by the protest campaign organised by the… Read More
2018-08-23 02:22
The first ever case of the Special High Court would be taken up for hearing tomorrow (24), legal sources said yesterday.The Special High Courts were set up to hear financial fraud and corrup… Read More
2018-08-23 02:19
REUTERS – The European Union (EU) is planning to impose stricter regulations on social media companies over the removal of extremist content online, according to the EU Commissioner fo… Read More
2018-08-23 02:19
REUTERS – With forecasts calling for Hurricane Lane to strike or brush past Hawaii on Friday (August 24), tens of thousands of people across the state were involved in the rituals… Read More
2018-08-23 02:19
REUTERS – A former president of Brazil’s soccer federation was sentenced on Wednesday (August 22) by a U.S. judge to four years in prison after being convicted on corruption… Read More
2018-08-23 01:24
REUTERS – UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday (August 22). Foreign Secretary Hunt met w… Read More
2018-08-23 01:24
REUTERS – More than half a million Muslim Rohingya children in refugee camps in Bangladesh still face immediate dangers including disease and floods, but also risk becoming a lost… Read More
2018-08-23 01:24
REUTERS – George Clooney on Wednesday (August 22) soared to the top of an annual list of the world’s highest-paid actors, thanks largely to the sale of his tequila company… Read More
2018-08-22 20:24
Colombo (News1st) – Development of the Myliddy fisheries harbor commenced today (August 22) under the Uthuru Deewara Navodaya programme. The event was graced by President Maithripala S… Read More
2018-08-22 20:24
Colombo (News1st) – 16 suspects were arrested on allegations of excavating for treasure on a plot of land owned by a Temple in Waduraba, Weyangoda. According to the police said th… Read More
2018-08-22 19:24
Colombo (News 1st) – The Daily Mirror reported yesterday that the government is said to have inquired from the country’s banking sector of the possibility of increasing the pawni… Read More
2018-08-22 11:24
REUTERS – PepsiCo will buy carbonated drink-machine maker SodaStream for $3.2 billion as it battles Coca-Cola for an edge in the health-conscious beverage market. Founded in Britain in… Read More
2018-08-22 11:24
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera engaged in an inspection tour of the Hambantota harbour today. Earlier in the day, Onodera who is on a two-day offi… Read More
2018-08-22 11:24
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Steps have been taken to establish a new Accident Ward for the Kandy Teaching Hospital. Director of the Kandy Teaching Hospital Saman Ratnayake said the new unit w… Read More
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