COLOMBO (News 1st) - Eighty-one suspects including ten who instigated disharmony, arrested so far in connection to the incidents reported in Kandy from March 4th. The Police Media Spokesperson revealed today, the name of the chief suspect. Meantime, it was reported that the Speaker and party l...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - One person died in an elevator mishap that took place at the Gampaha District General Hospital. During the rescue operation, the individual has fallen off and died. Several others who were trapped inside the elevator were pulled out to safety, police noted....

Update... COLOMBO (News 1st) - The ten suspects arrested for instigating incidents in Kandy, to be detained for fourteen days under SOE regulations and they are to be brought to Colombo. Ten suspects were arrested from Digana and Poojapitiya areas for allegedly instigating incidents that tra...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Ranjith Maddumabandara took oaths as the new Minister of Law and Order before President Maithripala Sirisena at the secretariat this morning. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Secretary to the President Austin Fernando were seen at the occasion. https://www.youtube.com/...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Maithripala Sirisena said the curfew imposed in the Kandy administrative district will be lifted at 10 a.m. and reimposed at 6 p.m. today, March 8th. Hence the curfew will be in effect for twelve hours, starting from 6 p.m. The Department of Government Informatio...