COLOMBO (News 1st) - Colombo Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe recalled today (March 20), the warrants for the arrest of National Freedom Front Leader MP Wimal Weerawansa and MP Jayantha Samaraweera. The warrants were recalled as MP's Wimal Weerawansa and Jayantha Samaraweera, who failed to be pres...

COLOMBO (News 1st) -A bank robbery was reported in a private bank branch in Kiribathgoda today (20th March). The thief who broke into the bank has used a knife to threaten the bank staff and has made off with one million Rupees. The police say the suspect had escaped in a motorcycle and the polic...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ceylon Bank Employees Union states that recruitment of employees at the Bank of Ceylon has deviated from standard procedure. An advertisement calling for applications for trainee staff assistants was published on the 6th of November 2016. Following standard recruitment...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A suspect found guilty of peddling drugs was sentenced to life in prison by the Colombo High Court today (March 20). Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi sentenced a 62-year-old Mohammed Faiszer to life in Prison. The accused was charged with the possession of 3.52 ...

The second smallest country in the world, Monaco has begun a project worth of $2.3 billion to extend the natural coastline by 15 more acres into the Mediterranean sea. The project is due to be completed in the year 2025 creating a new district in Monaco which is already given the name as Portier ...