The Meteorology Department has predicted an afternoon with possible thundershowers today (May 10). "Showers or thundershowers will occur over most provinces of the island, particularly after 2.00 p.m.", said the Met Department. Met Department says that Heavy falls of around 100 mm can be expected...

A 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of a scam, using multiple fake facebook accounts to obtain money from other users. Police say the suspect used an 'easy cash' scheme to obtain funds from unsuspecting users by posing as the owner of Facebook. The suspect was apprehended in Kamburapo...

(News 1st) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has scored a historic victory in the general election. At the age of 92, Mahathir defeated the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been in power 60 years. He had come out of retirement to take on his former protege Najib Razak, wh...

News 1st - UPFA Parliamentarian, S.B. Dissanayake, who was among the Parliamentary group to join the Opposition, made a statement in Parliament today (May 9). During this discussion, the position of the deputy speaker which is currently vacant after Thilanaga Sumathipala's resignation was brought...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A seminar on the Inland Revenue Act (IRA) was held in Colombo. Group Director of the Capital Maharaja Organisation Limited, Chandima Rodrigo, moderated the panel discussion.   ...