COLOMBO (News 1st) - A fire which broke out at a building in the Hendala area in Wattala this morning has been doused. The fire erupted at a cardboard manufacturing facility in the area. According to our correspondent the fire erupted at around 6.30 a.m. It is suspected the fire was a result of a...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived at the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division this morning to provide a statement. The Former Defence Secretary had arrived at the FCID, to provide a statement with regard to the alleged misuse of public funds during...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Employees of private buses plying from Matara to Colombo have launched a strike. The bus operators charge that there are only 4 bus stops between Colombo and Moratuwa which results in fewer commuters boarding their long distance buses. Employees of the bus service along th...

Reuters - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in Sunday's (June 24) presidential election and said his ruling AK Party and its alliance partner had won a parliamentary majority. However, the main opposition party said it was too early to concede defeat and said it believed Erdogan could...

The witness – Marlon Ferreira, a former employee at Phoenix Duty-Free Services Lanka Private Ltd was recruited in 2012 to provide training for the cabin crew at Sri Lankan Airlines and to enhance the duty-free sales onboard flights. He said while providing the training and keeping track of the sa...