COLOMBO (News 1st) - Commissioner of the Inland Revenue Department Ivan Dissanayake has stated that vehicle and motorcycle owners would have the capacity of bearing taxes, given that they go through monthly obligations such as maintenance charges, fueling charges and insurance charges. Commission...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka attended a meeting at the Navula Divisional Secretariat yesterday. Answering a question posed by a journalist as to who the suitable person is to govern the country following the upcoming Presidential Election, the Minister replied that a...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A suspect who attempted to smuggle 4.186 kg of heroin worth over Rs 50 million into the country was taken into custody by Customs at the Bandaranayake International Airport. Police media spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara said the suspect is a Pakistan national and the heroin w...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Reports revealed that there has been a shortage of chemicals used to check blood at the National Blood Transfusion Center. Acting Director of National Blood Transfusion Center, Dr Rukshan Bellana said that the stock of chemicals available in storage is sufficient only for the...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A three-wheeler driver residing in the area of Naa-Hena watta in Hunupitiya has been hacked to death by a sharp weapon. The body of the 40-year-old victim was found in a three-wheeler about a Kilometer away from his house. The Kiribathgoda police stated that further invest...