Colombo (News1st) : 2 suspects convicted of Heroin smuggling charges were sentenced to death today (July 30th) by the Colombo High Court. The verdict was delivered by Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunge. The two suspects were residents of Maligakanda. They were arrested by the Police Narc...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Its kite season in Sri Lanka and this has created some new issued for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Sri Lanka. The CAA issuing a media release has called on the general public to take precautions when flying Kites in and around airfields The CAA warns that flying kite...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The strike action launched by private bus employees of buses plying along the Chilaw - Colombo route continued for a 4th day today. (July 30) Our correspondent in the area noted that other bus operators have also joined this strike action. Both regular and AC buses operating ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) – A group staged a demonstration obstructing the entrance to the Sooriyawewa divisional secretary in Hambanthota this morning. (July 30) The protest was staged by area residents who had not received compensation for the lands that they had given up during the expansion of the “...

Reuters - Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was taken to hospital in Islamabad on Sunday (July 29) with a possible heart problem, said a government official and Sharif's party. Sharif was brought to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) amid tight security. Dozens of suppor...