Colombo (News1st): UPFA Parliamentarian Chandima Weerakkody states that former UNP supporters are now rallying around Sajith Premadasa to oust Ranil Wickremesinghe. He notes that a conspiracy is in motion to oust Wickremesinghe from the party leadership and the party itself. Weerakody called o...

Colombo (News1st): A debate arose in Parliament regarding the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Leader of the Opposition following a statement made by TNA parliamentary group leader R. Sampanthan. MP Sampanthan noted that the speaker himself recognized him as the leader of the opposition fo...

Colombo (News1st): President Maithripala Sirisena has extended the term of office of the Presidential Commission to inquire into allegations of large-scale frauds and malpractices at SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering Ltd and Mihin Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, to February 15, 2019. This decision was take...

Colombo (News1st): Seven Indian fishing trawlers held in custody by the Sri Lanka Navy were released yesterday (December 18). This was done with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard. The trawlers were seized while engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters in 2015, 2016 a...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Samples recovered from the Mannar Mass Grave are scheduled to be sent to a laboratory in the United States of America for carbon dating. The process is carried out under the strict supervision of the Mannar Magistrate. Professor Raj Somadeva and a team of experts supervised t...