Colombo (News 1st) -  The 149th model village constructed under the Semata Sevana Udagammana program was vested with the public in Julgamuwa, Hambantota today. The event was held under the auspices of Deputy Leader of the United National Party and the Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural A...

Colombo (News 1st) -In an exclusive interview with Newsfirst today, Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe noted that the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka at the time, cannot abrogate responsibility with regard to the bond scam. In an article published in a Sunday Newspaper this week, Charlie...

Colombo (News 1st) -The constitutional council convened in Parliament today under the chairmanship of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. A statement issued by the Speaker's Office noted that the primary order of business at today's meeting was to consider the President's nominees for vacancies in the apex ...

Colombo (News 1st) -Three new governors were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena today. The swearing in took place at the Presidential Secretariat. Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon was sworn in as the new Governor of the Uva Province. He served as the Executive Director of Campaign for Free &a...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The two Bangladeshi nationals arrested for the possession of 278kg of Heroin on the 16th of December 2018 have been remanded till the 21st of January. The order was issued after they were presented before the Chief Magistrate of Mount Lavinia Mohommad Mihal. The haul of he...