COLOMBO (News 1st): The Economist Intelligence Unit 'The International Economic Forecaster' predicts a growth rate of below 5% for Sri Lanka over the next five years, though it expects a pickup in 2019 in comparison to 2018. In its latest Country Report, the intelligence unit says that Sri Lanka'...

COLOMBO (News1st) - Over 100 students have been hospitalized following a wasp attack at a popular school in Katugastota. According to the Police, the students suffered the wasp attack this morning while at the school ground. The victims of the wasp attack were admitted to the Kandy General Hospit...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - 1201 acres of land in the Northern Province held by the security forces has been released to the original owners under the patronage of the President. Details to follow....      ...

Colombo (News 1st) -  The Sena caterpillar has also been discovered in Theri-paha in Walapane Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya district secretary Rohana Pushpakumara said that the Sena caterpillar was found at a corn farm in Theripaha. The secretary added that necessary steps were taken to destroy this...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Two suspects were arrested along with a haul of heroin from Anuradhapura. They were arrested upon a tip-off to the Anuradhapura headquarters of the Police special operations unit. The two suspects were arrested along with 35g of heroin following raids conducted for over two d...