COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Sri Lanka United Grama Niladari Union carried out a protest blocking the main access road to the parliament complex. As a result of this protest, several parliamentarians had to enter the parliament under police protection. The police had to intervene to control a heated ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A diamond rumoured to be valued at over Rs. 5 billion believed to have been stolen from Pannipitiya recently has now been recovered. The diamond was found during a raid in Keselwatta carried out by the Peliyagoda crime investigation division. Police media spokesperson SP Ruwa...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya handed over a complaint to the Presidential Commission appointed to investigate fraud and corruption in state institutions today (March 05). The complaint handed over reffered to the irregularities in the cancelling of the order for Airbus A350-900 air...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - An article published by a Singaporean university body has sounded a warning against the restoration of the 'death penalty' here in Sri Lanka. The commentary published by the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, a constituent unit of the Nanyang ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A Bolivian national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake while attempting to smuggle about 5kg of cocaine into the country. Customs Media Spokesperson Sunil Jayaratna noted that the value of the cocaine exceeds Rs. 75 million. The suspect ha...