Reuters - Speaking Brussels on Wednesday (October 16), European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker joked that while everyone understood English, no one understood England. Juncker was speaking at the European Union headquarters during an inauguration ceremony for the European Labour Authori...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - Colombo 13, 14 and 15 will experience an 18-hour water cut on Saturday (Oct 19) from 9 pm onwards, according to the National Water Supply and Drainage Board The Water Board further noted that the Fort and Pettah areas would experience a low pressured water supply during this t...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - Four people were arrested along with 3 knives, 2 toy pistols and 3 masks upon inspection of a suspicious van at Kekirawa. According to the police, three suspects out of the four are military personnel. Kekirawa Police Division has commenced investigations into the incident. ...

Reuters -  Clouds of smoke rose above the buildings of Syria's Ras al Ain on Thursday (October 17) as Turkey pushed on with its assault on northern Syria. Turkey says it aims to defeat the YPG and create a "safe zone" where millions of Syrian war refugees now in Turkey could be resettled. The ...

Colombo (News 1st): The National Elections Commission noted that 673 complaints have been filed regarding the upcoming presidential election. Commissioner-General of the NEC Saman Sri Ratnayake noted that 35 of these complaints were filed yesterday (October 16). Out of the total number of complai...