COLOMBO (News 1st) - A program to provide arms to Civil Defence Force personnel for self-defence and to chase away wild elephants, commenced today (January 11) under the auspices of Minister of Wildlife S.M. Chandrasena. The program which commenced at the ancient Galvihara Viharaya in Kudabelmank...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited Kandy today (January 11) and paid homage to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Subsequently, the President visited the Malwatte Viharaya and called on the Chief prelate of the Malwatte Chapter of the Siam Sect, Most Venerable Thibbatuwav...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The farming communities have been facing a number of difficulties on a daily basis recently. Heavy downpours experienced in the recent past destroyed many cultivations in Galenbindunuwewa. Nearly 5,000 acres of cultivation in Udakallagama and Konwewa areas in Galenbindunuwewa...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Judicial Service Commission said that they have received a number of complaints regarding three judges involved in the controversial phone conversations with MP Ranjan Ramanayake. The Judicial Service Commission stated that discussions were held in this regard and action ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A proposal to repeal the Kandyan Marriage and Divorce Act has been drafted and is due to be tabled as a draft, in Parliament. The proposal was presented as a private member's bill to repeal the law. Accordingly, it is proposed to repeal the No. 44 of 1952, Kandyan Marriage an...