COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka's cybersecurity authority has warned social media users of a free internet data scam, as they could lose access to personal information. In a warning, the national centre for cyber-security (CERT) strictly warned users against opening links circulating on social media...

Colombo (News 1st); Passenger transport bus operators are advised to only transport 50 percent of the seating capacity at any given time, in order to maintain social distancing and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Speaking at the National Operations Centre for Preventing COVID-19, DIG Ajith Rohana s...

COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka's constitutional council (CC) has said it would fill vacancies in the Office for Reparations during its next meeting, to ensure effective operations. The council, which met on Thursday, had also discussed a letter sent by the national election commission directing the...

Updates ; * the number of people tested positive on Thursday to five in the first paragraph * the locality of the infected patients in paragraph two COLOMBO (News1st): The number of COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka rose to 335, health officials said, after five people tested positive on Thu...

Colombo (News 1st); The Supreme Court announced sittings for the 2nd Term of 2020, on Monday 27th April 2020 will not take place if the situation in the locality of the Superior Courts Complex continues to be identified as an area unsafe for the public to access and move around. The statement goe...