The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has said that it has begun compensating the depositors of The Finance PLC, by issuing a maximum compensation of Rs. 600,000. However, depositors in several areas of the country have been severely impacted as a result of being unable to collect their deposits. Depo...

COLOMBO (News1st) : An election monitoring group has called for a mechanism that would allow those undergoing quarantine, and treatment at hospitals to vote at the parliamentary election. A proposal will be submitted to the National Election Commission to this effect, People's Action for Free &am...

COLOMBO (News1st): More than 300 suspects have been arrested over drug and illicit liquor related offences in the Western Province, police said. During a special operation, 128 suspects had been nabbed with heroin, 55 with cannabis, and 124 with illicit liquor, according to the police. The spe...

COLOMBO (News1st) : Fifty people had recovered from COVID-19 on Sunday, the health ministry said, as the number of recovered patients rose to 941. Sri Lanka has recorded 1814 coronavirus patients, since the virus started spreading in the country on March 11, official figures show. Accordingly,...

The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather advisory for "Strong winds and rough seas" The sea area off the coast extending from Colombo to Trincomalee via Puttalam, Mannar and Kankasanturai and the sea area off the coast extending from Matara to Batticaloa via Hambantota and Pottuvil can ...