COLOMBO(News 1st): With the addition of the 03 new COVID-19 patients yesterday, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 1,880. While two of the patients discovered yesterday were Navy officials attached to the Sri Lankan Navy the other patient is a returnee from Qatar. This brings ...

Curfew for the entire country will be from 12 midnight to 04 AM daily from tomorrow (14th), until further notice, the President's Media Division stated. Meanwhile, the government requested all state and private institutions to function according to health guidelines as prescribed before....

Legal action will be taken against vendors who sell chicken above the maximum retail price, the Consumer affairs authority said. Continuous raids will be conducted in order to arrest such vendors, the Chairman of the Authority, Shantha Dissanayake said. The authority has received a number of c...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police have begun an investigation into the shooting that took place last evening at the Elamalawala area in Hanwella. A person arrived in a motorbike and opened fire at a three-wheel driver around 6.00 to 7.00 PM on Friday evening. While the motive for the shooti...

COLOMBO (News1st): A trial election was held at the St Sebastian School in Negombo today, under the auspices of the chairman of the National Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya. Adhering to health guidelines, nearly 200 people, including the District Secretary of Gampaha, Sunil Jayalath and s...