Colombo (News 1st); Tensions boiled over at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe into incidents of Political Victimization on Thursday (13) based on an interview given to a local weekend newspaper by Former Solicitor General Suhada Gamlath on the legal status of the Avant-Garde ...

COLOMBO (News1st): The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has criticized the composition of ministers and state ministers who were sworn in on Wednesday. "There is a reasonable question of whether they have hoodwinked the majority of the people who voted for them," Harin Fernando, an SJB parliamentaria...

COLOMBO (News1st): Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa engaged in religious observances in Anuradhapura on Thursday. The Prime Minister paid respects to Buddhist leaders during his visit. "The time has come for you to fulfil your duty," Ven. Ralapanawe Dhammajoni Thero, the Adhikarana Sanghanayak...

Colombo (News 1st); The Foundation for People's Rights Protection has called on the new Cabinet of Ministers to immediately suspend any attempt to purchase new furniture for their ministries. He said, everything from the rotating chairs in the ministry to the rugs on the floor are being removed a...

Colombo (News 1st);  The appointment of 25 new Secretaries to Ministries took place on Thursday (13) evening, announced the President's Media Division. The appointments were made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The Cabinet Secretary and Secretaries to the Ministries are as follows: 01. W. ...