Colombo (News 1st); Top intelligence and security officials were warned about an attack a day before it had taken place, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing last year's April 21st attacks was informed on Thursday (20). In a testimony at the presidential commission, former State Intelli...

Colombo (News 1st);  222 grams of Kush Cannabis valued at Rs 2.2 million were seized by the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs from a Courier Company situated in Katunayake. Customs said the detection was made as a result of gathering intelligence information during the last couple of we...

Colombo (News 1st);  It should always be remembered that the prime responsibility of a people’s representative is to serve the public, said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his inaugural address to the 09th Parliament of Sri Lanka on Thursday (20). Here are some of the key points from the Presiden...

Colombo (News 1st); Attorney General Dappula De Livera directed the Acting Inspector General of Police to conduct an investigation with regard to the arrest of Ex-Superintendent of the Negombo Prison Anurudhdha Sampayo. State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Coordinating Officer to the Attorney Gen...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Mauritius Police Force arrested 19 people, including a Sri Lankan, who served as the second captain of the fuel tanker ship that crashed into a coral reef near the island of Mauritius, Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said. Discussions were initiated with the respective authoritie...