COLOMBO (News1st): The extremists behind last year's April 21 attacks bombed Sri Lanka due to a change of mind after initially targeting India, MP S.B. Dissanayake has said. "...they noticed that there is no proper security in Sri Lanka and that they could do something," the Sri Lanka Podujana Pe...

COLOMBO (News1st): The epidemiology unit must disseminate information on COVID-19 to the relevant entities, the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has said. "It is only by sharing information that these entities would be able to support them," Dr Haritha Aluthge, the editor of the GM...

Colombo (News 1st); District Secretary of Gampaha Sunil Jayalath had requested the Finance Ministry to provide relief to 72,000 affected families in the district. He had requested for the Rs. 5000/- allowance be provided once again to the families taking into account the present situation. A S...

Colombo (News 1st); 113 new COVID-19 cases were reported at 1930 hours on Wednesday (14) said Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, who is also the Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO). He all cases are from the Minuwangoda cluster and th...

Colombo (News 1st); New District Secretaries were appointed for the Kalutara, Kandy and Batticaloa Districts, said the Ministry of Defence. District Secretary Kalutara - Prasanna Geeganage He was appointed to the post as U. D. C. Jayalal was appointed as a Ministry Secretary. District Secre...