Colombo (News 1st); The Director-General of Health Services has given permission to conduct rapid antigen testing in Sri Lanka. Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, Head of the Epidemiology Unit, said that the Director-General of Health Services had given the necessary recommendations on Tuesday (17) to condu...

Colombo (News 1st); Opposition Lawmakers claim media, social media, civil and political activists were subject to interrogation or were arrested in recent days for expressing their opinion on certain matters. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stressed the constitution enshrines the right to spee...

Colombo (News 1st);  Former JVP Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti alleged the government does not have any proposal to generate income for the expenses mentioned in the 2021 Budget. He said even though the government proposed to generate tax revenue, it does not specify the program it would imple...

Colombo (News 1st); Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said the present government took over, what was deemed a failed governance structure. Despite facing many issues, the present government has been able to achieve its goals for 2020, said Mahinda Rajapaksa. The damage caused to the country by...

Colombo (News 1st);  The prisoner who broke out of the Old Bogambara Prison early on Wednesday (18) was arrested, said the Department of Prisons. The inmate will be placed in mandatory quarantine for a period of 14 days. Authorities foiled a prison break attempt at the Old Bogambara Prison on ...