Colombo (News 1st); The Health Ministry has urged the general public to assist the authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 during the upcoming holiday season. In a statement, the Director-General of Health Services requested the general public to follow the following guidelines in order to pre...

Colombo (News 1st); Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited's (SLIC) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating to 'CCC+' from 'B'. Fitch typically does not apply Outlooks to ratings in the 'CCC' category or below. SLIC's National IFS Rating was not covered in this review. ...

Colombo (News 1st); The postmortem examination on the body of a foreign monk discovered in the Rathgama lagoon will be carried out later on Wednesday (09). According to reports, the deceased was identified as Venerable Netherlanthaye Jinawansa Thero, aged 60. The late thero was residing at the...

Colombo (News 1st); Wattala Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala on Wednesday (09) ordered the five-member committee of experts to conduct the postmortem examination on the 11 prisoners killed in the Mahara Prison Riot and report facts to the court. The Magistrate ordered for the bodies which are curre...

Colombo (News 1st); The interim report of the committee appointed to investigate and report on the Mahara Prison Riot was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday (08) by the Minister of Justice. As a responsible government, we appointed a five-member committee to probe the incident, said Justice Minist...