COLOMBO (News1st): The President should have lost his temper when fraudulent dealings took place in the country, an opposition lawmaker has said. "He could have lost his temper because the price of sugar was not reduced," Jathika Jana Balawegaya leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake pointed out. He ...

COLOMBO (News1st): Parliamentarian Harin Fernando has written to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on the remarks made by the President on Saturday. Video footage and a transcript of the President's remarks have been attached along with the letter sent by parliamentarian Harin Fernando to pol...

COLOMBO (News1st): A discussion on the development of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital was chaired by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday. The meeting had taken place at the auditorium of the Kurunegala District Secretariat. A PCR machine that had been installed recently at the Kurunega...

COLOMBO (News1st): The isolation in the Grandpass, Maligawatte, and Dematagoda police jurisdictions will be lifted at 5 am on Sunday, officials said. This was confirmed by Army Commander Shavendra Silva who heads the National Operation Centre for the Prevention of OCVID-19 Outbreak. Meanwhile,...

COLOMBO (News1st): State officials must pay attention to amend outdated laws instead of passing the responsibility to other units, tourism minister Prasanna Ranatunga has said. He had made these remarks during a meeting in the Ratnapura district, a statement by the presidential task force on econ...