Colombo (News 1st); Farmers with more than 01 acres of farmland will be issued firearms licenses, said Mahindananda Aluthgamage, the Minister of Agriculture on Thursday (11). Speaking in Parliament the Minister said in the past farmers were issued firearms to protect their crops, however, it was ...

Colombo (News 1st); The Prime Minister on Wednesday (10) in his comments to the parliament did not refer to permitting the burial of those who die with COVID-19 infection, said Gampaha District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MP Kokila Gunawardena on Thursday (11). However, on Wednesday (10) Prime Mi...

Colombo (News 1st); General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army was presented a rare and distinguished recognition of 'Leadership with Distinction' Award at the "Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka-2020" Awards Ceremony at BMICH. "It is often essential to have th...

Colombo (News 1st); The Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation has called on the general public to provide information on any other tree of the Sri Lankan Legume or Crudia Zeylanica, from any part of the island. Crudia Zeylanica is a critically endangered endemic species in Sri Lanka, said ...

Colombo (News 1st);  Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of minister Wimal Weerawansa on Thursday (11) filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department calling for an inquiry over defamatory reports. Speaking to reporters, Weerawansa said she or her children were never part of political affa...