Colombo (News 1st); Attorney General Dappula de Livera has requested for a copy of the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe the 2019 April 21st Attacks from the Secretary to the President. State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Coordinating Officer to the Attorney Gen...

Colombo (News 1st); A fired-up Anura Kumara Dissanayake (JVP leader) told the Speaker of Parliament, that his conduct is very much disappointing. "I've been watching your conduct closely and you are not an organizer from the ruling party," he told the speaker on Thursday (11). Anura Kumara Dis...

Colombo (News 1st); The COVID-19 variant spreading in the UK was detected from samples obtained in Colombo, Awissawella, Vavuniya & Biyagama, said Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, the Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. Speaking to...

Colombo (News 1st); Concerns were raised in Parliament on Friday (12) with regard to certain details of Presidential Commission reports, which are in the sole custody of the President, being reported by certain media outlets. "The reports of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on incidents of ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The National Elections Commission (NEC) proposed the submission of an "Income and Expenditure Report" by all candidates contesting an election, be included in the new constitution, the NEC Chairman said. This was proposed through the list of proposals submitted by the NEC, to ...