Colombo (News 1st); Good Friday is on 2nd April. Good Friday, observed before Easter, is the day when Christians commemorate Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Good Friday is observed by Christians as a day of penance, grief, and fasting. Good Friday also marks the end of the 40-day period of fasting...

Colombo (News 1st); "Did 6.9 million people vote for the government to protect the companies that released carcinogenic coconut oil," questioned Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Friday (02). "Certain personnel at customs are involved in this scam, and I state it without fear," he said adding...

Colombo (News 1st); Two young men in their late twenties died in an accident involving a car and a motorcycle at the Polwatte Junction on the Pannipitiya - Battaramulla Road on Friday (02). Sri Lanka Police said a motorcycle traveling towards Borella crashed into a car that was turning to the Pol...

Colombo (News 1st); Dinesh Gunawardena, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka was elected to chair the 17th Session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), said the Foreign Ministry. Presiding over the conference held in ...

A man has been whipped by what he describes as the "angriest octopus" while swimming on holiday at a Western Australian beach. In a video that has gone viral, the octopus can be seen in shallow waters lashing out at geologist Lance Karlson. The creature came after him...