COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera was confronted during a media briefing in Colombo on Thursday (29) over the country's spike in COVID-19 cases. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1sNvx94b_w[/embed]...

COLOMBO (News 1st);  Sri Lanka Navy on 27th and 28th April 2021 apprehended 02 Indian dhows, loaded with about 2790kg of dried turmeric, about 803 kg of cardamom, and several other consumer goods, in northwestern waters of the island, across the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Apart ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Railways decided to suspend multiple Inter-City & Long Distance train operations due to a low number of ticket bookings, given the present COVID-19 situation in the country. The canceled train services are:  1001 - Fort, Colombo to Badulla 1009/110 - Fort, Co...

(CNN) Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer. His family shared the news Wednesday after his passing on Collins' Facebook page. "We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfat...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Senior Media Personality Kingsly Rathnayake was appointed as the President's Spokesperson on Thursday (29)....