COLOMBO (News 1st); The isolation of 82 Grama Niladhari Divisions across 12 Districts will be lifted at 04:00 AM on Monday (21).    ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka recorded a total of 51,303 COVID-19 infections from the 01st to the 20th of June, said the National Operations Center for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO). ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Kalutara Districts recorded the highest number of 424 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) on Sunday (20). In total 2,248 COVID-19 cases were reported from Sri Lanka on Saturday (19). ...

COLOMBO (News 1st):  Special search operations conducted by the Navy in the seas off Karukupane in Chilaw and Madagal in Jaffna on 18th and 19th June 2021 led to the seizure of about 377kg and 800g of Kerala cannabis. Accordingly, in the past 05 days alone, naval operations managed to seize heroi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board owes the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation approximately Rs. 80 Billion for obtaining fuel for electricity generation. CPC Chairman Sumith Wijesinghe speaking to News 1st said the sum is due from March 2019. "At present CEB does not require a large a...