COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister (Professor) Channa Jayasumana says the NMRA data that mysteriously disappeared from the Lanka Government Cloud, related to medicines and medical devices of companies that are being investigated for malpractices. He said files that were to be used as evidence mat...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Opposition lawmakers have termed the government as a virus more dangerous than COVID-19. Harin Fernando, a parliamentarian representing the Samagi Jana Balavegaya said it is time to remove the government, which is a virus to the entire country. "Every virus comes from overs...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Bail was granted to two traders from Colombo, who were arrested on Sunday (19) for protesting opposite the Fort Railway Station. Two people, including the President of the United National Self-Employed Businessmen’s Association, Charles Pradeep were arrested on Sunday (19) aft...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu received Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Prof. G.L. Peiris at the Turkish House, the Chancery building of the Turkish Permanent Mission in New York, on Friday 17 September 2021, for a bilateral meeting between the two sides, on the sideli...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Ruling Party MP Jagath Kumara said he is not afraid of any disciplinary action, as suggested by the Public Security Minister Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara. A conflict of opinions has arisen between the MP and Minister from the same party over the transfer of the Officer In C...