COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 65 people who were preparing to travel overseas illegally, by boat. Police Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa speaking to News 1st said among the arrested were a girl and a woman and the rest were males. "The arrests were made based on inte...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka will mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Wednesday (13) aimed at highlighting the risks posed by COVID-19. Major General (Retd) Sudantha Ranasinghe, the Director-General of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) speaking to News 1st the new normal...

COLOMBO (News 1st); 23 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed for Monday (11), increasing the total number of fatalities to 13,377. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Parliament is scheduled to convene on Thursday the 21st and Friday the 22nd next week. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on the 7th last week. Accordingly, on both sitting days fr...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Local Government members representing the government and the opposition were captured on video engaged in an ugly brawl in Nawalapitiya. The altercation broke out over an issue surrounding the construction of a jogging track close to the Jayathilake Grounds in Nawalapitiya. ...