COLOMBO (News 1st); A wedding reception in Tissamaharama on Sunday (16) night ended in a murder, said Sri Lanka Police. According to the police report, a dispute has taken place between family members during the wedding and a man had beaten and choked his father-in-law to death. The 54-year-ol...

COLOMBO (News 1st); His Lordship Bishop Valence Mendis assumed office as the new Bishop of Kandy on Monday (17). On 9th October 2021, the Vatican announced the appointment of Rt. Rev. Dr. Valence Mendis (Bishop of Chilaw) as the Bishop of Kandy by His Holiness Pope Francis, succeeding Bishop Vian...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan authorities will meet on Tuesday (18) to discuss the procurement of fuel for an uninterruptible power supply to the island nation. The Ceylon Electricity Board told News 1st that the existing stocks of fuel will only be sufficient to generate electricity until Tuesd...

TRINCOMALEE (News 1st); After successful treatment given by Sri Lanka Navy’s Diving and Salvage Unit, Trincomalee, a foreigner who was down with the Decompression Sickness, regained health and was discharged on 13th January 2022. A 39 year old Mexican tourist diver was admitted to the Naval Hospi...

All the eyes were on the screens when Mrs America, Shaylyn Ford, was crowned as ‘Mrs World 2022’ in the recently concluded beauty pageant. The finale of the beauty pageant was held in Nevada, Las Vegas on January 15. While Ford clinched the title in her home country, Mrs Jordan and Mrs UAE were d...