COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's former Army Commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka in an open statement on Facebook has urged Defence Secretary General G.D.H. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), and General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army to rethink the unlawful orders given by...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Two people were murdered in Mhaawela and Kotawila areas on Friday (15). According to the Police a 55-year-old man was stabbed to death with a Mammoty following a dispute at a house in the Delgodalla area in Mahawela. The suspect involved in the murder has fled the area and ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested a 32-year-old man for attempting to steal Rs. 27 Mn from a leading clothing store in Kadawatha. This incident took place on Friday (15), and following an investigation, police teams located the suspect while he was hiding inside a water tank located o...

COLOMBO (News 1st);  The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has decided to direct the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to temporarily close the stock market for a period of five business days commencing from 18th April 2022. The Board of Directors of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Occupy Galle Face protest in Colombo is gaining more support from many other parts of Sri Lanka and as well as across the world. Over in the southern coastal city of Galle, a branch of the GotaGoGama (Gota Go Village) was opened on Friday (15) evening in support of the Gal...