COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has approved power cuts for a period of 3 hours and 40 minutes daily from 19th to the 21st of May. [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="670723,670722,670721,670720,670719,670718"]...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Traffic came to a standstill in Wellawatte, Colombo on Wednesday (18) afternoon after people took to the streets demanding Kerosene. Locals obstructed Galle Road from Ramakrishna Mawatha in Wellawatte, demanding they be provided with Kerosene. A similar protest took place i...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Meteorology announced that the South-west monsoon will be expected to establish over the island by tomorrow (19). Further, it says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northwestern, and Southern Provinces. S...

COLOMBO (News 1st); SLPP MPs Milan Jayathilake, Sanath Nishantha, and two others who were arrested over their involvement in the attacks on the GotaGoGama and MynaGoGama peaceful protest sites were remanded to the 25th of May by the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (18). Sri Lanka's A...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended an olive branch to the country's main opposition to work together on addressing the shortage of drugs. While commending the Samamgi Jana Balavegaya's 'Husma (Breath)' program, the Prime Minister requested the SJB to t...