COLOMBO (News 1st); An individual was arrested in Vanathawilluwa for hoarding fuel to be sold for exorbitant prices. Sri Lanka Police seized around 300 liters of Diesel concealed in the house in Wanathawilluwa. The detainee is to be presented to the Puttalam Magistrate Court....

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has commenced discussions with Lanka IOC to provide diesel for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for the next 55 days. The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Janaka Ratnayake said that he discusses the...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Transport Medical Institute says that from today (1) & tomorrow (2) there will be no service every Friday and Saturday. The NTMI said in a statement that the decision was taken due to the crisis in the country. The National Transport Medical Institute furth...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Postal Services says that due to the trade union action initiated by the postal workers, over 400 parcels have been piled up in the overseas section of the Colombo Central Post Exchange. The Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyaratne said that due to this, more th...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Second Phase of Paper Marking for the G. C. E Ordinary Level Examination was suspended temporarily due to the fuel crisis in the country. Commissioner General of Examination L. M. D. Dharmasena said that Phase One of Paper Marking was completed on a successful note. 202...