COLOMBO (News 1st): The Supreme Court on Friday (Aug. 05) pointed out that it is necessary to further streamline the fuel distribution activities through the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB). The two Fundamental Rights Applications filed by the Bar Association Sri Lanka (BASL) were called up in the...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says no power cuts will be implemented for tomorrow (6) and the day after (7). The power cut for today (5) will only be imposed for one hour, PUCSL said. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Fort Magistrate today granted bail to Koswatte Mahanama Thero, who was remanded for violating court orders and staging a protest. The Thero was released on a surety worth Rs. 100,000. On July 28th, Fort Police arrested Mahanama Thero and Trade Union Leader Joseph St...

COLOMBO (News 1st); 13,739 people belonging to 3,471 families have been affected due to the inclement weather, the Disaster Management Center says. The Disaster Management Center also stated that 574 people belonging to 137 families have been displaced due to the adverse weather. The number of dam...

COLOMBO (News 1st); All government and government approved private schools will operate on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during next week, the Ministry of Education says. The decision has been taken in view of 11th July Thursday being a Poya day, and due to the requirement of conducting schools at ...