COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Trade and Consumer Protection says that measures will be taken to confiscate stocks of eggs by egg producers who conceal stocks to drive up market prices. Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security, Nalin Fernando said that the raids related to eggs being sold...

Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department has taken over the Investigations on student Activists who were arrested and are held under detention orders.  These Activists are Convener of the Inter University Students Federation Wasantha Mudalige, Ven. Galwewa Siridha...

COLOMBO (News 1st): United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor Tweeted that she is 'deeply concerned' that Human Rights Defenders Wasantha Mudalige, Hashantha Jeevantha Gunathilaka and Galwewa Siridamma Thero have been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Three including the convener of the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige, are being detained at the Peliyagoda Special Investigation Unit for ongoing investigations, Police says. Police stated that the suspects are currently being interrogated under the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A university student died  after falling off the Uthuwankanda Mountain in Mawanella. Police said that a 27-year-old resident of Elpitiya had died. She had visited Utuwankanda for an exploration with a group of 58 other university students, and the accident took place in th...