COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Navy says that a vessel with six sailors, who were engaged in search operations along the southern coast for suspicious vessels, has been missing for about 20 days. Navy spokesperson Captain Indika de Silva said that the sailors left from the Southern Coast on 16th Septembe...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A rescue operation has been initiated to find three victims who were trapped under a mound of earth after it collapsed on a two-storey house in Tumbaliyadda area of ​​Warakapola Anguruwella Road. Accordingly, a joint operation with the collaboration of the Police, the Police sp...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd, the Network that owns and operates Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV-1, News 1st, and Stein Studios has been appointed as the Official Television Rights Holders in Sri Lanka for the long-awaited ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, to be held in Australia from Octo...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Reservoirs near hydropower plants have received considerable rainfall. The spokesperson of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Andrew Nawamuni said that the reservoirs associated with Victoria, Randenigala, Rantabe, Castle Ree, and other power plants have received heavy rainfall...

COLOMBO (News 1st) -  IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva says the world economy has been hit by one shock after another Covid, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and climate disasters on every continent. She further said that on Tuesday (11), they cut the global growth forecast to 2....