(Reuters) - Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is "very sick," his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday. "I would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict, who, in silence, is sustaining the Chur...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the Nuwara Eliya District Secretary and Commissioner to immediately provide 30 acres of abandoned land adjacent to the Ambewela Farm to them and provide the necessary facilities to develop it as grazing land to meet the food requirement of the dai...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department has commenced a study on the nine criminals who were arrested from the special camp for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees at Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli. The CID said that following the evaluation a decision will be taken on the...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Police teams investigating the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter were summoned by the Police Chief for a meeting on Wednesday (28). IGP C.D. Wickramaratne called for the meeting to discuss the progress of the investigations. Eight Police teams including the Criminal Invest...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka Railways has decided to introduce a dedicated train to transport vegetables from January 2023, with trial runs already taking place. Transporting of vegetables from upcountry areas to Colombo Fort by train commenced on Tuesday (27) after 23 years. According to a prop...