Colombo (News 1st) - The Department of Excise earned its highest annual revenue in 2022. Last year the Department earned Rs.170 billion. Deputy Commissioner of the Excise Department Kapila Kumarasinghe said this year's target revenue is Rs.217 billion. The Excise Department recorded the highe...

Colombo (News 1st) - A person has died and four others have sustained injuries in a dispute between two groups in Pethiyagoda, Peliyagoda. Police said they were assaulted with sharp weapons and sticks. Three people who were injured in the incident were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. A...

BBC - China has taken down more than 1,000 social media accounts - some with millions of followers - that criticised the government's Covid policies. Social media platform Weibo said it had suspended or banned accounts for what it described as personal attacks against Chinese Covid specialists....