COLOMBO (News 1st) : The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has filed a Contempt of Court case with the Supreme Court against the Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy, Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board, and the Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. The Human Rights Commiss...

Colombo (News 1st) - A bomb blast inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 25 and wounded over 140, foreign media reported. The explosion took place during prayers. Part of the mosque collapsed and victims remain buried in the rubble. Many victims were poli...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The National Election Commission says that more than four election monitoring bodies will be permitted to monitor the upcoming Local Government elections. The Chairman of the commission Nimal Punchihewa said that People's Action for Free & Fair Elections or PAFFREL, Cam...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka Police said that no Independence Day rehearsals will take place on Monday (30), and none of the roads in the area will be closed. Sri Lanka Police said that the special traffic plan for the 75th Independence Day celebrations will be in effect from the 1st of February ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The National Election Commission said that it cannot be satisfied with the status of investigations taking place with regard to the death threats made to three members of the NEC. A senior official at the National Election Commission speaking to News 1st said that various facti...