COLOMBO (News 1st); The Hultsdorf Number 1 Magistrate's Court issued a warrant for the arrest of MP Wimal Weerawansa. The warrant was issued as he failed to appear in court for the case filed over the demonstration that took place opposite the UN office in Thummulla, Colombo in 2016. The case ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Top delegations from the Sinopec Group (Ranking 5th in the Fortune Global 500 list of 2022) and the China Merchants Group (152nd) are currently visiting Sri Lanka. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka tweeted that the delegates are in the country to enhance cooperation and further i...

A Sri Lankan attempting to smuggle in gold worth Rs 6.5 Million (Indian) was arrested by Bengaluru Customs sleuths at Kempegowda International Airport. The man was arrested and the gold weighing 1.2kg seized. Sources with the customs' air intelligence unit said the suspect aged 33 was intercept...

COLOMBO (News 1st); USS Charleston (LCS - 18) of the U.S. Navy arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on the morning of 11th March 2023, and left the following day. USS Charleston (LCS - 18) is a 127.4m long Independence - Class Littoral Combat Ship manned by 100 crew members and the ship is commanded ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Customs seized 350g of cocaine valued at over Rs. 17 Million. Sudattha Silva, the Customs Spokesperson, told News 1st that the cocaine was discovered concealed in the luggage of a Macedonian man who arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport from Brazil. He s...