Colombo (News 1st) - Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Parliament to decriminalise same-sex relationships, through a simple majority in the House, the Speaker informed Parliament Tuesday. A 3-member bench ruled in an exhaustive 43-page judgment that the Bill was co...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - 10 United Nations Special Rapporteurs have written an official letter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe regarding the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill and Rehabilitation Bill in Sri Lanka. The letter highlights their concerns regarding the potential impact of these bills on human ri...

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COLOMBO (News 1st) - The case filed in Singapore to claim compensation for the damages caused by the X-Press Pearl maritime disaster will be called up for the first time today. Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe says the case will be called up at the Singapore High Court. A law firm in...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - State sector employees who had submitted nominations for the local government election will be reinstated from today. Secretary to the State Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs Ranjith Asoka says they will be reinstated to the nearest service requirement out...