COLOMBO (News 1st) - Jaffna District Secretary A. Sivabalasundaram says that measures were taken to ban private tuition classes on Fridays and Sundays from the first of July. He says that private tuition classes on Friday evenings and Sundays have been banned for classes below grade 9. The de...

Colombo (News 1st) - Former US President Donald Trump showed US military plans and nuclear secrets to guests at his home in Mar-A-Lago, Florida, including classified documents that he was keeping illegally after leaving the office of the presidency, according to charges the Special Counsel inve...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - State Minister of Investment Promotion  Dilum Amunugama says that steps are being taken to obtain Cabinet approval for the pilot project of cultivating cannabis. The State minister says that further activities will be implemented based on the results of the pilot proj...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The National Election Commission has announced the number of Parliamentarians that can be elected from each district of the island, according to the number of voters. According to the number of registered voters in the year 2023, the highest number of Parliamentarians will...

Colombo (News 1st) - Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned from Parliament late Friday after an investigation found that he had lied to a parliamentary committee inquiring into 'Partygate' - parties that he had hosted during the COVID lockdown period in contravention of public heal...