COLOMBO (News 1st); Navin Dissanayake was sworn in as the new Governor of the Sabaragamuwa Province in the presence of the President on Tuesday (13).  The statement issued by the President's Media Division is as follows: Navin Dissanayake appointed as the new Governor of Sabaragamuwa...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Legal proceedings are underway to reduce medicine prices by 16% from June 15. "Measures will be taken to conduct a review and then reduce the prices of medicine every three months," Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella said. "It will be possible to complete t...

COLOMBO (News 1st); One person was injured in a shooting that took place down Kumaratunga Mawatha in Dematapitiya, Dikwella. Sri Lanka Police said that a man travelling on a motorcycle was injured in the shooting that was carried out by two men who had arrived in a car and later fled the scene. Th...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Several areas in the Western Province will experience a 20-hour water cut. The water supply will be disrupted from 10:00 am on Tuesday (13) until 06:00 am on Wednesday (14), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said. The water cut will be imposed in Gorakapitiy...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A man with an outstanding warrant had fled ever after being shot in the leg by Sri Lanka Police on Monday (12) afternoon. Sri Lanka Police said that a police team had visited Uragasmanhandiya on Monday (12) afternoon to arrest the man who had an outstanding warrant.  It wa...