COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Customs detected 670g of Hashish from a parcel sent from overseas, at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo. Sri Lanka Customs said that the value of the narcotics is north of Rs. 10 million. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st);  Welfare Benefits Board Chairman B.Wijayaratne has stepped down from his position. He confirmed that he tendered in his resignation on Tuesday (15). ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Catholic Church has commended the Sri Lankan authorities for the efforts being made along the line of reconciliation. Most Rev. Dr. Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka, speaking to churchgoers during the Annual Feast of the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu on Tuesday (15...

A coordinated search operation conducted by the Navy and Food and Drugs Inspector Unit in Anuradhapura on 14th August 2023 led to the apprehension of a suspect with 11,377 capsules of Pregabalin 150mg.  The prescription drug had been available for sale by illegal means at a pharmacy in front o...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Education Ministry announced on Tuesday (15) that the First Leg of the Second School Term for 2023 will end on the 17th of August. The Second Leg of the Second School Term for 2023 will commence on the 28th of August.  ...