COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Sri Lanka Test Cricketer Sachithra Senanayake was remanded to the 15th of September by a Colombo Court. The former off spinner was arrested after he appeared via an attorney-at-law for an investigation carried out by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sports Mini...

Sri Lanka suffers from a continuing accountability deficit - be it for war crime atrocities, more recent human rights violations, corruption, or abuse of power - which must be addressed for the country to move forward, according to a UN Human Rights Office report published on Wednesday (6) . &ldquo...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has called for a proper investigation to be carried out based on the facts revealed by the Channel4 program on the Easter Sunday terror attacks. Speaking to reporters in Colombo on Wednesday (6), he slammed the gov...

The first match of the Super 4’s round in Asia Cup 2023 will see Pakistan take on Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday (September 7). Both the teams had decent league-stage campaigns and will look to carry the momentum in the Super 4’s round. ...

"When others said NO to the post of Prime Minister, and fled in fear, I took over this task." - President COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday (6) called on the Prime Minister to extend the Parliament sessions to Saturday (9), if necessary, in order...