Colombo(News 1st); The suspect involved in the recent shooting near the Dehiwala railway station, which left one person injured, has been killed in a shootout with the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Kahathuduwa.According to police, STF officers carried out a search operation at a house in the Ka...

COLOMBO (News 1st);Former Minister P. Dayaratne has passed away at the age of 89.He began his political career in 1977 when he was elected to Parliament representing the Ampara District under the United National Party. He was first appointed as Deputy Minister of Power and Energy in the adminis...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Public Security has announced that 67 Sri Lankan organized crime suspects hiding abroad have been targeted with Interpol Red Notices, as part of an intensified crackdown on transnational criminal networks.Minister Ananda Wijepala stated that some of these individu...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The historic Esala Perahera festival at the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) officially commenced this morning with the traditional Kap Situweema or the Kap erecting ceremony.The ritual signifies the beginning of the inner temple processions, which will now ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a State Visit to Maldives from 28-30 July 2025 at the invitation of the President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu.During the visit, President Dissanayake is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with President Muizzu and exchange several ...