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Samba Rice Prices Drop At Colombo Pettah Market

COLOMBO (News 1st); Prices of imported Samba rice have declined at the Colombo - Pettah rice market following recent imports.Chairman of the Essential...

24-04-2026 | 2:04 PM

CID Records Statement from Maithree Wickremesinghe

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is currently recording a statement from Maithree Wickremesinghe, the wife of former Pr...

24-04-2026 | 1:56 PM

Money Laundering Case Against Yoshitha in June

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court today ordered that the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, an...

24-04-2026 | 1:16 PM

Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa resigns as SJB organizer

COLOMBO (News 1st); Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa has resigned from his position as the Ratmalana Electoral Organizer of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (...

24-04-2026 | 12:48 PM

Sri Lanka in Talks on Haiti Deployment

COLOMBO (News 1st); A high-level Sri Lankan delegation led by Secretary of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), held a series of meet...

24-04-2026 | 12:36 PM

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Police Suspend Use of Manamperi’s Luxury Vehicle

COLOMBO (News 1st); The use of a motor vehicle valued at Rs. 17.5 million belonging to Sampath Manamperi, who is currently in remand custody, has been suspended for a period of seven days.The action was taken by the Illegal Assets Investigation Division.Police said the decision was made after preliminary investigations revealed that the vehicle had allegedly been purchased using funds obtained through illegal means.Sampath Manamperi surrendered t...

24-04-2026 | 4:51 PM

Railways Plan Single-Track Ops on Coastal Line

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Railways says plans are underway to resume train operations on at least one track along the coastal railway line by this evening, following the derailment of the Sagarika train at the Wadduwa railway station.At present, ...

24-04-2026 | 4:05 PM

Former Minister Johnston Fernando Released on Bail

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Wattala Magistrate’s Court today ordered to release on bail former Minister Johnston Fernando, who had been remanded in connection with allegations of misusing a lorry belonging to the Lanka Sathosa.The order was issued when t...

24-04-2026 | 2:08 PM

Railways Plan Single-Track Ops on Coastal Line

24-04-2026 | 4:05 PM

Former Minister Johnston Fernando Released on Bail

24-04-2026 | 2:08 PM

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Sagarika Train Derails at Wadduwa

COLOMBO (News 1st); Railway operations along Sri Lanka’s coastal line have been disrupted following the derailment of the Sagarika train at the Wadduwa railway station.Due to the incident, train services operating from Colombo along the coastal route have been restricted up to Panadura.Railway Spoke...

24-04-2026 | 11:12 AM