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Train Services Back on Track

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Railways said that train services will resume normal operations this evening.The disruptions experienced this morning an...

14-05-2025 | 5:47 PM

Kotmale Tragedy: Funds Released To Families

COLOMBO (News 1st); Following the tragic bus accident in the Garandiella area of Kotmale, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed the allocati...

14-05-2025 | 5:09 PM

Fuel Stations into Safe and Hygienic Spaces

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Clean Sri Lanka Presidential Task Force, in collaboration with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Lanka IOC, Sinopec Energy La...

14-05-2025 | 4:53 PM

Historic Agreements Signed at Saudi-US Summit

COLOMBO (News 1st); U.S. President Donald Trump and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Mi...

14-05-2025 | 4:14 PM

The World's 'Poorest' President, Dies At 89

Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former leftist rebel who became Uruguay’s president from 2010 to 2015, has died at the age of 89.Uruguayan President Yamandu Ors...

14-05-2025 | 4:08 PM

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Transport Vehicles Non-Compliant with Regulations

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Transport Commission states that the majority of public passenger transport vehicles in the country are not compliant with regulations.The Commission highlights that, according to the Motor Transport Act, it is not permissible to modify lorry chassis into buses for operation.By 2022, the total number of buses in the country was 113,268.Of these, 19,862 buses were used for public passenger transport by the private ...

14-05-2025 | 5:52 PM

Sri Lanka Protests Genocide Allegations

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government of Sri Lanka has expressed strong objections to the Canadian High Commissioner regarding unfounded genocide allegations and the construction of a misleading monument in Canada.Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath met wit...

14-05-2025 | 5:21 PM

Mahindananda Files For Anticipatory Bail

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has filed an anticipatory bail application with the Colombo Magistrate's Court, seeking release before being taken into custody by the Bribery Commission. This request is r...

14-05-2025 | 5:14 PM

Sri Lanka Protests Genocide Allegations

14-05-2025 | 5:21 PM

Mahindananda Files For Anticipatory Bail

14-05-2025 | 5:14 PM

Local News

Bus Violations Face Crackdown in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Transport Commission has decided to rigorously inspect whether private long-distance bus operators are adhering to their license/permit conditions.Acting Director General, Nayomi Jayawardena, stated that one of the conditions requires two drivers to be present on lon...

14-05-2025 | 3:36 PM