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Sri Pada Pilgrimage Season Ends Today

Sri Pada Pilgrimage Season Ends Today

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Chief Incumbent of Sri Pada and Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University, Venerable Bengamuwe Sri Dhammadinna Thero says that the...

12-05-2025 | 2:13 PM
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47 Receiving Treatment After Fatal Brush Crash

47 Receiving Treatment After Fatal Brush Crash

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Police say 47 people are still receiving treatment in hospital following the tragic bus accident in Garandi Ella, Kotmale, which ...

12-05-2025 | 1:22 PM
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Virat Kohli Retires from Test Cricket

Virat Kohli Retires from Test Cricket

Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing the curtain down on a glorious career that spanned 14 years and included 123 Test...

12-05-2025 | 12:31 PM
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Special Security Plans for Vesak

Special Security Plans for Vesak

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Police announced that a special traffic plan is in effect in Colombo to accommodate the large crowds expected for the Vesak festi...

12-05-2025 | 12:17 PM
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388 Prisoners Granted Pardon for Vesak Poya Day

388 Prisoners Granted Pardon for Vesak Poya Day

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Steps have been taken to grant a special state pardon to 388 inmates across the country in view of the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day.A...

12-05-2025 | 11:18 AM
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Couple From Ratmalana Arrested

Couple From Ratmalana Arrested

COLOMBO (News 1st): A married couple has been arrested in connection with a series of thefts reported from several areas including Kalutara and Panadura.The suspects, aged 42 and 35, are residents of Ratmalana.They are scheduled to be produced before the Panadura Magistrate’s Court today....
12-05-2025 | 3:51 PM
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Sri Lanka at 2025 UN Peacekeeping Meet

Sri Lanka at 2025 UN Peacekeeping Meet

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka is participating in the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial taking place from 13–14 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany—a high-level forum that convenes global stakeholders committed to enhancing the effectiveness, safety, ...
12-05-2025 | 2:55 PM
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Kerala Cannabis Worth Rs. 87 Million Seized

Kerala Cannabis Worth Rs. 87 Million Seized

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Sri Lanka Navy says that a search operation conducted by the personnel of SLNS Gajaba in the North Central Naval Command in the Pesalai beach area of Mannar yesterday, resulted in the seizure of approximately 218kg of Kerala c...
12-05-2025 | 2:34 PM
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Sri Lanka at 2025 UN Peacekeeping Meet

Sri Lanka at 2025 UN Peacekeeping Meet

12-05-2025 | 2:55 PM
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Kerala Cannabis Worth Rs. 87 Million Seized

Kerala Cannabis Worth Rs. 87 Million Seized

12-05-2025 | 2:34 PM
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President Calls for Unity and Righteous Leadership
12-05-2025 | 9:01 AM

President Calls for Unity and Righteous Leadership

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissan...
Sacred Relics to Arrive at Sirasa Vesak Zone
12-05-2025 | 8:46 AM

Sacred Relics to Arrive at Sirasa Vesak Zone

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Sacred Sarvanna relics,an...
National Vesak Festival in Nuwara Eliya
12-05-2025 | 8:37 AM

National Vesak Festival in Nuwara Eliya

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The National Vesak Festival f...
Semini Iddamalgoda Released on Bail
12-05-2025 | 8:27 AM

Semini Iddamalgoda Released on Bail

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Colombo Magistrate’s Cour...
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