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Fatal Bus Accident In Ramboda: Multiple Casualties

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Several people were killed and many others injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in the Ramboda Garandi Ella area on the Nuwar...

11-05-2025 | 8:30 AM

More Sabaragamuwa University Students Suspended

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Five more students from the Faculty of Technology at Sabaragamuwa University have been suspended from classes in connection with ...

11-05-2025 | 8:17 AM

Bell 212 Crash Probe Underway

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Bell 212 helicopter that crashed into the Maduru Oya reservoir is scheduled to be handed over to the Katunayake Air Force Eng...

11-05-2025 | 8:13 AM

Street Fire Contained After Massive Operation

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A fire that broke out at a commercial establishment on Vauxhall Street in Colombo was extinguished after a 12-hour operation.Acco...

11-05-2025 | 7:47 AM

Indonesian Theravada Monks Arrive for Vesak

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A group of Theravada Buddhist monks from Indonesia has arrived in Sri Lanka to take part in Vesak Day celebrations.The group incl...

11-05-2025 | 7:42 AM

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Compensation for Victims of Kotmale Bus Tragedy

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The government has announced compensation for the families of those who lost their lives in the bus accident in Garandi Ella, Kotmale, along the Nuwara Eliya–Gampola main road.Deputy Minister of Transport Prasanna Gunasena stated that the Presidential Secretariat will provide Rs. 1 million to each family of the deceased.Meanwhile, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended his condolences to the families of the victims.&...

11-05-2025 | 4:26 PM

Semini Iddamalgoda Taken Into Custody

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Police confirmed, veteran actress Semini Iddamalgoda has been taken into custody.Authorities stated that the arrest was made in connection with seven outstanding warrants issued by multiple courts, including those in Colombo, Mat...

11-05-2025 | 1:42 PM

21 Dead In Garandi Ella Bus Crash

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The death toll from the bus that plunged into a ravine in the Garandi Ella area of Kotmale on the Nuwara Eliya–Gampola main road has risen to 21.Police said that 59 people were injured in the accident.Of the injured, 22 individua...

11-05-2025 | 12:17 PM

Semini Iddamalgoda Taken Into Custody

11-05-2025 | 1:42 PM

21 Dead In Garandi Ella Bus Crash

11-05-2025 | 12:17 PM

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India and Pakistan Agree to Immediate Ceasefire

COLOMBO (News 1st) - India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and Immediate ceasefire. This was first announced by US President Donald Trump on his platform Truth Social.Here’s what Trump wrote in full: “After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India a...

10-05-2025 | 6:00 PM