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Probe into Central Cultural Fund Irregularities

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of a three-member committee to investigate alleged financial irregularities ...

08-07-2025 | 5:29 PM

Education System Needs Total Transformation - AKD

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that in order to successfully implement the proposed education reforms, it is essent...

08-07-2025 | 5:24 PM

Deputy Tax Commissioner Remanded For Bribery

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Chief Magistrate Tanuja Lakmali Jayatunga today (8) ordered that K.C.K. Kumara, Deputy Commissioner of the Inland Revenue ...

08-07-2025 | 5:15 PM

Sri Lanka’s ‘Catchpoint’ Catches Global Buzz

COLOMBO (Nesws 1st); Sri Lanka has made a bold leap onto the global entertainment stage with Catchpoint, the high-energy game show format from ITV Stu...

08-07-2025 | 5:03 PM

Bail Denied & Specialist Doctor Back To Remand

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Chief Magistrate Tanuja Lakmali Jayatunga ordered that Dr. Maheshi Wijerathna, a specialist at Sri Jayewardenepura Hospita...

08-07-2025 | 4:54 PM

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Retired Navy Commodore SL’s Next Excise Chief

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of retired Commodore M.B.N.A. Premarathne as the new Commissioner General of Excise, following the scheduled retirement of the current officeholder, U.L. Udaya Kumara Perera, on July 10, 2025.Udaya Kumara Perera, a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Service, has been serving in the role and will retire from public service upon reaching the age of 60.The p...

08-07-2025 | 6:52 PM

Sri Lanka Confident as U.S. Tariff Deadline Looms

COLOMBO (News 1st); Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Dr. Anil Jayantha, addressed Parliament today (8) regarding the United States’ reciprocal tariff measures and Sri Lanka’s position in ongoing trade negotiations.He clarified that the U.S. h...

08-07-2025 | 6:41 PM

Trincomalee Beach Party Turns Violent

COLOMBO (News 1st); A man has been remanded until July 21 in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a foreign woman at a beach party in the coastal town of Uppuweli, Trincomalee. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of July 6, has sp...

08-07-2025 | 5:32 PM

Sri Lanka Confident as U.S. Tariff Deadline Looms

08-07-2025 | 6:41 PM

Trincomalee Beach Party Turns Violent

08-07-2025 | 5:32 PM

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Sri Lanka Moves to Prevent Double Taxation

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to sign a convention between Sri Lanka and Austria to prevent double taxation and curb tax avoidance and evasion. The proposal was presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic D...

08-07-2025 | 4:29 PM