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Japan says Trump’s tariff decision 'regrettable’

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on July 8, US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Japan is “truly regrettab...

08-07-2025 | 2:31 PM

100k Bribe Demand Lands Tax Officer in Hot Water

COLOMBO (News 1st); K.C.K. Kumara, the Deputy Commissioner of the City Branch of the Inland Revenue Department, was taken into custody on Monday (7) b...

08-07-2025 | 1:09 PM

Suspects Detained Over Killings Linked to Pillayan

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police have confirmed that three individuals arrested based on information revealed by Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, al...

08-07-2025 | 12:59 PM

SC Slams Police Over Unlawful Arrests of Farmers

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has declared that police violated the fundamental rights of two farmers during a 2018 protest in Po...

08-07-2025 | 12:56 PM

Abdul Wazeeth Sworn In as SLMC MP

COLOMBO (News 1st): M.S. Abdul Wazeeth of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress was sworn in as a Member of Parliament before Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne, to...

08-07-2025 | 11:57 AM

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CID Reopens Lalith-Kugan Disappearance Case

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan government has officially handed over the long-stalled investigation into the disappearance of human rights activists Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganandan to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala made the announcement in Parliament today (7).The two activists went missing on December 9, 2011, in Jaffna, under circumstances that have remained unresolved for o...

08-07-2025 | 3:34 PM

Media Ethics Code in the Works - Minister

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is set to introduce a comprehensive National Media Policy within the next three months, according to Health and Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa. Speaking in Parliament today (7), the Minister emphasized the gov...

08-07-2025 | 3:25 PM

AKD Vows Action on Easter Attacks

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to delivering justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.The President was speaking at the felicitation ceremony organized by the Archdiocese o...

08-07-2025 | 3:17 PM

Media Ethics Code in the Works - Minister

08-07-2025 | 3:25 PM

AKD Vows Action on Easter Attacks

08-07-2025 | 3:17 PM

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IMF Backs Sri Lanka’s Plan to Transform Economy

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has unveiled a reform agenda aimed at unlocking long-term growth and resilience, as outlined in the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Report released this July. At the heart of the reform package is a renewed focus on trade liberalization and export co...

08-07-2025 | 11:38 AM