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Sri Lankan Flight To Singapore Delayed
03-05-2025 | 4:45 PM

Sri Lankan Flight To Singapore Delayed

Colombo (News 1st): SriLankan Airlines has confirmed th...
Flight to Singapore Delayed for Special Inspection
03-05-2025 | 4:17 PM

Flight to Singapore Delayed for Special Inspection

COLOMBO (News 1st) - SriLankan Airlines has announced t...
20 Questioned Over Sabaragamuwa Undergrad Death
03-05-2025 | 3:41 PM

20 Questioned Over Sabaragamuwa Undergrad Death

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Police say that statements have be...
Special Search Operation at BIA
03-05-2025 | 3:38 PM

Special Search Operation at BIA

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A special search operation is unde...

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What Happened to Starlink: President AKD Reveals
03-05-2025 | 3:25 PM

What Happened to Starlink: President AKD Reveals

COLOMBO (News 1st): President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has voiced significant national security concerns regarding the initial agreement with Starlink, pointing to critical weaknesses in the government's ability to access crucial data. This limitation, the President emphasized, stands in stark contr...
LG Candidates Arrested for Election Law Violations
03-05-2025 | 2:38 PM

LG Candidates Arrested for Election Law Violations

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka Police say that 43 local government candidates have been arrested so far for violating election laws. These arrests have been made during the period from March 3rd—the date on which the local government election was officially declared—up to now.In addition to the...
Ministry to Deploy Officers to Tackle Uni Ragging
03-05-2025 | 12:48 PM

Ministry to Deploy Officers to Tackle Uni Ragging

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has decided to assign a dedicated officer to each state university to receive complaints related to ragging.Deputy Minister Dr. Madhura Senevirathna stated that these officers will be appointed under the purvi...
​President to undertake​ a State Visit to Vietnam
03-05-2025 | 12:38 PM

​President to undertake​ a State Visit to Vietnam

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a State Visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 04 May to 06 May 2025 at the invitation of the President of Viet Nam Luong Cuong.During the visit President Dissanayake will hold official discussions with the President and...
Custodial Death in Kosgoda Under Investigation
03-05-2025 | 11:27 AM

Custodial Death in Kosgoda Under Investigation

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya has directed the Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police for the Southern Province to launch an investigation into the sudden death of a 28-year-old youth while in police custody in Kosgoda.The youth, a resident of Kosg...

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What Happened to Starlink: President AKD Reveals

What Happened to Starlink: President AKD Reveals

COLOMBO (News 1st): President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has voiced significant national security conc
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LG Candidates Arrested for Election Law Violations

LG Candidates Arrested for Election Law Violations

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka Police say that 43 local government candidates have been arrested so
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Ministry to Deploy Officers to Tackle Uni Ragging

Ministry to Deploy Officers to Tackle Uni Ragging

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has decid
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​President to undertake​ a State Visit to Vietnam

​President to undertake​ a State Visit to Vietnam

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a State Visit to the Socialis
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Custodial Death in Kosgoda Under Investigation

Custodial Death in Kosgoda Under Investigation

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya has directed the Seni
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