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PM Calls for Rethinking Academic Success

COLOMBO (News 1st); Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has called for a critical reassessment of how success is measured within Sri Lanka’s univers...

28-10-2025 | 4:17 PM

Court Orders Remand In Weligama Assassination

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Matara Magistrate’s Court ordered to remand three suspects until 30 October, in connection with the assassination of the Welig...

28-10-2025 | 4:10 PM

Woman Remanded For Entering Court With Fake Gun

COLOMBO (News 1st); A woman who attempted to enter the Avissawella court premises with a fake firearm has been remanded until November 4, following he...

28-10-2025 | 3:45 PM

Navy Nets Nearly a Tonne of Kendu Leaves

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a large consignment of approximately 956 kilograms of Kendu leaves and seized a dinghy during a search ...

28-10-2025 | 1:45 PM

Sri Lanka Cracks Down on Alcohol Tax Defaulters

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Government of Sri Lanka has issued a new gazette notification revising the procedures for excise tax payments and fee collecti...

28-10-2025 | 1:33 PM

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SJBs Tissa, TV Channel Sued

COLOMBO (News 1st); A defamation case filed by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya against former MP Tissa Attanayake was taken up at the Colombo District Court, where the judge ordered a pre-trial conference to be held on 2 December.The lawsuit seeks Rs. 100 million in damages over a statement made by Attanayake during the 2024 presidential election campaign, alleging that under a government led by the National People's Power (NPP), the Dalada...

28-10-2025 | 6:04 PM

Major General Nalinda Niyangoda Is The New CNI

COLOMBO (News 1st); Major General Nalinda Niyangoda officially assumed duties as the new Chief of National Intelligence today (28 October) at the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.He received his letter of appointment yesterday (27 Oct...

28-10-2025 | 5:09 PM

Four Colombo 7 Locations To Become New High Courts

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the immediate establishment of four new High Court premises in Colombo.The decision was made to strengthen the judicial infrastructure aligned with Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption National Action ...

28-10-2025 | 2:46 PM

Major General Nalinda Niyangoda Is The New CNI

28-10-2025 | 5:09 PM

Four Colombo 7 Locations To Become New High Courts

28-10-2025 | 2:46 PM

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Michael Kors Powers WFP’s School Meals in SL

COLOMBO (News 1st); Michael Kors, through its Watch Hunger Stop campaign, has contributed USD 2.7 million to support the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Home-Grown School Feeding initiative in Sri Lanka.This funding will significantly scale up the programme’s reach and impact across the island:250,000 ...

28-10-2025 | 1:31 PM