COLOMBO (News 1st) - Two brothers from the same family, arrested in connection with the Akuregoda double murder, have been granted court approval to be questioned under a detention order.The suspects were presented before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today, after which the court permitted investi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has described the visit of the United Kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, as timely and significant, noting that it helps reinforce international confidence in Sri Lanka’s post-crisis recovery. He made these remarks during a meeti...

COLOMBO (News 1st); IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva visited areas in the Udapalatha Divisional Secretariat badly affected by the Ditwah cyclone-triggered landslides, as part of her ongoing visit to Sri Lanka.Georgieva toured the Mawathura village, identified as one of the most severely im...

COLOMBO (News 1st); IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says Sri Lanka’s reform program is delivering results, following a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.In a statement shared on X, Georgieva described her discussion with President Dissanayake as excellent, noting that Sri La...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A suspect has been arrested for aiding and abetting the murder of the shop owner in Wadiyamankada, Kalutara North.The Police Special Task Force (STF) said that the individual who provided the motorcycle used by the gunmen has been taken into custody.The victim, Shivon Pushpakuma...