COLOMBO (News 1st); Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, and his grandmother Daisy Forrest Wickramasinghe were formally indicted today (2) before the Colombo High Court on charges under Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The indictments, presented before High Cou...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Elon Musk announced via X, (Formerly known as Twitter) that Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency satellite internet service is now officially available across the island nation.“Starlink now available in Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰”, and included a screenshot from Starlink’s official account c...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s 2026 national budget will be presented to Parliament in October 2025, with the second reading (budget speech) scheduled for November, and the final debate and third reading to take place during November and December, according to a proposal approved by the Cabinet of ...

July 14 is going to be a big day for Pokemon Sleep, as the game will be kicking off its Second Anniversary Fest event. However, the fun will start before then, with a Second Anniversary Prelude Event taking place kicking off in Pokemon Sleep even sooner.Pokemon Sleep is one of the more unique experi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Three suspects linked to serious criminal activities have been deported from India to Sri Lanka.According to Police Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police F.U. Wootler, the suspects — one allegedly involved in drug trafficking and two others connected to financial fraud...