COLOMBO (News 1st); Cabinet Spokesperson & Minister Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday (8) that the President informed the Cabinet of Ministers that he received an intelligence report highlighting an attempt to reignite the events that took place on the 9th of May 2022, citing the drought, and ...

Colombo (News 1st) - Protests rocked Kenya for a second week, with 26 people killed and hundreds arrested so far in clashes between police and protesters, as crowds vented their anger over the high cost of living and stifling government taxes, foreign media reported. Three people died in the first ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A group of ruling party politicians in Sri Lanka led by Minister Bandula Gunawardena who filed a petition demanding an investigation into the violence that spread across the country on the 9th of May 2022, that led to the torching of several houses of politicians, was withdrawn o...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The overseas travel ban on Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, and Ex-Provincial Council member Kanchana Jayaratne was completely lifted by the Fort Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (17). A travel ban was imposed on...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Speaking in Parliament Tamil National Alliance MP M. A. Sumanthiran, PC said the violence that unfolded in the country in 2022 was the result of the attack on GotaGoGama on the 9th of May 2022.  Speaking in Parliament he said "On the 9 May the protest was still pe...