COLOMBO (News 1st); Senior DIG (Attorney-at-Law) Ajith Rohana who is in charge of the Crimes and Traffic Division and also served as the Police Spokesperson was appointed as Director of the National Child Protection Authority. According to a statement by Sri Lanka Police, Senior DIG Ajith Rohana ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's National Child Protection Authority has listed 76 sectors of employment as dangerous for children to be employed under any circumstances. NCPA Chairman Professor Muditha Vidanapathirana speaking to News 1st said the list will be converted to the law in Sri Lanka. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The State Ministry of Women and Child Development, Preschools & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services has decided to establish nine (09) Children's Courts covering all nine provinces of the country. The aim is to expedite the hearing of cases pe...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Former Chairperson of the National Child Protection Authority Marini De Livera was awarded the Commonwealth's Points of Light Award. She received the 163rd Points of Light Award by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of her exceptional service in supporting victims of gen...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Upon initiating investigations with regard to the video that circulated via social media containing footage of a brutal assault on an infant, Sri Lanka Police on Tuesday (Mar. 02) arrested the abusive mother. According to Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana, following investi...