COLOMBO (News 1st); So far this year, 713 individuals have lost their lives due to road accidents, according to police reports. These fatalities resulted from 685 severe accidents.Compared to last year, there has been a decrease of 31 fatal accidents. Last year, 744 people died from 713 accidents.Du...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Acting Inspector General of Police has recommended the removal of the Welikada Police Chief (OIC) to the National Police Commission.This recommendation comes in the wake of an incident involving the death of a suspect who was under police custody and later hospitalized.The mo...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - National People's Power Parliamentarian representing the Kegalle District Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera passed away following a sudden illness.His remains are currently at the Karawanella Base Hospital. ...

(Reuters) - Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, but said the country's civil war could prevent help reaching those in need.The death toll had reached 2,719 and is expected to ri...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Five people have died in separate road accidents reported across the country within the past 24 hours.Two people, aged 53 and 46, died while two others sustained injuries following a collision between a three-wheeler and a car in Edaduwawa, Peradeniya.Meanwhile, a couple from Pa...