COLOMBO (News 1st); Jaffna has been thrust into the international tourism spotlight after Condé Nast Traveller India published a richly detailed feature positioning the northern peninsula as Sri Lanka’s final frontier—a destination shaped by history, culture, resilience and remarkable natural beauty...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A 17-year-old youth has died after Police opened fire at a van that failed to stop on orders at the Allappiddy junction in Kayts.Police said officers had signaled the van to stop, but it ignored the command and continued towards Mandathivu.The Kayts Police OIC’s Patrol Jeep, whic...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Defence emphasizes that there are no plans whatsoever to remove the Security Forces Headquarters from Jaffna.Defence Secretary, Retired Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyakontha, stated that legal action will be taken against those spreading false and baseless informat...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has received a clear, unequivocal message: there is absolutely no space for the return of racial conflict. In a nationally framed address, Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake underscored the need to build a country grounded in unity, brotherhood, and mutua...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the government has commenced the new housing programme to address long‑standing housing shortages faced by families displaced during the war. Speaking at the event, the President stated that although many houses were dam...