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...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The inaugural ceremony of the National Housing Program will commence this morning in Meesalai, Chavakachcheri, Jaffna.The event will be held under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Dr. Susil Ranasinghe, says th...

COLOMBO(News 1st); Another cache of firearms and ammunition has been discovered on the roof of the Jaffna University Library building.Police said that during a search conducted yesterday, a T-56 firearm, two magazines, three small bombs, and 175 rounds of T-56 ammunition were found.The day before ye...