COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Health has declared June 30 to July 5 as a Special Dengue Prevention Week, in response to a sharp rise in dengue cases and fatalities across the country.So far in 2025, 27,932 dengue cases have been reported, with 16 confirmed deaths. The Western Province has...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Kandy Municipal Council has announced that water supply to several areas within the Kandy city limits will be suspended for 36 hours, starting from 2 PM today until 2 AM the day after tomorrow.The interruption is due to a pipeline system failure that occurred during construc...

COLOMBO (News 1st): 37 people have been injured in a bus accident in Kulugammana area of Aladeniya, Kandy.The bus has been occupied by a group of people travelling to Kulugammana on a leisure trip. Among the injured are nine children under the age of 15.The accident has taken place around 10 p....

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Mahanayake Theros of the Asgiriya and Malwaththa chapters have issued a statement confirming that the exposition of the Sacred tooth relic has successfully concluded. The statement by the Mahanayake Theros adds that this was the largest gathering of the general public a...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The 10-day Exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha concludes today.Hundreds of thousands of devotees from across the island visited Kandy to take part in this pilgrimage.A special cleaning program will begin this afternoon in Kandy.Central Provincial Secretary Ajith ...