COLOMBO (News 1st) - The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Attorney-at-Law Sagara Kariyawasam, has provided clarification regarding Yoshitha Rajapaksa's involvement in a recent incident, where a brawl broke out at a night club in Colombo.Kariyawasam stated that Yoshitha Ra...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Supreme Court today (18) ruled that a detention order issued by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Terrorism Act was entirely unlawful.The order had been used to detain and investigate a woman in connection with a heroin possession case in 2020.The wo...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Cabinet Spokesperson, has confirmed that the Batalanda Commission Report will be presented to Parliament this week. This decision follows a special focus on the report by the President during the recent Cabinet meeting.Dr. Jayatissa stated that the Cabinet ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Kaduwela Magistrate's Court has ordered the release of Daisy Forrest Wickramasinghe on bail.Wickramasinghe, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), was presented in court following her detention.The court granted her release on three sureties of Rs 5...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya revealed the expenditures on overseas travel by Sri Lankan Presidents over the past 15 years. She provided a detailed breakdown of the costs incurred by each president during their respective terms.From 2010 to 2014, President Mahinda Rajapaksa's...