COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Authorities have apprehended a suspect in the Kehelovitigama area of Alapatha, Ratnapura, after he was found in possession of six locally-made firearms. The illegal weapons were discovered during a raid conducted by officers from the Special Task Force at the Kaha...

COLOMBO (News1st); A decision has been reached to close schools in several districts on Wednesday (05) as well, due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions. The Southern Provincial Ministry of Education said all schools in the Galle and Matara districts will be closed on Wednesday (05), d...

COLOMBO (News1st); 16 people have been injured when a bus collided with a three-wheeler in Pelmadulla, along the Colombo-Badulla Road. Sri Lanka Police said three people traveling in the three-wheeler were among the injured. They have been admitted to the Pelmadulla, Ratnapura, and Kahawatta ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Dengue cases are on the rise again in Sri Lanka, particularly in Colombo, Gampaha, Ratnapura, Nuwara Eliya, Kalutara, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, and Kegalle districts. The National Dengue Control Unit attributes this increase to the recent rains. Anoja Dheerasinghe, a Community ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a remarkable turn of events, a 32-year-old Sri Lankan man who had been missing since April 17th, following a decision to leap over a safety fence near the path leading to Adam's Peak, has been located safe and alive. The Sri Lanka Police revealed that the man, accompanied...