COLOMBO (News 1st); Three people from the same family died in a tragic motor accident in the Nuga Yaya area along the Wellawaya - Thanamalvila Road. Sri Lanka Police said that the accident was a result of a head on collision between a three-wheeler and a Pick-up truck. The deceased were identified...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The bodies of three young men, who were reported missing after going for a swim in the Ellewala Falls in Wellawaya, were recovered on Wednesday (22) morning by Sri Lanka Navy divers.  A group of ten young men from Kalmunai on an excursion has decided to go for a swim at the...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The body of one young man who was reported missing after going for a swim in the Ella-Wala Falls in Wellawaya was recovered on Tuesday (21) evening. However, three others who had gone with him for a swim remain missing. A group of ten young men had visited the Eella-Wala falls ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A minor tremor was reported near the Wellawaya Town on Saturday (11) morning. This follows two minor tremors reported on Friday (10) afternoon in Wellawaya and Buttala.  Saturday's tremor measured a magnitude of 2.3, and was reported at about 03:48 am. "No threa...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested 13 people for unruly conduct at a filling station in Wellawaya on Tuesday (5) night. Authorities said that a group had attacked the filling station with stones and bottles after they were informed that the fuel stocks were over. Sri Lanka Police sa...