With the rising drug menace in the country, News 1st set out to educate the public on the ill effects of drugs and narcotics through a Natio...
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Unprotected power cable kills four wild elephants in Kebithigollewa
An operation was launched on Friday night (December 30th) to drive back a herd of wild elephants that had been visiting several villages in ...
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Final rites of former PM Ratnasiri Wickremenayake performed
The final rites of former Prime Minister late Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, who was also a senior member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), ...
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Andy Murray and Mo Farah knighted in New Year honours list
Olympic stars Andy Murray, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill are recognised in a New Year Honours list which also includes big names from the ...
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New Year countdown delayed by one second
Counting down to 2017 will take longer than usual this New Year’s Eve (2017) as horologists compensate for a slowdown in the Earth’s rotatio...
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Auditor General completes inquiry into Sathosa financial misappropriation
The Auditor General has completed an inquiry into an alleged financial misappropriation of eight billion rupees said to have occurred during...
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Ban Ki-moon delivers farewell speech at UN Headquarters
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered his farewell speech to a crowd of UN officials, staff members and diplomats at the UN...
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Two killed in Pinnaduwa accident (Video)
Two youth were killed in an accident on early Saturday morning near the Pinnaduwa interchange of the Southern Expressway. Police said, the t...
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Unprotected railway crossing gatekeepers launch countrywide strike
Gatekeepers’ of unprotected railway crossings’ have launched a countrywide strike action. The strike was launche, demanding for an increase ...
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President instructs to expand Wilpattu national park
President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the relevant authorities to issue a gazette notification declaring a larger Wildl...
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Final rites for late Ratnasiri Wickremanayake to commence
The final rites of former Prime Minister late Ratnasiri Wickremanayake will be conducted on the evening, Saturday, December 31 at the Horana...
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Tea dust released by SL Customs to make its way to earth
The Sri Lanka Customs seized four containers of dust tea that were due to be exported. According to the Customs, two of the containers are b...
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General Amnesty ends today
General amnesty extended to tri forces deserters ends on midnight today (31st Dec.). This is the second General Amnesty extended to tri fo...
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Former PM’s final rites today
Final rites of Former Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickremenayake will be held this evening at Public Grounds, Horana with full state patrona...
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Lanka Salt Limited a profit making venture
Lanka Salt Limited (LSL) in Hambantota with the new administration under the present government has incurred a net profit of Rs.990 millio...
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Health Ministry announces price reduction of more medical drugs
The Health Ministry says, the prices of fifty more medical drugs will be reduced. Chairman of the Medical Drugs’ Price Control Committee Dr....
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CPC announces plans to import extra fuel
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says it plans to import extra fuel in the face of drought conditions. CPC chairman T. G. Jayasinghe said th...
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President instructs to expand Wilpattu national park
President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the relevant authorities to issue a gazette notification declaring a larger Wildl...
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Weather today
Several spells of light showers will occur at several places in the Eastern and Uva provinces and in the Hambantota district. Showers ...
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Gammadda: The project that will quench the long and painful thirst of Badullagammana’s residents
The people of Badullagammana in Bibile who have been constantly fooled by the false promises of their public representatives, expressed thei...
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Author McDavid says his disability is merely a challenge in life
Today (December 30th), News 1st caught up with 25-year-old Janis McDavid, who was born with no arms and legs. Yet he goes to university, dri...
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Collapsing Administration: School uniform vouchers, govt.’s decision and how it worked
In November 2015 the government decided to change the mechanism to provide School Uniform Materials to students and introduced a new voucher...
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President orders expansion of Wilpattu forest area
President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed authorities to issue a gazette notification declaring a larger wildlife reserve, further expan...
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Prisons Hospital doctor transferred
Dr. Malinda Wanigasekara, who served at the Prisons Hospital, has been transferred to the National Cancer Hospital in Maharagama. This trans...
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Obama sanctions Russian officials over election hacking
President Obama struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 suspected Russian intelligence...
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World’s oldest male panda dies aged 31
The world’s oldest giant panda has died at the age of 31. Pan Pan died at 4.50 AM on Wednesday in southwest China’s Sichuan Province six mon...
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Media standards and entitlements: Deadline extended to January 31
The government has identified the timely necessity of establishing media standards and entitlements for a high standard media culture. ...
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World’s highest bridge opens in Southwest China
Guizhou province in southwest China is already home to seven of the ten highest bridges in the country. And the Beipanjiang Bidge, now the w...
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Peasants’ Federation makes observations on Paddy Marketing Board prices
The National Organiser of the All Ceylon Peasants’ Federation said, the government will incur a massive loss by selling stocks of paddy held...
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President Sirisena pays last respect to late Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at the residence of the Late Ratnasiri Wickremanayake in Horana today, Friday, December 30 to pay his...
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Wet weather ahead as Northeast monsoonal conditions settle over the country
The Department of Meteorology says, the northeast monsoonal conditions are gradually establishing over the country. The Department added tha...
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Indian fishermen issue: SL- India discussions on Monday
The Governments of Sri Lanka and India have initiated diplomatic discussions on the issue of Indian fishermen adopting bottom trawling met...
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Price of Surgical equipment to be reduced
Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne has decided to reduce the price of surgical equipment parallel to the recent price reduction of essenti...
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Dengue poses grave threat – recent surveys on schools reveal
The Ministry of Health says that recent surveys have revealed a serious risk of students contracting Dengue in the future. Director of the E...
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Vehicle transfer registration concessionary period to come to an end
The concessionary period given to vehicle owners to register the transfer of vehicles without a penalty will end today, Friday December 30. ...
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Two more RO plants opened for community use
Sri Lanka Navy opened two more Reverse Osmosis Plants for community use in Nawahanguranketha in Thalawa and Kiwulegama in Thanamalwila yes...
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North-East monsoon begins
North-East monsoonal conditions are gradually establishing over the country, Met. Department said. Several spells of light showers wil...
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Ministry detects several premises conducive to breeding of Dengue mosquitoes
The Ministry of Health says, 16% of the premises inspected during the month of December, are conducive for the spread of Dengue.The Ministry...
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Several PCs reject Development Special Provisions Bill (Video)
The Development Special Provisions Bill has become quite a topic of conversation across the political fora. As of December 28, the bill was ...
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Collapsing Administration – Chapter 13: One of Sri Lanka’s main livelihoods under threat!
Agriculture – One of the main livelihoods in Sri Lanka, is currently in a crisis stage. Beginning with the drought period, now facing proble...
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Thirty-five Russian diplomats’ ordered to leave the US
The US State Department declared that 35 Russian diplomats’ from the Washington DC embassy and the consulate in San Francisco “persona non g...
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Gammadda Phase II changes lives in Kivulagama; clean drinking water after years of suffering
Today, 29 December – Kivulagama, Hambegamuwa The people of Kivulagama suffered for far too long, without clean drinking water. However, thei...
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Divulapitiya location becomes scene of multiple motor accidents
Mystery surrounds a certain location in Divulapitiya where numerous accidents have taken place. The accidents recorded on CCTV had taken pla...
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Uma Oya project: Residents stage protest in Bandarawela
The Uma Oya project is being met with mixed reactions, with many residents of areas impacted by the project even resorting to legal action. ...
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Economic Affairs Ministry calls for bids to obtain’financing facility’
The Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs has called for bids to obtain a Foreign Currency Term Financing Facility of one billi...
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David Cameron tipped for Nato Secretary General role
David Cameron has been tipped for another new job. The Former UK Prime Minister is being considered for the role of Nato Secretary General, ...
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Scarlett Johansson named highest-grossing actor of 2016
Scarlett Johansson has been named the top-grossing actor of 2016, having brought in $1.2 billion in global ticket sales, according to Forbes...
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FCID continues questioning MP Wimal Weerawansa
The Police Financial Crime Investigation Division re-commenced questioning the former minister Wimal Weerawansa this morning, with regard to...
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PM Wickremesinghe pays last respects to late Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe paid his last respects to former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake on Thursday morning. Meanwhile,...
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Road rules amendment bill to be presented to the president
The committee appointed to present recommendations on road rules with regard to the situation that raised with the proposed hike in fines ov...
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