Colombo (News1st) – The Secretary to the Ministry of Sports has been vested with the responsibilities of Sri Lanka cricket until an officia...
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Kim Kardashian meets Donald Trump
Kim Kardashian West has met President Donald Trump to discuss a potential pardon for a 63-year-old great-grandmother who is serving life in...
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Charge sheet against Johnston Fernando presented in Court
Colombo (News1st) – The summarized Charge sheet of the case filed against Former Minister Johnston Fernando, then Chairman of Sathosa Eraj ...
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3 suspects sentenced to death by Galle High Court
Colombo (News1st) – The Galle High Court today handed down the death sentences to three suspects found guilty of murder. The verdict was d...
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US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee calls on President Sirisena
Colombo (News1st) – The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee delegation called on President Maithripala Sirisena at the Pre...
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Updated map of Sri Lanka to be released today
Colombo (News1st) – The Survey Department says the updated map of Sri Lanka will be published today. Surveyor General, P.M.P. Udayakantha s...
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MDP Presidential Primaries held despite obstacles
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) held it’s Presidential primaries today (May 30). Voting began at 2 PM and will co...
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“Match-fixing to come under Bribery Act” – Sarath Jayamanne
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sarath Jayamanne, the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) ...
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Injunction issued to prevent Sri Lanka Cricket elections from being held
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The court of appeal issued an injunction order preventing Sri Lanka cricket elections from being held tomorrow (May 31...
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Adverse weather: Water levels of tanks remain low
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Department of Irrigation says the water levels in tanks that come under its purview have not drastically risen des...
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Power failures reported in several areas
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy said power failures have been reported in several areas of the island due t...
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Holidays of railway workers cancelled as workers prepare for strike
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation has announced that holidays of railway employees have been cancelled. The...
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Escaped convict captured by Police
COLOMBO (News 1st) – One of the six inmates who escaped from the Baddegama Magistrate Court premises has been arrested. Prisons Spokesperso...
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Sri Lankan migrant workers stranded in Somaliland to return
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in coordination with the Sri Lankan embassy in Addis Ababa, and with the assistance of...
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Ex-IMF economist Carlo Cottarelli is Italy’s stop-gap PM
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has asked ex-IMF economist Carlo Cottarelli to form a government as the country faces fresh political t...
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Sri Lanka to face strong winds over the next 48 hours
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The MET Department states windy condition over the island and around sea areas can be expected until May 31. Several s...
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Sahana Yathra continues mission to provide aid
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Relief items donated by the general public to the Sirasa – Shakthi – TV1 Sahana Yathra as aid for flood-affected victi...
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Malian spiderman becomes a French citizen
French President Emmanuel Macron felicitated a young Malian migrant who saved a 4-year-old child hanging from a fourth-floor Paris balcony,...
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Over 75,000 displaced due to the adverse weather
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lankan’s faced yet another obstacle in their life. The prevalent weather caused damages around the country. It was...
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Case hearing of Rohitha Abeygunawardena postponed
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Colombo Chief High Court Judge A.A.R. Heiyantuduwa today (May 28) ordered the further examination of evidence for the ...
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Minister Rajitha Senaratne elected as a vice president of WHO
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has been elected unopposed as a...
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LeBron leads Cavs to another NBA Final
REUTERS : LeBron James had 35 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists to send the Cleveland Cavaliers back to the NBA Finals after an 87-79 w...
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Sri Lankan nabbed at BIA for attempting to smuggle gold
Colombo (News1st) – A Sri Lankan national who attempted to smuggle a stock of gold to Chennai was arrested at the Bandaranaike Internationa...
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Match fixing claims are unsubstantiated – Tim Paine
REUTERS : Australian cricket captain Tim Paine said on Monday (May 28) that match fixing claims, aired by news organisation Al Jazeera invo...
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Malaysia seizes over 1 tonne of drugs in record bust
REUTERS : Malaysian customs said on Monday (May 28) that it has made a record bust of nearly 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine last week, the ...
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Primary sections of schools in Southern Province closed down due to viral flu
Colombo (News1st) – Steps have been taken to close down the primary sections of schools in the Southern Province due to the spread of a vir...
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T.B. Ekanayake arrives at FCID
Colombo (News1st) – Former State Minister of Lands, T.B. Ekanayake arrived at the Police FCID today to provide a statement. According to ou...
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SAITM issue gets even more complicated
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A letter addressed recently by the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council to President Maithripala Sirisena, indic...
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US Department Of Justice to indict Jaliya Wickremesuriya for money laundering
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Sunday Times, quoting an authoritative source reports that the US Department of Justice is moving to indict former...
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The JVP is not afraid of Gotabaya – Anura Kumara
COLOMBO (News 1st) – An intellectual forum organized to raise awareness of the proposed 20th amendment to the constitution, was held in Gam...
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Dharmayauddaya wins big at Derana Film awards 2018
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Derana Film Awards 2018 was held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre yesterday (May 26). The popular movie “Dharmayuddaya”...
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Cricket world shocked once again by match-fixing allegations
The cricket world was shocked to its core today (May 27) by An Al Jazeera investigation which brought to light allegations of pitch fixing ...
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Gammadda: An end to a long battle for clean drinking water
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A clean drinking water project launched by Gammadda with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy was vested with the public t...
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Sri Lankan parliament today is rotten – Victor Ivan
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Kandy district conference of the Punarudaya or Renaissance Movement, was held at the Kandy Postal Department Audit...
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Min. of Education to provide school equipment to students affected by inclement weather
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Education has decided to provide school equipment to students who were affected following the recent i...
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Israeli army kills two militants in Gaza border shelling – medics
REUTERS – Israeli tank shelling killed two members of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and wounded a third in the Gaza Strip to...
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Military extends support in restoring normalcy to flood affected areas
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Disaster Management Centre says that they are currently working on restoring normalcy to flood-affected districts....
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In remembrance of a true hero, Police Constable Dilan Sampath
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The members of the three armed forces and the police rendered an immeasurable service to rescue live casting aside the...
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Water level of Attanagalu Oya remains unchanged
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The rainy weather condition that prevailed over the country is easing, however, reports suggest the water level of the...
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Sirasa Shakthi Sahana Yathra continues mission to provide aid to those affected
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Relief items donated by the general public to the Sirasa Shakthi TV1 Sahana Yathra as an aid for the flood-affected vi...
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Sevanagala Sugar Factory employees launch strike against Minister Lakshman Kiriella
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Employees attached to the Sevanagala Lanka Sugar factory have been staging a strike action since yesterday (May 25) ev...
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Rs.39mn allocated as compensation for damaged houses
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Minister of Disaster Management speaking to reporters today (May 26) commented on the compensation that would be p...
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Doctors appeal for more resources to contain viral outbreak
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Doctors of the Karapitiya Hospital convened a media briefing today (May 26) to highlight the issues which have arisen ...
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A letter to the president regarding SAITM
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Sri Lanka Medical Council says enforcing the General Sir John Kotelawala National Defense University Act would pos...
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Al Jazeera reveals two Sri Lankan’s who were involved in match-fixing
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit is preparing to telecast a documentary surrounding match-fixing in the highest level of international crick...
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Perpetual Treasuries Limited office in Colombo 02 sealed
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Perpetual Treasuries Limited premises located in the Parkland Building in Colombo 02 was searched today (May 26). ...
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CEB requests public to inform authorities of power failures
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy has urged the general public to inform the relevant authorities of any powe...
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Police seize $28m cash in raids linked to ex-PM Najib
Malaysian police say they found $28.6m (£21.3m) in cash stuffed in bags during a search of several apartments linked to ousted leader Najib...
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Google, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accused of breaking GDPR laws
Complaints have been filed against Facebook, Google, Instagram and WhatsApp within hours of the new GDPR data protection law taking effect....
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Harvey Weinstein released on $1m bail
Former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been released on $1m (£751,000) bail after being charged in New York with rape and sexual ...
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