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Five senior Army Brigadiers promoted to the rank of Major General
COLOMBO (News 1st) – President Maithripala Sirisena has promoted five Senior Brigadiers of the Sri Lankan Army to the rank of Major General...
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Cabinet to receive report on global fuel price fluctuations
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Inter-Ministerial Committee appointed to look into fluctuating global fuel prices, has decided to submit a report ...
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Gold and Gem smugglers arrested at BIA
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A suspect has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport for attempting to smuggle three gold biscuits, c...
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2 more suspects arrested for molestation and murder of 6 year old girl
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Two more suspects connected to the murder of a 6-year-old girl in the Kaattupulam area in Wadukotte have been arrested...
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Government to Spend Rs 5.2 Billion on Tabs
Colombo (News 1st) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam are to go ahead with the controv...
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Infrastructure led growth unsustainable – PM
Colombo (News 1st) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said at an event that “infrastructure led growth is not sustainable in the long te...
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PM’s “quality education under trees” and the student tab saga
Colombo (News 1st) – President of the Ceylon Teachers’ Union Joseph Stalin raised the questioned what happened to the Rs. 5 Billion allocat...
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UNPs employment program exposed
COLOMBO (News 1st) – ExCo member of Sri Lanka’s Young Entrepreneurs’ Association, Attorney-at-Law Rajika Kodithuwakku exposed irregularitie...
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Spouse of Rohana Wijeyaweera petitions the court of appeal to produce her husband in court
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Rohana Wijeweera, the founding leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has been missing for the past 29 years. Today ...
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More revelations on Phoenix Duty-free Service
COLOMBO (News 1st) – It was revealed at the Presidential Commission today (June 29) that SriLankan Airlines incurred Rs 4.3 million loss du...
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‘Jurassic World’ expected to retain box office top spot
REUTERS – “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” is expected to hold the top spot at the box office for a second week. According to BoxOfficePro,...
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Gas prices reduced
COLOMBO (News 1st) -The price of a domestic gas cylinder has been reduced by Rs. 138. The reduction will come into effect from midnight tod...
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Nigerian oil tanker fire kills nine in commercial capital Lagos
REUTERS – Emergency services continue to clear burnt vehicles on Friday (June 29) after an oil tanker truck caught fire in Lagos on Thursda...
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Results of the Daham Pasal examinations released to the web for the first time
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Results of the Dhamma school final examination has been released to the web for the first time, said the Commissioner ...
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Tusker Deegadhanthu located, team of 5 vetenarians dispatched
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Following a search operation by Wildlife officers Tusker Deegadhanthu, who was reported missing has been located in th...
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Pheonix Rising Ventures accused of violating duty-free norms
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Presidential Commission investigating SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka convened yet again to...
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Construction of Deraniyagala power plant stopped
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The construction of a power plant across the Maliboda Ranwala Oya in the Daraniyagala Divisional Secretariat has been ...
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Supreme Court grants leave to proceed FR petition against Kithsiri Rajapaksha
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Supreme Court granted leave to proceed with the fundamental rights petition filed by MTV/MBC (Pvt) Ltd. against C...
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COA issues interim injunction against removal of Denishwaram
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Court of Appeal issued an interim order preventing the removal of B. Denishwaram from the position of Northern Pro...
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Udayanga Weeratunge to return to the country and stand trial for MIG deal
Colombo (News1st) – Counsel representing former Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunge announced in court today that his clien...
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Matara shootout: Underworld leader Kabarakada Wasantha’s wife arrested
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Police Media Spokesperson, SP Ruwan Gunasekara stated three suspects connected to the recent robbery at a jewellery sh...
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Compensation awarded to principle due to unjust political transfer
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Supreme Court today (June 28) ordered the Former North Central Province Chief Minister Peshala Jayaratne to pay a ...
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Reigning champions Germany exit first-round for first time since 1938 after stunning loss to S.Korea
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Reigning world champions and the world’s top-ranked national side Germany were dumped from the World Cup in a shocking...
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Report on social enterprises of SL released
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The British Council, in partnership with the Lanka Social Venture organization and the UN’s ESCAP, together released a...
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Postal workers call off the Work to Rule campaign
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Department of Posts says letters that have been collected during the strike by Postal employees, will be distribut...
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SL in need of more and better jobs:World bank
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Issuing Sri Lanka’s new development update report, the World Bank says Sri Lanka needs more and better jobs which are ...
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Joe Jackson dies aged 89
Reuters – Joe Jackson, the patriarch of an American musical dynasty who started his son Michael and his Jackson 5 brothers on the road to s...
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Accident in Hettipola injures four
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Four people were injured in a motor accident that occurred in Hiripokuna, Hettipola on the Chilaw-Kurunegala road. New...
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Exams to be made easier for Grade 1, 2 & 3 children
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A special committee has been appointed to look into making exams easier in the primary grades of schools. The committe...
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602g of drugs worth 7 million seized at BIA
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A passenger has been arrested at the Bandaranayake International Airport while attempting to smuggle drugs into the co...
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30 human skeletons unearthed in Mannar
COLOMBO (News 1st) – About a year ago a bone fragment was discovered during the construction of a Sathosa building, the person who discover...
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Indian ace tennis star Mirza launches UN women’s anthem
Reuters- Indian ace tennis star, Sania Mirza, on Wednesday (June 27) recalled the trials and tribulations she faced as a sportswoman while ...
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Fifteen dead and 70 injured due to fire swept in Central Nairobi
Reuters – Fifteen people died and 70 were injured when fire swept through a market and nearby homes in Central Nairobi in the early hours o...
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Postal Trade Unions launch a work to rule campaign
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Postal trade unions said that although the strike action has been temporarily called off, they have now launched a wor...
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Special discussion on PC polls to be held
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A special discussion on the provincial council elections will be held at the Parliamentary Complex today (June 28). Th...
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Officer in Charge of Avant-Garde further remanded
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Officer in Charge and the Operations Manager of the Avant-Garde Armoury who are in custody after being arrested by...
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Discussion on Provincial Council polls set for tomorrow
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A special discussion on the provincial council elections will be held at the parliamentary complex tomorrow. The meeti...
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Police to inspect vehicles that enter expressways
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Police have taken steps to conduct a thorough search of vehicles before they enter the expressway. These measures ...
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Cabinet Sub committee appointed to expedite development projects
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The cabinet has decided to appoint a cabinet sub-committee to look into development projects that have remained stagna...
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Postal strike temporarily called off
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Postal trade unions have temporarily called off their trade union action which lasted a total of 16 days. The delivery...
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UPDATE : Suspect arrested in connection to 6 year old girl who was molested and murdered
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 6-year-old girl in Sulipuram Jaffna. The suspect is a 2...
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“I challenge Rosy to deny accepting PTL money” – Salley
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Leader of the National Unity Alliance Azath Salley while addressing a media briefing issued a challenge to Mayor of Co...
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China gave $7.6 million to MR’s 2015 campaign
Colombo (News1st) – The New York Times has made some startling revelations about Sri Lanka, campaign finances and China’s stranglehold on S...
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Valaichenai accident claims the life of 11 year old
COLOMBO (News 1st) – An accident at the 26th km post along the Eravur – Valaichenai main road claimed the lives of two people while three o...
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Long distance buses on strike for second day
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The National Transport Commission (NTC) says steps will be taken to cancel the route permits of the the Matara – Colom...
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Movie Academy invites 928 new members in attempt to diversify
Reuters – The group that hands out the Oscars said on Monday (June 25) that it had invited 928 new members from 59 countries, in its bigges...
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Prince William begins official visit to Israel and Palestinian territories
Reuters – Prince William began the first official visit by a British royal to Israel and the Palestinian Territories on Monday (June 25), f...
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Remains of Ecuadorean journalists killed by rebels discovered
Reuters – The bodies of two Ecuadorean journalists and their driver, killed two months ago while being held captive by Colombian insurgents...
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CENTRAL BANK: FIXING THE FIGURES?
Public interest activist the JVP’s Wasantha Samarasinghe has revealed an apparent attempt by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to fix the natio...
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