Colombo (News 1st) – Sri Lanka won the first ever Deaf T20 World Cup beating India in the finals by 36 runs. The Deaf T20 world cup tournam...
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TNA affidavit was to help UNP lead government
Colombo (News 1st) – TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran stated that they extend their support to appoint a Prime Minister from the UNF, but that did...
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7000 Samurdhi Officers granted permanent appointments
Colombo (News 1st) – 7000 Samurdhi Officers were awarded permanent appointments at the Sugathadasa Stadium this evening. The event was hel...
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Moragahakanda-Kaluganga Project declared open
Colombo (News 1st) – President Maithripala Sirisena declared opened the sluice gates of the Moragahakanda-Kaluganga Project this morning. T...
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Welgama thinks new PM will be appointed
Colombo (News 1st) – UPFA MP Kumara Welgama talking to journalists stated that the UPFA does not have a majority. He then stated that it is...
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MR holds brief meeting with RW
Colombo (News 1st) – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe held a very brief discussion for a few minutes at the parlia...
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7 Things You Don’t Want to Miss When in Sri Lanka!
COLOMBO (News 1st): Rated as the number one tourist destination in 2018 by the Lonely Planet and cited as the 2nd best place to visit in th...
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Namal Rajapaksa’s court case postponed to April ’19
Colombo (News 1st) – The recording of evidence in the case filed against MP Namal Rajapaksa, 4 others and the Gowers Corporate Services was...
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Motion to cut off expenses of govt. officials passed
Colombo (News1st): The motion against the expenses of Ministers, Deputy Ministers and State Ministers was passed with 122 members voting f...
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Two gold smugglers arrested at BIA
Colombo (News1st): Two people were arrested at the BIA while attemptin to smuggle gold from the Maldives. Custom media spokesperson Sunil J...
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One dead after a cab fell into the ZD canal
Colombo (News1st): One person died when a cab fell into the Z D water canal in Medagama, Aralangwila. Police said a search operation is cur...
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Accident near Ananda Balika injures one
Colombo (News1st): A pedestrian was injured in an accident that occurred near the Ananda Balika Vidyalaya along the Higurakgoda – Pollanara...
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13 prison inmates to sit for G.C.E. O/L
Colombo (News1st): 656,641 students will sit for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination this year in 4661 exam centers. The exams will begin...
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Petrol & Diesel prices reduced by Rs. 5
Colombo (News 1st) – The prices of all types of CPC Petrol and Diesel will be reduced by Rs. 5 with effect from Midnight today (November 30...
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Norway’s Carlsen wins World Chess Championship for fourth time
Reuters: Norwegian Magnus Carlsen won the world chess championship for a fourth time on Wednesday (November 28) after winning three tie-bre...
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Isco’s future, a cloud over Real Madrid
Reuters: Real Madrid players talked about their eagerness to improve their results on Thursday (November 29) as a cloud remains over the st...
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Bodies of 2 police officers found in Batticaloa
Colombo (News1st): The bodies of 2 police officers who were on duty at a roadblock in Batticaloa have been discovered in close proximity. T...
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Presidential Secretariat requests for a report on inmate escape
Colombo (News1st): The Presidential Secretariat has requested a report from the commissioner general of prisons on the incident where drug ...
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Live Blog: Parliament Convenes
10.48: “We need over US$ 324 Billion in the next 10 years to recover from the damage done in the last month” – MP Patali Champika Ranawak...
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Parliament to convene at 10.30 AM
Colombo (News1st): Parliament is set to convene at 10.30 AM today (November 30). The Public Gallery and the Special Invitees Gallery will b...
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Everything you need to know today
COLOMBO (News 1st) 1. Parliament is due to convene at 10.30 AM today (November 30). 2. President Maithripala Sirisena will meet with the le...
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Overturned vehicle kills 3 and injures 19 in Naththandiya
COLOMBO (News 1st) – In an accident that occurred in Naththandiya, Walahapitiya this afternoon (November 29) three women died while another...
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Parliament conducted in an illegal manner – MR
-Colombo (News 1st) – A proposal stating that the Prime Minister’s secretary does not have the power to use public funds was approved by Pa...
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Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena remanded till the 4th December
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Beneficial Owner of Perpetual Treasuries Arjun Aloysius and its CEO Kasun Palisena, have been further remanded unt...
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Public sign petition in support of an election
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Several protests were organized across the island demanding that an election be held. The “Pavidi Handa” movement had ...
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CFO of Litro Gas reveals shady dealing with a Venerable Thero
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Chief Financial Officer of Litro Gas Company Muditha Harshajith in his testimony before the Permanent High Court T...
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Sajith Premadasa urges President to resolve the constitutional crisis
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Deputy Leader of the United National Party Sajith Premadasa requested the President with the Speaker’s intervention to...
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Farmers distressed by broken electric fence in Giribawa
Colombo (News 1st) – Villages in the Giribawa Divisional Secretariat are distressed due to the dysfunctional electric fence near their vill...
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A victory for Australia’s battle against modern slavery
Colombo (News 1st) – Australia’s first Federal Modern Slavery Act has been passed by Parliament, passing through the House of Representativ...
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Mahinda Deshapriya on true democracy
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Chairman of the National Elections Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya said that the real democracy is not when the opinion...
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Speaker acts as per the Parliament composition before its dissolution
Colombo (News 1st) – Minister of Ports and Shipping, Mahinda Samarasinghe talking to the media stated that the actions of the speaker are n...
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Speaker meets President
Colombo (News 1st) – The Office of the Speaker announced that the Speaker met with President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secre...
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03 die after bus toppled in Negombo-Chillaw Main Road
Colombo (News 1st) – Three people died after a bus veered off the road and toppled over in the Walaha-Pitiya area in the Negombo – Chilaw M...
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TNA supports former government led by UNF
Colombo (News 1st) – 14 Parliamentarians representing the TNA have written a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena. In the letter, they ...
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Mitsubishi heavy Ltd. ordered to compensate S Korean workers for forced labour in WW2
South Korea’s top court has ordered a Japanese firm to compensate Koreans it used as forced labour in World War Two. Mitsubishi Heavy Indu...
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Three Philippine police officers sentenced for 40 years in prison for being guilty on drug war murder
Reuters – A Philippine court on Thursday (November 29) found three police officers guilty of murder for the killing of a 17-year-old high s...
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TISL provides a statement on MP Bribery
Colombo (News1st): Transparency International Sri Lanka said it has provided a detailed statement to the Commission to Investigate Allegati...
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FB admits ‘serious mistake’ in not removing racial hatred post in SL
Colombo (News1st): A Facebook executive has admitted that the company “made a mistake” in not removing a post that incited racial hatred in...
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Satyagraha opposite CMC enters 9th day
Colombo (News1st): The Satyagraha opposite the Colombo Municipal Council entered its 9th consecutive day today (November 29). The Satyagrah...
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3 arrested for breaking into Samurdhi banks
Colombo (News1st): Police have arrested three men who broke into and stole from Samurdhi Banks in Dompe, Panadura South and Mahiyanganaya....
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Live Blog: Parliament today
10.58: “The chaos that ensued in Parliament during previous sessions have made the people sick and disappointed of politics and public se...
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15% of schools at risk of being dengue breeding grounds
Colombo (News1st): The Health sector warns that 15% of school premises face a risk of dengue. Health Promotion Bureau issuing a communique ...
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Parliament to convene at 10.30 AM
Colombo (News1ts): Parliament is set to convene once again at 10.30 AM today (November 29). A party leaders meeting chaired by Speaker Karu...
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Everything you need to know today
COLOMBO (News 1st) 1. Parliament will convene at 10.30 AM today (November 29). 2. Party leaders meeting will be held at the parliamentary p...
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UNP attempting to cut PMs funding
Colombo (News1st): Convening a media briefing at the temple trees today (November 28) MPs representing the UNP revealed that a proposal to ...
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“No one can chase MR from the PM seat” – MP Dilan Perera
Colombo (News1st): The fare at the Hali Ela agrarian services centre, a project constructed at a cost of Rs. 500,000, was declared open by ...
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30 South Indians stranded in Sri Lanka
Colombo (News1st): A group 30 of South Indian employees in Sri Lanka lodged a complaint at the Galewela Police today (November 28). They ch...
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Uda Gammana project money halted by treasury
Colombo (News 1st) – UNP Representatives of Local Government were called to the temple trees today. At the meeting, Deputy leader of the UN...
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Ranil or MR should not be the PM, they are not even tradeable for money – JVP
Colombo (News 1st) – The JVP Convened a media briefing in Colombo today. MP Sunil Handunetti stated that the cabinet with no majority has d...
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Vigneswaran requests for Police protection
Colombo (News 1st) – Former Chief Minister of the Northern Province C V Vigneswaran has written a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena...
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