Colombo (News 1st): Five members of parliament from different parties came together today (Feb 28) to publish their declarations of assets ...
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Four members of Mangala’s committee on state media resign
Colombo (News 1st): Four members of the committee to initiate action to transform state media institutions to public broadcasting services,...
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Battaramulla Military HQ construction work delayed
Colombo (News 1st): Whilst 8 years have elapsed since construction began on the new military headquarters complex in Akuregoda, Battaramull...
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John Amaratunga celebrates 40 glorious years of political life
Colombo (News 1st): An event was held last evening (Feb 27) to celebrate the 40-year political career of the Minister of Tourism Developmen...
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Anura Kumara says that the bond scam has a vast network of culprits
Colombo (News 1st). The JVP held a press briefing at its party headquarters today (Feb 28). The leader of the JVP Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...
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Patali Champika responds to criticisms leveled against him
Colombo (News 1st): The Organisation for the Protection of Consumer Rights has called on the President to remove Minister Patali Champika R...
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SriLankan signed MoU with Airbus without cabinet approval in 2013
Colombo (News 1st): Minister Ravi Karunanayake, arrived at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Irregularities at SriLankan Airlines...
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Teachers Union to agitate with bigger demonstration on the 13th
Colombo (News 1st): A protest was carried out by several teachers’ guilds opposite the Ministry of Education. It was dispersed by the polic...
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Girl dies in an accident
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A girl was killed in an accident at Boralumankada along the Gampola-Nuwara-Eliya route yesterday(February 27). The acc...
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Budget 2019 for tax payers or law makers?
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Leader of the Janasetha Peramuna, Ven. Battaramulle Seelaratana Thero expressed these views at a party meeting held in...
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STF push for criminal clean-up : ‘Dematagoda Ruwan’ arrested
Colombo (News 1st): Eight people including organized criminal ‘Dematagoda Ruwan’ were arrested by the Police Special Task Force. According ...
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Five MPs declare their assets and liabilities
Colombo (News 1st): Five members of parliament from different parties published their declaration of assets and liabilities in the public d...
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Indo-Pakistan crisis: Major diplomatic win for India
COLOMBO (News 1st) – In a major diplomatic win for India, the United States, United Kingdom and France moved a fresh proposal, at the Unite...
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Suspect nabbed with 42.3kg of Kerala cannabis
Colombo (News 1st): The Sri Lanka Navy today (Feb 28) with the Mannar Police arrested a suspect with 42.3kg of Kerala cannabis during a rai...
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Mahinda Rajapaksa:We dont agree with the 20th amendment
COLOMBO (News 1st) – It has been four years since the infamous bond scam devastated the Sri Lankan economy. Several important persons made ...
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Fifty two harassed domestic workers in Kuwait return to Sri Lanka
Colombo (News 1st): Fifty two women who were subject to various forms of harassment in Kuwait while serving as domestic workers returned to...
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4 out of 7 members of Mangala’s committee on state media, resign
Colombo (News 1st): Four members of the committee appointed to monitor state media institutions have resigned from the committee. On the 31...
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Southern provincial councilor Krishantha Pushpakumara granted bail
Colombo (News 1st): Southern Provincial Councilor Krishantha Pushpakumara was granted bail by the Galle Magistrates Court today (Feb 28). H...
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Archaeological sites to be free of alcohol and cigarettes
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Housing, Construction, and Cultural Affairs has decided to declare sites with archaeological importanc...
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3 arrested with Heroin in Grandpass
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Two suspects were arrested in Grandpass for the possession of 26.740g of Heroin. The suspects were traveling in a thre...
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North Korea leader Kim says he is ready to denuclearize
Reuters: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Thursday (February 28) he was willing to give up his nuclear weapons and he would not be h...
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India will live, work, fight as one, says PM Modi
Reuters: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (February 28) said that India would live, work, grow, fight, and win as one, amid ...
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7 must-have Sri Lankan festive sweets
COLOMBO (News 1st): Indulge in the mouth-watering goodness of Sri Lankan Traditional Gourmet Sweets. The connoisseur of good food, Sri Lank...
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko trails as reforms leave voters cold
Reuters – Ukrainian pensioner Nadiya Ignatiy says she has had the plum and cherry trees in her garden cut down for firewood since the gover...
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Water cannons deployed against teachers protest
Colombo (News1st) – Water Cannons have been used against the Ceylon Teacher Services union which staged a protest march in Battaramulla tod...
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Southern provincial councilor Krishantha Pushpakumara arrested
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Southern Provincial Councillor Krishantha Pushpakumara was arrested this morning after he surrendered to the Police th...
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Water cut for Colombo
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The National Water Supply and Drainage Board states that areas of Colombo 13, Colombo 14, Colombo 15 will experience a...
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Fourteen Chinese nationals arrested without valid work visas
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Fourteen Chinese nationals working in Sri Lanka without valid work visas and had violated the immigration and emigrati...
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Executioner’s post gets 45 applications
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Department of Prisons states that around forty-five applications have been received for the post of executioner. A...
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Four years have passed since the Central Bank bond scam – the largest financial fraud in Sri Lankan history: Perpetrat...
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Final day of the chainsaw registration process
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Today (February 28) marks the final day of the chainsaw registration process. The police spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara...
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SriLankan Airlines cancels flights today to Karachi and Lahore
COLOMBO (News 1st) – All the flights scheduled to Karachi and Lahore today(February 28) have been cancelled effective immediately. SriLanka...
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Bond scam forensic audit : International audit firms to be hired
COLOMBO (News 1st) – With a backdrop where four years have passed without any proper action since the largest financial fraud in Sri Lankan...
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Consignment of Heroin valued at Rs.120mn seized in Kuliyapitiya
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Officers of Police Narcotics Bureau arrested a 27-year-old suspect over the possession of 10 kg of heroin from Kuliyap...
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Pakistan Prime Minister invites India for discussions
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Pakistan stated that it has shot down two Indian aircraft and captured an Indian pilot today (February 27) following a...
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Protests demand exposure of bond scam thieves
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Voice Against Corruption organization gathered opposite the Presidential Secretariat demanding that those responsi...
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Vasudeva to go to Special Presidential Investigation Commission on bond scam
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Addressing a media briefing at the office of the Opposition Leader today (February 27), UPFA Parliamentarian Mahindana...
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Multiple protests islandwide
Colombo (News 1st): Several demonstrations and protests took place around the country today (Feb 27). 1. Joint Unemployed Graduates’ Union ...
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Rathgama Businessmen murder: Case postponed to March 13th
Colombo (News 1st): Five Police officers attached to the Southern Province Special Investigations Unit who are evading arrest over the abdu...
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National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection requests removal of Patali from the LNG committee
Colombo (News 1st): The National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection, has requested the President to remove Minister Patali Champika Ra...
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Quick recap on 4 years of the bond scam
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Today(February 27) marks the 4th anniversary of the infamous bond auction and scam of February 27th, 2015. Four years ...
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Wickremesinghe knew how to cover up the bond issue – Rusiripala Tennakoon
Colombo (News 1st): Speaking on the Newsline program today (Feb 27), Former Minister D.E.W. Gunasekara and Retired Senior Banker Rusiripala...
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UNP General Secretary comments on the Bond Scam rogues and punishments
Colombo (News 1st): The General Secretary of the United National Party expressed the following views regarding the Central Bank bond scam f...
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Four years after the Bond Scam perpetrators remain free
COLOMBO (News 1st) – President Maithripala Sirisena spoke about the Central Bank treasury bond scam at the event to commemorate the 61st an...
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Eleven grade 7 students hospitalised in Bibile
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Eleven students of a school in Bibile have been hospitalised today (Feb 27) due to an infection. The News 1st correspo...
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Navy arrests 2 with 86.4kg of Kerala cannabis
Colombo (News 1st): A group of naval personnel attached to Fast Attack Craft arrested 02 suspects with 86.4kg of Kerala cannabis during a p...
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Rathgama Businessmen Murder: 05 Police officer barred from overseas travel
Colombo (News 1st): Five Police officers attached to the Southern Province Special Investigations Unit who are evading arrest over the abdu...
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SriLankan cancels tomorrow’s flights to Karachi and Lahore
Colombo (News 1st): SriLankan Airlines has canceled flights to the Pakistani cities of Karachi and Lahore scheduled for tomorrow (Feb 28) f...
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Bond scam culprits cannot be punished when they are in the Government – President
Colombo (News1st) – President Maithripala Sirisena says that the perpetrators of the bond scam cannot be punished when they are in the Gove...
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Voice Against Corruption demands action against bond scam perpetrators
Colombo (News 1st): The Voice Against Corruption organization is currently staging a protest opposite the Presidential Secretariat urging t...
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