COLOMBO (News 1st) – Last evening (March 30) was an exciting weekend filled with one of the most anticipated school rugby encounters. St.Pe...
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Govt. gives 450 acre hideaway with 2 bungalows to Geoffrey Aloysius at Kandapola for Rs 8000 a month for 30 years!
COLOMBO (News 1st) – In a major claim made by the Sunday Punch column of Sunday Times newspaper, the question is raised whether a company a...
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BOND SCAM: Colombo district parliamentarian will be arrested soon-Mahindananda Aluthgamage
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Addressing an event in Udunuwara UPFA parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage expressed these views on the upcoming e...
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Government must take responsibility for power crisis: Patali
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Several protests were held today (March 31) against the ongoing electricity crisis. A demonstration was staged today (...
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Never before have governments rallied strongly against drugs
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A rally to eradicate drugs from the country was held in Mattakkuliya this afternoon under the auspices of President Ma...
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Authorities blind to water crisis in Puttlam, Kilinochchi and Jaffna since 2015
COLOMBO (News 1st) – At a setting where the people around the country are suffering from power cuts, people from five districts are sufferi...
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Hambantota oil refinery : Refining another scam?
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Senior cabinet ministers seem to be making contradictory statements regarding the controversial oil refinery project i...
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Western and Southern Province governors at ASEAN-China Governors sessions
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Governor of the Western Province Azath Salley and the Governor of Southern Province Keerthi Tennakoon attended the “AS...
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Pope in Morocco : First papal visit in 34 years
Reuters – Pope Francis visited a centre for children in the Moroccan town of Temara on Sunday (March 31). The Rural Centre for Social Servi...
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Another 915 Sri Lankans granted dual citizenship
COLOMBO (News 1st) – According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, another 915 individuals have been granted dual citizenship. This includes S...
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Fourteen in net for illegal fishing activities in Daluwa
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Fourteen fishermen who were engaged in illegal fishing activities in the Daluwa shores in Kalpitiya have been arrested...
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Cocaine to be destroyed on April fools day
COLOMBO (News 1st) – 769 kilos of cocaine seized by security officials are to be destroyed publicly tomorrow (April 01). Police stated that...
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Multiple Purpose Transport Center at Kottawa opens today
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Multiple Purpose Transport Center at Makumbura, Kottawa will be opened today (March 31) by President Maithripala S...
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Nadu and Samba prices reduced from tomorrow
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Rice mill owners have decided to reduce the price of Samba and Nadu with effect from yesterday (March 30). According t...
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Water cut extended
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The National Water Supply and Drainage Board states that the water supply in several areas, including Kotte, Pitakotte...
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Dimuth Karunaratne granted bail
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lankan Test Cricket Captain Dimuth Karunaratne who was arrested earlier today(March 31) for driving under the infl...
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Ordinary level certificates to be issued from tomorrow
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Examinations Department states that the issue of the GCE Ordinary Level Examination certificates will commence tom...
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Sajith to be honoured by Malwatte Chapter today
The Malwatte Chapter of Siyam Sect will confer UNP Deputy Leader and Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa ...
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Showers occur at several places
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Galle and Matara districts after ...
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High altitude sports complex in the hiills
Last week, Cabinet gave the nod for the Finance Ministry to conduct negotiations with the Government-owned People’s Bank to partly finance...
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Sri Lanka favourites at New Zealand-Asia Cup
Sri Lanka Indoor Cricket team will leave for Singapore today to take part in the New Zealand-Asia Cup. The six nation tournament, a 16 ove...
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SLNS Mihikatha: Guardian of the deep sea
Cruising at a speed of 22 knots patrol vessel SLNS Mihikatha (P-350) is a formidable force to be reckoned with. As she thrusts her way thr...
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769kg of cocaine going up in smoke tomorrow
Going up in smoke tomorrow will be 769kg of cocaine — a stock that was kept as court case evidence and released after a lengthily legal pr...
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‘Prudent policy will help develop natural gas industry’
The National Policy on Natural Gas (NPNG) is “a forward looking and a prudent policy which will help develop the natural gas industry in t...
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Rupee appreciation, a positive sign, says experts
The rupee appreciation that was witnessed in the past few days will have a positive impact on the economy, an investment professional said...
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Parallel to Yowun Puraya stocking of over 90,000 fish fingerlings in Weerawila Wewa
In parallel to the Yowun Puraya youth program taking place in Weerawila, Hambantota, stocking of fish fingerlings with high demand in the ...
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Sajith to be honoured by Malwatte Chapter tomorrow
The Malwatte Chapter of Siyam Sect will confer UNP Deputy Leader and Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa ...
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PARLIAMENTARY HIGH POSTS COMMITTEE APPROVES NOMINATIONS OF FOURTEEN CAREER DIPLOMATS
The Committee on High Posts of the Parliament of Sri Lanka to examine the suitability of persons nominated/ appointed to the state service...
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SL appointed Vice Chair, Regional Committee ISA
Sri Lanka was appointed as the Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Group of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at the ISA Regional Consulta...
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President fulfilled responsibility towards the Sambudu Sasuna
he Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies of University of Kelaniya, Venerable Professor Kotapitiye Rahula An...
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50th Anniversary of Sri Lanka Foundation under President’s patronage
The 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Foundation was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Sri Lanka Foundatio...
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Kurunegala garbage dump smoking; inspecting politicians flare up at scene
Colombo (News 1st): Smoke continues to emanate from the garbage mountain at Sundarapola Kurunegala. A tense situation arose when the Opposi...
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Last rites of Srima Dissanayake on Monday
Colombo (News 1st): Wife of late former minister Gamini Dissanayake, Srima Dissanayake passed away yesterday (March 29) at a private hospit...
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Kabir and Malik to fly Oman to look for answers for questions on oil refinery?
Colombo (News 1st): The Daily Mirror newspaper reported that Minister Malik Samarawickrama together with Minister Kabir Hashim will leave f...
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No use of a govt. that doesn’t understand the pulse of its people – Harsha de Silva
Colombo (News 1st): Construction on Sri Lanka’s first ever temperature & humidity controlled warehouse complex for agriculture commence...
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GMOA and Damodara doctors to teach Chief Minister a lesson or two
Colombo (News 1st): The GMOA claims that the Chief Minister of the Uva province, Chamara Sampath Dissanayake had intimidated the Director o...
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Namal Karunaratne speaks about importing heifers
Colombo (News 1st): The National Organizer of the All Ceylon Farmers Federation, Namal Karunaratne convening a media briefing in Dambulla y...
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Rashmi Nimesha shows the world what determination can do…
Colombo (News 1st): G.G. Rashmi Nimesha Gunawardena is a 16-year-old girl who from day one faced an obstacle race. This differently abled y...
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Organisation of Professional Associations reflect what people think
Colombo (News 1st): At a seminar held in Colombo yesterday (March 29), a member of the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lan...
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Court grants permission to detain and interrogate Kanjipani Imran
Colombo (News 1st): The Colombo Additional Magistrate today permitted the Colombo Crimes Division to detain and interrogate underworld figu...
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Indian national arrested at BIA with ICE
Colombo (News 1st): An Indian national was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning for the possession of the drug I...
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Moonshine distillery raided in Muturajawela
Colombo (News 1st): Police arrested a suspect for the possession of illegally brewed moonshine close to the Muturajawela marshlands. Police...
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Mainly fair weather but slight possibility for Showers
Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island.However there is a slight possibility for Showers or thundershowers at a fe...
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Suspect who stabbed a police officer arrested in Nittambuwa
Colombo (News 1st): The suspect, who stabbed a police officer on March 27th, has been arrested in Ellakkala, Nittambuwa. Police noted that ...
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Extreme heat continues in North-West, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Gampaha, Hambantota and Monaragala Districts
Colombo (News 1st): The Meteorological Department has issued a heat index advisory. It reads; the temperature felt on the human body is exp...
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DRUG BUST : 4 arrested with over 100g of heroin in Ratmalana
Colombo (News 1st): Underworld gang member Singharage Amal Saminda Silva an accomplice of ‘Ratmalanae Anju’ and three others were arrested ...
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Three dead, three injured in accident at Batticaloa
News 1st): Three died while three others were injured when two motorbikes collided in Wandaramulla, Batticaloa. Police noted that that moto...
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Ministers Samarawickrama and Hashim to leave for Oman
Colombo (News 1st): The Daily Mirror newspaper reported that Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickram...
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Increase in wildfires reported from Badulla and Nuwara Eliya
Colombo (News 1st): The Disaster Management Center notes that reports of wildfires in Badulla and Nuwara Eliya districts have increased. As...
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