Colombo (News 1st): CCTV footage has been extremely useful for the investigations being conducted into Easter Sunday’s terror attacks. Five...
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“Gota supported organizations such as NTJ” – Rajitha Senaratne
Colombo (News 1st): Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne expressing his views at a media briefing in Colombo today (April 30) noted that the infor...
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Politicos and relatives with alleged links to terrorists
Colombo (News 1st): The investigations into the terrorist attack has lead to the arrest of a number of provincial councillors. Kotte Munici...
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Search operations across country continues
Colombo (News 1st): Search operations were conducted in several areas across the country today (April 30). Several members of the National ...
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More evidence at Gampola shoe shop; Abdul Haq brothers’ hideout
Colombo (News 1st): Sadiq Abdul Haq and Shahid Abdul Haq, wanted by the Criminal Investigations Department in connection with the Easter Su...
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Case against PTL officials postponed to May 29
Colombo (News 1st): The case filed against the beneficial owner of Perpetual Treasuries Limited Arjun Aloysius, its Chairman Geoffrey Aloys...
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Japan’s Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication
Colombo (News 1st) – For the first time in more than 200 years, a Japanese emperor has abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne. He will remain a...
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Five heroin smugglers remanded till May 7th
Colombo (News 1st): The 05 men who were arrested for transporting 273.6 kilograms of heroin in the Eastern seas were remanded until May 7th...
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Court grants permission to detain and interrogate 2 NTJ suspects
Colombo (News 1st): Court today (April 30) granted permission to detain and interrogate the two suspects from the National Thawheed Jamaath...
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FM leads Sri Lankan delegation to ABD meeting in Fiji
Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera will lead the Sri Lankan Delegation to the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the As...
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Re-scrutinized results of A/L exam 2018 released
Re-scrutinized results of Advanced Level Examination 2018 have been released today (30), says the Commissioner General of Examinations. Th...
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Zahran Hashmi’s close associate arrested in Kalmunai
Colombo (News 1st): A close contact of the leader of National Thowheed Jamath, terrorist Zahran Hashmi was arrested during a search operati...
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School security circular is a joke-Maheel Bandara
Colombo (News 1st) – According to Maheel Bandara Dehideniya and Venerable Rathkarawwe Jinarathana Thero, the conveners of the Inter Univers...
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Far right fascist saluting activists clash with police in Milan
Reuters – Far-right fascist saluting activists clashed with police in Milan on Monday (April 29), as demonstrators gathered to commemorate ...
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Two sentenced to death
Colombo (News 1st) – Two suspects convicted for murder were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court today. Colombo High Court judge Vi...
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Recorrected 2018 A/L results released
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Examination Department has issued the recorrected results of 2018 A/L examination. Candidates can access their res...
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Suspicious van sezied by the police
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A suspicious van has been seized by the Police, in the Ihala Puliyankulama area in Maradankadawala, Kekirawa. Police a...
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Wakwella and Mulkada bridges cleaned
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Sri Lanka Navy along with Ministry of Environment in the Southern Province organized a programme to clean the are...
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Gas masks were used to manufacture bombs
COLOMBO (News 1st) Security analyst, retired Lt. Colonel Susantha Seneviratne shared his opinion on the discovery of gas masks at the blast...
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Sarath Fonseka for Defence Minister? Arjuna Ranatunga ready to resign
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A group of UNP members convened at the Temple Trees yesterday(April 29), under the auspices of Prime Minister Ranil Wi...
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Man injured by ricocheting bullet at Belummahara
Colombo (News 1st) – A person was injured in a shooting in Belummahara, around 3:45 this morning. The police media division stated that pol...
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No end to elephant threats in Hambantota
Colombo (News 1st ) – There’s no end to the elephant threat in Hambantota. Villagers are continuing to face difficulties due to constant el...
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Some Easter bombers still at large – US
COLOMBO (News 1st) – U.S. Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Alaina B. Teplitz, speaking to Reuters has said that the United States believes some mem...
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Cloudy skies, strong winds & showers over the island
The severe cyclonic storm named ‘FANI’ (pronounced as FONI) over southwest Bay of Bengal to the Northeast of Sri Lanka, was located near l...
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Search operations to continue islandwide 04/21
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Despite the national security crisis being toned down to an extent Sri Lankan security forces are continuing to carry ...
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Truck related to Easter attack seized
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A truck wanted in connection with the Easter Sunday terror attack has been taken into custody at Polonnaruwa. Police m...
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Indonesian election staff died from overworking during polls
It was dubbed the world's biggest single day elections as 80% of 264 million Indonesians cast their ballots on April 17.In a bid to cu...
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Spanish election: socialists win amid far-right gains
The governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) has won the country's general election with 123 seats after 99.9 percent of ...
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Hiruni qualifies for IAAF World marathon
US-based Sri Lankan Marathoner Hiruni Wijayaratne qualified for the forthcoming IAAF World Championship 2019 after finishing second in the...
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Unpredictable’ Sri Lanka require unity for WC success - Vaas
Chaminda Vaas, winner at the 1996 men’s Cricket World Cup, believes that Sri Lanka have some ‘”special” cricketers, but that togetherness ...
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Emergency Regulations to ban on face covering, preaching and teaching radical ideologies
President Maithripala Sirisena has issued the gazette notification amending the Emergency Regulations to include the ban on garments cover...
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Cabinet sub-committee to restore tourism sector
President Maithripala Sirisena says that the government will expand its activities to restore the tourism sector, the hotel sector and oth...
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President instructs to lift social media ban
President Maithripala Sirisena has informed the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to lift the social media ban with immediate effec...
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Social media ban lifted
Colombo (News1st) – Issuing a media release the Department of Government Information notes that President Maithripala Sirisena has informed...
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Sri Lankan Easter attack is a response for losses in Syria-ISIS leader; Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Reuters – Islamic State’s media network on Monday published a threatening video message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Bagh...
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FANI intensifies : Heavy rains and Strong winds expected
COLOMBO (News 1st) – According to the Met. Department, the severe cyclonic storm ‘FANI’ over southwest Bay of Bengal to the Northeast of ...
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Associate of Easter bomber arrested in Kalmunei
Colombo (Colombo) – A close affiliate of easter bomber Zaharan Hashmi was arrested during a raid in the Maradamune area in Kalmunei. Accord...
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Potential payback for Christchurch by a US veteran
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A US Army veteran who was allegedly plotting a large-scale terror attack near Los Angeles as revenge for the recent ma...
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Curfew lifted in Kalmunei, search operations continue
Colombo (News 1st ) – Police curfew imposed in the police divisions of Chawalakade, Sammanthurai and Kalmunai was lifted at 8:00 this morn...
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All in the name of religion
As the investigations for the horrible Easter Sunday bombings continue, more bizarre details are beginning to emerge. Apart from the fact...
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Banks reduce lending rates
The Central Bank issuing a notice said the main objective of this decision was to accelerate monetary policy transmission through the fina...
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Focused on Trump, Biden kicks off campaign
Reuters – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden officially kicked off his White House campaign on Monday (April 29) by hosting a union event...
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Government confident economy will bounce back’
The government has taken proactive measures to address much of its major external debt obligations for 2019 despite the possible negative ...
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ENTIRE SECURITY APPARATUS TO BE REVAMPED
The Entire Security apparatus of the country will be revamped in the face of threats posed by the Islamic State terrorists,” President Mai...
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Terror attacks: CID takes 44 suspects into custody
The CID has so far taken into custody 44 suspects with regard to the April 21 Easter Sunday suicide terror attacks, said Police Spokesman ...
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New auditing methodologies would be adopted - Auditor General
Additional Auditor General Chulantha Wickramaratne receiving his appointment letter as the new Auditor General from President Maithripala ...
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Security should be devoid of politics - Religious leaders tell Government
Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and the Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayawardanepura Dr. Ittapana Dhamm...
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School security councils to be established
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Principals across the island have been informed to establish security councils at their schools. Secretary to the Mini...
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Your Tuesday Morning Brief Senior DIG C.D. Wickremeratne was appointed as the acting IGP last morning (April 29) whi...
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Heat mounts on IGP Pujith Jayasundara
COLOMBO (News 1st): Senior DIG C.D. Wickremeratne was appointed as the Acting IGP this morning (April 29) while Inspector General of Police...
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