COLOMBO (News 1st): The Attorney General requested the Supreme Court today (May 31) to appoint a complete panel of judges headed by the Chi...
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Cricket World Cup: England begin bid to win tournament for first time
The Cricket World Cup begins on Thursday, with hosts England opening their bid to win the tournament for the first time.Eoin Morgan's ...
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What should we know about gas safety…
Natural gas is an easy and efficient way to heat your home. It’s great for cooking, it’s healthier for your family, and cleaner than heati...
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R. Kelly charged with 11 new felony counts of sexual abuse and assault
REUTERS: Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly was charged on Thursday (May 30) with 11 new felony counts of sexual assault and abuse that could, ...
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Raptors wins opening game of NBA finals
REUTERS: The Toronto Raptors, with the support of an entire nation behind them, won the first NBA Finals game played outside the United Sta...
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80 tonnes of rice unsuitable for consumption discovered in Hambantota
COLOMBO (News 1st): 80,000 kg of rice unsuitable for consumption has been discovered from a warehouse in Hambantota. Secretary of the Publi...
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Pakistan province struggles with hundreds of cases of children infected with HIV
REUTERS: In the dusty town of Ratodero in southern Pakistan, doctors are struggling to cope with an alarming outbreak of young patients inf...
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Assange court hearing postponement raise questions in UK
REUTERS: Supporters of WikiLeak’s founder Julian Assange demonstrated outside a London court after the extradition hearing was called off a...
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Mines Bureau to begin reissuing explosives next week
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau states that the process of providing explosives and gun powder to external parti...
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Dispute ends in murder in Godakawela
COLOMBO (News 1st): A 40 year old has been murdered in Godakawela, Rakwana. The police said that the murder was a result of an dispute over...
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SriLankan Catering posts Rs. 5.7 bn net profit
SriLankan Catering Ltd. has recorded a steady financial performance for the financial year ended 31st March 2019 with a 24% year-on-year g...
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Registration now open for Poson Dansals
COLOMBO (News 1st): Registering of dansals for Poson poya has commenced. Secretary of the Public Health Inspectors Association, Mahendra Ba...
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Suicide bombers 1,800 calls to probe by CID
The Criminal Investigation Department is scrutinising more than 1,800 telephone numbers used by the Easter Sunday suicide bombers, Police ...
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Sancharaka-Poddo : NEW RELIEF PACKAGE FOR INFORMAL TOURISM SECTOR
Titled “Sancharaka-Poddo’ the Government yesterday announced a special relief package with a total interest subsidy cost worth Rs. 1.5 bil...
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Italy also relaxes travel advisory
Italy also has relaxed its travel advisory with advice to exercise the utmost caution, keeping the attention threshold in all circumsta...
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Laws to curb emergence of terror groups needed - PM
New laws including regulations to control hate speech should be introduced soon to prevent the emergence of new terror groups in the futur...
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Laws to curb emergence of terror groups needed - PM
New laws including regulations to control hate speech should be introduced soon to prevent the emergence of new terror groups in the futur...
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Indian PM to visit Sri Lanka along with Maldives
President Maithripala Sirisena participated in the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who secured a landslide vic...
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What happened to Rs. 2300 mn of the Suraksha insurance? PCOI begins investigation
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Presidential Commission inquiring into irregularities at state institutions within the past four years is due to ta...
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Goods transport by trains to re-commence tomorrow
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Railway Department states that the transportation of goods on trains that was temporarily suspended due to the 04/...
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Passport issuing fee revised from tomorrow
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Immigration and Emigration has taken measures to increase the fee charged in issuing passports with e...
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England opens the World Cup in style
Colombo (News 1st): Batting first England scored a comfortable 311 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Winning the toss Proteas skipper Faf Du ...
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Your Friday Morning Brief 1. President Maithripala Sirisena reiterates that he did not receive any prior intel on the ...
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Action TV : Failed project forced on CMC under guise of new company
Colombo (News 1st): The official term of the Colombo Municipal Council ended only a year after the government of good governance came into ...
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President : Never aware of the 04/21 attacks
Colombo (News 1st): President Maithripala Sirisena reiterated that he was not made aware by anyone of the 04/21 terror attacks. The Presid...
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Milinda Rajapaksa shortlisted for One Young World Politician of the Year Award 2019 world prize
Colombo (News 1st): Colombo Municipal Councillor Milinda Rajapaksa has been shortlisted for a prize awarded by the globally acclaimed One Y...
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Over 100 people displaced due to a fire in Talawakelle
Colombo (News 1st): More than 100 people belonging to 24 families in the Holyrood area in Talawakelle have been displaced as a result of a ...
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Samurdhi tamasha in Ampara :Trade unions allege irregularities
Colombo (News 1st): The inauguration ceremony of the program to induct 600,000 families into the Samurdhi Beneficiary Scheme was held today...
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AG to institute legal action against Minister Ravi Karunanayake
Colombo (News 1st): The Attorney General’s Department informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today (May 30), that it will be tak...
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SL needs a leader who can survive any force: Sajith Premadasa
Colombo (News 1st): Deputy leader of the UNP, Minister Sajith Premadasa expressing his views at an event in Ahatu weva today (May 30) noted...
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SP Ruwan Gunasekera debunks rumours of the lack of security at schools
Colombo (News 1st): Police media spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekera today (May 30) said there is no truth to the rumours spreading of a lack ...
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Govt. funds Dr Neville Fernando Private Hospital
Colombo (News 1st): Health Secretary Wasantha Perera appeared before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry Probing Fraud and Corruption ov...
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University of Kelaniya closed again
Colombo (News 1st): All faculties at the University of Kelaniya except the Medical Faculty were closed today until further notice. Officers...
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GMOA requests President to remove Health Minister
Colombo (News 1st): The GMOA has requested the President to remove Minister of Health Dr Rajitha Senaratne from his position with immediate...
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Councillor Shermila Gonawela files a petition against Garbage disposal scheme at CMC
Colombo (News 1st): Colombo Municipal Councillor Shermila Gonawela filed a petition at the Supreme Court today (May 30) alleging that her r...
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Malwatte Mahanayake celebrates 75th birthday
Colombo (News 1st): Today (May 30) marks the 75th birthday of the Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thero, Mahanayaka of the Malwat...
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Kitchen Remodel Ideas That Pay Off
Kitchens are a place of sustenance and sociability. Food, family, and friends mingle to create a winning combination. So it makes perfect s...
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5 Ways to Decorate With Vintage Ladders…
When a ladder is no longer safe to climb, it used to be forgotten about and exposed to the elements. In recent years, savvy homeowners have...
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AG instructed Acting IGP to enforce traffic laws equally across the country
Colombo (News 1st): As a result of media reports and taking note of the evidence presented with regard to the non enforcement of traffic la...
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Around 100,000 people do not have a birth certificate
Colombo (News 1st): Registrar General’s Department says that around 100,000 Sri Lankans do not have a birth certificate. Registrar General ...
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PM Modi may visit Sri Lanka along with Maldives
Prime Minister Narendra Modi could make a short visit to Sri Lanka on his way to or back from the Maldives in early June, during his first ...
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How to Build a Garden Trellis…
A garden trellis is one of the few landscaping elements that literally blankets itself with flowers and foliage. A garden trellis brings a ...
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CID to analyse 1800 contacts linked to April 21st suicide bombers
Colombo (News 1st): The Criminal Investigations Department has begun analysing more than 1800 telephone numbers the April 21st Suicide Bomb...
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President arrives in New Delhi
President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in New Delhi this afternoon (May 30) to attend the inaugural ceremony of the second term of Prime M...
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Islandwide accidents: 4 die including 3 of the same family
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Three people died in a road accident in Sinharagama, Anuradhapura today(May 30). Police stated that a three-wheeler th...
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President refutes allegations that he received intel on terror attack
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The President’s Media Unit in a press release states that President Maithripala Sirisena was not informed of the April...
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20 Sri Lankan asylum seekers sent back by Australian authorities
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A boat carrying 20 Sri Lankan asylum seekers has been intercepted on its way to Australia. The Department of Home Affa...
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New Air Force Commander assumes duties
COLOMBO (News 1st) – New Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sumangala Dias assumed duties this morning(May 30). Air Marshal Sumangala ...
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Walk of Warriors’ Commences Landmark Expedition
Sri Lanka Army’s Air Mobile Brigade of the 53 Division which boasts a life span of 25 years of excellence undertaking its milestone annive...
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Israel to hold new election as Netanyahu fails to form coalition
The move prevents the scenario of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin selecting another person to try to form a government, but also sends the...
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