COLOMBO (News 1st) – At a media briefing this morning His Eminence, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith Archbishop of Colombo said that the commission...
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Chairman of Padiyathalawa Pradeshiya Sabha arrested
Colombo (News1st) – Three persons including the chairman of the Padiyathalawa Pradeshiya Sabha have been arrested. According to the police ...
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Lotus Road temporarily closed
Colombo (News 1st): Lotus Road has been temporarily closed due to a protest by unemployed graduates. Police said, that as a result, traffic...
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Six Indians taken into custody while attempting to smuggle gold worth over Rs. 5 mn
Colombo (News 1st): Six Indian nationals were taken into custody by the Customs while attempting to smuggle gold to Chennai. According to t...
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Steps taken to fill vacancies for principals at national schools
Colombo (News 1st): Steps have been taken to call in applications from qualified Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service and Sri Lanka P...
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Zahran’s brother-in-law to be produced before court
Colombo (News 1st): The suspect who was arrested yesterday, Mohommed Abdul Cader Azeem had alleged connections to the now-banned National T...
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A message from the Cardinal to the Presidential Candidates
COLOMBO (News 1st): Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith speaking at a media briefing held at the Bishops house toda...
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Beware of scammers who offer to help obtain loan under Enterprise Sri Lanka - Ministry of Finance requests people
The Ministry of Finance has received reports that several organized groups of fraudsters have exploited the letter head of the Ministry t...
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04/21 attacks: 67 suspects currently in custody
Colombo (News 1st): 67 suspects including 2 women remain in custody in connection with the April 21st terror attacks. Police said 31 suspec...
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BREAKING NEWS : COA issues order against imported garbage
Colombo (News1st) – The Court of Appeal has issued an interim injunction order preventing the foreign waste found in the Colombo Port and K...
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Six injured in an accident along Mahiyangana – Badulla main road
Colombo (News 1st): Six people have been injured due to an accident that occurred near the 18th milepost along the Mahiyangana – Badulla ma...
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Schools 2nd term to end tomorrow
Colombo (News 1st): According to the Ministry of Education, the second term of all government and government approved Sinhala and Tamil med...
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PCoI calls for report into loss caused by storing paddy at the Mattala Airport
Colombo (News 1st): The Presidential Commission appointed to probe fraud and corruption has called for a Valuation Report into the loss inc...
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Narcotic Pills haul: Chief suspect identified
Colombo (News 1st): The Chief suspect behind yesterday’s (July 30) discovery of a large haul of narcotic pills at the Central Mail Exchange...
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Romanian minister quits in furore over teens’ murder
Reuters: Romania’s interior minister resigned on Tuesday (July 30) after the murders of two teenage girls in the southern town of Caracal t...
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Bayern Munich smash Fenerbahce to reach Audi Cup final with Tottenham
Reuters: Bayern Munich soundly beat Fenerbahce Istanbul 6:1 on Tuesday (July 30) as the German Champions looked on aggressive form in their...
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Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie praise director Quentin Tarantino
Reuters: Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Margot Robbie brought glamour to London for the premiere of ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ on T...
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Second Ebola case detected in eastern Congo’s main city
Reuters: The second case of Ebola was detected in the eastern Congolese city of Goma on Tuesday (July 30), the Provincial Minister of North...
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Four dead in California shooting, including suspected gunman
Reuters: Police and ambulances raced to a shooting at a food festival in California on Sunday (July 28), with four people reported dead and...
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY
COLOMBO (News 1st) Your Wednesday Morning Brief 1. Parliament is set to convene at 10.30 am today (July 31). 2. A suspect was arrested with...
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State-owned banks should not be privatized-The state-owned banks should be strengthened at all times
The state-owned banks should be strengthened at all times and there should never be any attempt to privatize them, President Maithripala S...
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Navy apprehends 06 Indian nationals with 2379kg of beedi leaves in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a fishing dhow carrying 06 Indian nationals with 2379 kg of beedi leaves, in northwestern seas of Sri Lanka on...
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Three persons apprehended for engaging in illegal fishing
A group of naval personnel apprehended 03 persons for engaging in illegal fishing in seas off Gurukanda, Mullaitivu and Kokilai areas, (3...
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Extra classes for G.C.E. A/L examinations suspended from midnight today
Colombo (News 1st): The Department of Examinations states that all seminars, lectures and tuition classes pertaining to the G.C.E. A/L exam...
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Attempts to change laws and regulations on higher education
COLOMBO (News 1st): Details about an attempt to change laws and regulations of higher education was revealed during a media briefing conven...
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Supreme Court orders the Sri Lanka Medical Council to register 82 SAITM medical degree holders
Colombo (News 1st): Supreme Court ordered the Sri Lanka Medical Council to register 82 SAITM graduates in order to facilitate them to pract...
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Rustic Garden Design Ideas
Rustic means appropriate to the country as in plainness or sturdiness. In a modern world that emphasizes the disposable, the mass-produced,...
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Mother and son stabbed to death in Kilinochchi
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A mother and son were brutally murdered using sharp objects in the Jayanthinagar area in Kilinochchi. Further investig...
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Mattegoda van hijack : Suspect who escaped arrested
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The details of the suspects who hijacked a van in Mattegoda area have come to light. The suspect who was shot by army ...
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“The law will take steps to send it back” – MP Gamini Jayawickrama Perera on the garbage crisis
Colombo(News1st) – The meeting of the cabinet members took place under the auspices of President Maithripala Sirisena, this morning (30th J...
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“My appointment will be of no cost to the ministry” – New State Minister Buddhika Pathirana
Colombo(News1st) – Deputy Minister Buddhika Pathirana was appointed as the new State Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of P...
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Indian Premier Modi to feature in “Man vs Wild” with Bear Grylls
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The most important person in India, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is to feature on Discovery’s survival show “Man vs W...
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Leaders who are not in touch with people are useless- Mayor of Matale
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Mayor of the Matale Municipal Council, Daljith Aluwihare shared his thoughts on the UNP and upcoming elections. Daljit...
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Hungary PM Orban flags more economic stimulus plans for 2020
Reuters – Hungary expects to have to introduce two more economic stimulus programs next year as growth slows in the European Union, its mai...
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Non academic strike hampers university activities
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Operations including academic activities of several universities have been interrupted as a result of the token strik...
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6 Indian nationals arrested with 2379 kilos of Beedi leaves
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 6 Indian nationals while transporting 2,379Kg of Beedi leaves on an Indian vessel. Acc...
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Three civilians including infant injured in border firing in Kashmir
Reuters – Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged heavy fire along the border in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring three civilia...
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SLMC ordered to register 82 SAITM graduates
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Supreme court ordered the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) to register 82 SAITM graduates in order to facilitate t...
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Zahran’s brother-in-law arrested at Katupotha
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A member of the banned extremist group known as the National Thawheed Jamaath has been arrested in the Kekunagolla are...
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Agriculture Ministry Building : Duminda Dissanayake to testify before the PCoI
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Parliamentarian Duminda Dissanayake has been summoned to testify before the Presidential Commission appointed to probe...
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Van chase on Galle road : Suspect succumbs to gunshot wounds
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The suspect who was shot by the Army following the hot pursuit of a hijacked van succumbed to his wounds at the Nation...
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University Trade Union Joint Committee launches a strike
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The University Trade Union Joint Committee has engaged in a strike due to several demands. The chairperson of the comm...
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Your Tuesday Morning Brief 1. Several Muslim ministers who resigned from office were reinstated by the President at ...
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India International Textiles Expo inaugurated in Colombo
The India International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) -Exhibition cum Buyer Seller Meet- was inaugurated in Hotel Galadari today. The three-day ...
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Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers who had resigned from their ministerial portfolios sworn into office again before President
Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers who had resigned from their respective ministerial portfolios sworn in before President Maithripala Si...
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President says he is not alone in the battle against the drug menac
President Maithripala Sirisena says he is not alone in the battle against the drug menace and 90% of the population in the country is stan...
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I’m not alone in war against drugs : President
COLOMBO (News 1st) – President Maithripala Sirisena stated at a ceremony in Ratnapura that he is not alone in the war against drugs. He add...
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Wimal Weerawansa assets court case on August 8th
Colombo(News1st) – Colombo High Court Justice Pradeep Hettiarachchi ordered the court case against Wimal Weerawansa to be postponed to Augu...
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1000 undeclared suspicious containers at Sri Lankan ports
COLOMBO (News 1st) – It has come to light that over 1000 undeclared suspicious containers are currently in the Sri Lanka Ports. This was re...
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Second wave of tear gas and water discharged towards unemployed graduate protestors
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Polic discharged water cannons and tear gas on protesting unemployed graduates once again to disperse them. News 1st c...
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