COLOMBO(News 1st) – A Special Law Enforcement Unit has been to crack-down on criminal organizations operating from Avissawella to Wellampit...
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Maldives President to holiday in SL
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is scheduled to embark on a trip to neighboring Sri Lanka on year-end holiday, RaajjeMV stated.Sp...
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Australia fires: Thousands flee to beach to escape
Thousands of people have fled to a beach in Victoria, Australia, to escape bushfires racing towards the coast.Locals in Mallacoota describ...
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Wisden names Malinga as 'king of T20 fast bowling'
Wisden magazine, which is considered as the Bible of cricket, has published its T20I Team of the Decade. Wisden magazine has named Sri Lan...
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Mathews recalled to T20I squad after 18 months
Former captain Angelo Mathews was included in Sri Lanka’s T20 International squad of 16 for the first time in 18 months for the three-matc...
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Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne retires
COLOMBO(News 1st) – Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne retired from his position, today(December 31). A ceremony to mar...
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SLTB to import 2000 new buses
COLOMBO(News 1st) – The Sri Lanka Transport Board says it has taken steps to import 2,000 new buses. An official attached to the SLTB said ...
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4.4% unemployment rate in 2018
COLOMBO(News 1st) – According to the annual labor force survey issued by the department of statistics, unemployment in Sri Lanka has increa...
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Suspect arrested with 1kg of Heroin in Vavuniya
Colombo (News 1st) – One person has been arrested in Settikulam, Vavuniya for the possession of 1 KG of Heroin. The arrest was made during...
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Jarring music banned in buses from tomorrow
Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera instructed the National Transport Commission (NTC) to take immediate measures to stop jarring music ...
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Former SPC Chairman arrested in connection to white van accusers
Colombo (News 1st) – The Former Chairman of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation, Dr. Rumi Mohammed has been arrested in connection to the ...
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Individual stabbed to death in Kilinochchi
Colombo (News 1st) – An individual was stabbed to death with the use of a sharp weapon in the Malayalapuram area in Kilinochchi. According ...
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Accident claims lives of 4 airforce personnel
Colombo (News 1st) – A motor accident that occurred in close proximity to the Ranwala junction in Warakapola, along the Colombo-Kandy main ...
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Two suspects flee police custody in Panadura
Colombo (News 1st) – Two suspects that were receiving treatment at the Panadura base hospital under Police protection have fled the hospita...
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Port City Colombo to welcome 2020 with a bang
Port City Colombo is set to light up the skies again to welcome the New Year, after its memorable fireworks display on December 7, 2019 wh...
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CEB predicts 7.5% sales growth in 2020-21
In terms of electricity demand growth and investment needs, single-buyer and transmission licensee Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) forecast...
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Fair weather prevail further
Except for a few showers in Eastern province, mainly fair weather will prevail further over most parts of the island.Misty conditions can ...
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President declare open Parliamentary session on January 3rd
The Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament will be ceremonially declared open on January 3 at 10 am under the patronage of the President ...
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Matara-Beliatta Expressway to be vested by February
Work on the 30 kilometre Matara-Beliatta Expressway costing Rs. 125 billion is almost complete and it can be vested in the public by Febru...
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President instructs to revive vocational training sector
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the relevant authorities to meet the responsibility of producing skilled workers for the local and...
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Central Bank reduces commercial credit rates
The Central Bank has called on all commercial banks to strictly observe the newly reduced credit interest rates. A Bank press release said...
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Wolbachia bacteria mosquitoes to help fight dengue
Mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria will be released to the Sri Lankan environment in February in order to control dengue using a natural r...
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NATIONAL DATA CENTER IN THE WORKS
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has proposed the setting up of a centralised data bank on all information on citizens to enable quick and eas...
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German cabin crew union says to strike next week at Germanwings
Reuters – German cabin crew will go on strike from Monday to Wednesday next week at Lufthansa’s budget airline Germanwings, the UFO labour ...
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Tokyo 2020 to take measure after asbestos found at venue
Reuters – Tokyo 2020 organizers will take “emergency countermeasures” after asbestos was found at the water polo venue for next year’s Game...
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Thousands evacuated from Australian tourist haven as bushfires rage
Reuters – Thousands of residents and holidaymakers have been told to evacuate a swathe of Victoria as soaring temperatures and strong winds...
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A Block to be Unchained? – Blockchain Implementation in Sri Lanka
The Fortune Business Insight estimated that the global blockchain technology market size is expected to reach USD 21,070 million by the en...
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Swiss embassy staffer bailed out
Colombo (News 1st) – The Swiss Embassy staffer that was allegedly abducted and questioned, has been released on bail by the Colombo Magistr...
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Fair weather prevail further
Except for a few showers in Eastern province, mainly fair weather will prevail further over most parts of the island.Misty conditions can ...
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India offers to commence flight connectivity with Batticaloa
As part of its measures for further improving air connectivity with Sri Lanka, India has offered to develop the Batticaloa Airport for fli...
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Navy conducts beach cleaning and water sports event at Galle Face
A beach cleaning and water sports event, organized in line with the 69th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, was successfully held at the G...
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National program to plant one million trees on January 1st
The Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Disaster Management has taken measures to implement a tree planting program in gov...
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Chamodya, Avishka shine in Nalanda’s victory
A superb matchbag of nine wickets from left-arm spinner Chamodya Rajapaksa and a fine half century by Sri Lanka youth player Avishka Perer...
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22nd ‘Army Para Games-2019’ Concluded
The formal closing ceremony of the 22nd ‘Army Para Games-2019’, the annual exhibition of sports talents of some 700 differently able War H...
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Rajitha Senaratne granted bail
Colombo (News 1st) – Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court. Former Minister Dr Rajitha ...
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A hospital for zoo animals in Dehiwala
Colombo (News 1st) – A fully equipped, state of the art veterinary hospital has been constructed in the premises of the Dehiwala Zoo. Accor...
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Tea Stakeholders plan Road Map-2030
Tea industry stakeholders have now come under one banner to come up with a 10- year Master Plan. This includes the Colombo Tea Traders Ass...
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UK assures assistance for prison, legal reforms
British High Commissioner Sarah Hulton had offered UK assistance to take forward prison and legal reforms in Sri Lanka, the Justice Minist...
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Maximum compensation of Rs.2.5 mn to be paid
The assessing process of the losses, displacements and property damages caused by the recent adverse weather condition in the country, is ...
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Public servants oath taking ceremony for efficient, productive service
All public servants are required to read aloud an oath affirming an efficient, productive and loyal public service at the commencement of ...
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SLTDA to register all tourist hotels within three months
Industrial Exports, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has requested the Sri Lanka Tourism Development...
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Railways Department to bolster security service
Colombo (News 1st) – The Department of Railways notes that steps will be taken to recruit 180 individuals into the Railway Security Service...
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Batticaloa airport to be International airport
Minister of Industrial Export, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Aviation, Prasanna Ranatunga says that the Batticaloa Airport will be dev...
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Ayurveda must be developed for everyone’s benefit – PM
Ayurveda medicine system in the country should be developed for the benefit of the people in the country as well as of the world, Prime Mi...
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President emphasized need a service of “works for the people”
The public representatives are responsible in realizing people’s hopes and expectations for a better country, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...
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10 injured in Vavuniya motor accident
Colombo (News 1st) – 10 people suffered injuries in a motor accident that occurred in the Irattaperiyakulam area in Vavuniya. According to ...
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Spike in use of narcotic substance “ICE”
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Police Narcotics Bureau says, 7,036 kg of cannabis has been seized in 2019 while 10.5 kg of cocaine has been seize...
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2 kilos of cannabis seized in Agbopura
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A man has been arrested in Agbopura, along the Habarana-Trincomalee main road, for the possession of 2kg Kerala Ganja ...
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Rajitha Senaratne to be transferred to Prison Hospital
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A special unit has been deployed to accompany Dr Rajitha Senaratne to the Prison Hospital from a private hospital in N...
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Living fences to fight wild elephant invasions
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The State Ministry of Wildlife Resources states that they will promote living fences to prevent wild elephants from en...
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