COLOMBO (News1st): Looters and thieves do not worry about the burden of the people, former parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti has said. Hand...
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President meets with Monaragala residents
COLOMBO (News1st): President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with residents of Monaragala on Friday while attending several rallies in the area. Dur...
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Several paddy fields in Pallama affected
COLOMBO (News1st): Several paddy fields in the Pallama area have been affected owing to a monopoly in using a water tank which is being ref...
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Operations at Colombo Port at a standstill as protest against leasing ECT intensify
Colombo (News 1st); All Operations at the Colombo Port came to a complete standstill on Friday (31) evening as a mark of protest to urge a...
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AG files indictment against Rajitha on White Van Abduction Press Conference case
Colombo (News 1st); The Attorney General on Friday (31) filed an indictment against former Minister Rajitha Senaratne and former Chairman ...
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Premalal Jayasekera alias “Choca Malli” and 02 others sentenced to death
Colombo (News 1st); Ex-Ratnapura District Parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekera alias “Choca Malli”, Ex-Chairman of the Kahawatte Pradeshiya...
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STF arrests suspect with 23kg of heroin in Wellampitiya
Colombo (News 1st); Police Special Task Force arrested a suspect for the possession of 23 kilograms of heroin during a raid in Buthgamuwa R...
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Former CID chief arrested over firearms case
COLOMBO (News1st): A former Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief was arrested on Friday for allegedly planting firearms at a shack...
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Refurbishment of Kelani river’s flood control dams underway
COLOMBO (News1st): A programme worth Rs 35 million has been launched to repair flood control dams in the Kelani River, the irrigation depar...
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Youth narcotic smuggler arrested in Polonnaruwa
COLOMBO (News1st): A youth has been arrested for attempting to smuggle cannabis and tobacco into the Polonnaruwa prison, police said. The s...
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More than 60 drunk drivers arrested in special operation
COLOMBO (News1st): At least 63 drivers were arrested for drunk driving during a special operation in the Western Province, police said. The...
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Customs department warns against scams under its name
COLOMBO (News1st): The customs department has warned the public against financial frauds that are being carried out under its name. “Frauds...
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‘We can’t wait a moment longer’, report on slavery calls on the world to act.
Modern Day Slavery is not a phrase we are used to hearing, but according to a recent report, a shocking reality that must be urgently confr...
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Evidence Examination on “Lith” case against Basil fixed for December
Colombo (News 1st); The Colombo High Court on Friday (31) decided to commence the examination of evidence in the case filed against Ex-Mini...
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Court of Appeal issues interim-injunction on Avant-Garde case
Colombo (News 1st); The Court of Appeal on Friday (31) issued an interim injunction preventing the examination of the case filed with the ...
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Commonwealth Blue Charter Webinar: Unlocking the Wealth of Mangrove Ecosystems
As the lead country of the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on Mangrove Ecosystems and Livelihoods, Sri Lanka together with the Comm...
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Boossa and Kalpitiya Naval Quarantine Centres release 21 more individuals
Another twenty one (21) persons who successfully completed their quarantine process at the Boossa and Kalpitiya Naval Quarantine Centres ...
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Japanese Defence Attaché pays courtesy call on Commander of the Navy
Captain Gaku Fukaura, the Defence Attaché at Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugete...
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SSP Shani Abeysekara arrested over firearms related incident
Colombo (News 1st); Former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Police Superintendent – Shani Abeysekara was arreste...
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Polls candidate denies motorcycle crash suspect was heading for rally
COLOMBO (News1st): An election candidate has dismissed claims that a motorcycle rider who injured a couple in a crash recently, had been tr...
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Hunger fast over port terminal enters second day
COLOMBO (News1st): Trade unions have urged the government to protect the Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal, as a hunger fast by port w...
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Sajin Vass Gunawardena says he will support SJB in Parliament
COLOMBO (News1st): Sajin Vaas Gunawardena has said he would support the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) if he wins the parliamentary election ...
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Justice delayed over King’s Assemby Hall demolition
COLOMBO (News1st): Action is yet to be taken against those involved in demolishing an ancient King’s Assembly Hall in Kurunegala two weeks ...
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SLPP candidates contradict over MCC agreement
COLOMBO (News1st): Two parliamentary election candidates of the same party have expressed diverse views regarding the US Millenium Challeng...
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Election campaign activities prohibited from midnight on Aug 2nd: NEC
COLOMBO (News 1st): Election campaign activities are prohibited with effect from midnight on the 2nd of August, the National Elections Comm...
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Three state bodies shut in Lankapura after COVID-19 detection
COLOMBO (News 1st): Lankapura Divisional Secretariat, Pradeshiya Sabha and a regional state bank in the area were temporarily closed follow...
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Drug trafficking falcon seized
COLOMBO (News 1st): A falcon believed to be used by notorious underworld leader “Angoda Lokka” in his drug trafficking operations was seize...
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Individual sentenced to death over 2001 abduction and murder
Colombo (News 1st); An accused found guilty of abducting an individual in a three-wheeler and beating him to death along with another grou...
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Low-pressure water supply to several areas in Colombo
COLOMBO (News 1st): For several areas in Colombo water will be supplied under low pressure conditions for 10 hours, until midnight today (J...
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1000 kg of Turmeric seized in Mannar, one suspect arrested
COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Navy arrested one suspect in the Oluthuduwai beach in Mannar along with 1,000 kilograms of Tumeric suspected ...
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Risk of Dengue intensifies due to rainy season
COLOMBO (News 1st): There is an increased risk in the spread of Dengue due to the rainy season, health sectors warned on Thursday. “23 Deng...
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Scientists solve mystery of the origin of Stonehenge megaliths
COLOMBO (News1st): Scientists have solved an enduring mystery about Stonehenge, determining the place of origin of many of the megaliths th...
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Task Force on Sri Lanka’s Education recommends 1000 national schools
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Task Force on Sri Lanka’s Education Affairs has recommended that the number of national schools in the country be i...
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Army Twins attempt to Enter ‘Guinness Book of World Records’
Colombo (News 1st); An attempt to insert the names of Sri Lanka Army-produced two identical twins, Major General Pooraka Seneviratne and Ma...
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Import restrictions harmful for Sri Lanka, experts warn
COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka’s import restrictions can affect its economy in the long run, experts have warned, urging for stronger policie...
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Lankapura Divisional Secretariat staffer tests positive for COVID-19
Colombo (News 1st); A staff member of the Lankapura Divisional Secretariat has tested positive for COVID-19, said Director General of Healt...
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Reports on extremist ideology given to authorities since 2013 : Witness tells PCoI
Colombo (News 1st); Former Director of the State Intelligence Service and Current SDIG of the Eastern Province Nilantha Jayawardene told t...
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AG wants Acting IGP to explain why Negombo Prison Chief is not arrested
Colombo (News 1st); The Attorney General’s Department on Wednesday (29) requested the Acting Magistrate of Negombo to issue notice on the A...
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Wariyapola Prison Officer suspected to moving drugs, interdicted
Colombo (News 1st); A prison officer attached to the Wariyapola Prison was interdicted. Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniy...
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Total coronavirus patients rise to 2810
Total coronavirus patients rise to 2810
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Navy apprehends 15 persons for engaging in illegal fishing in Eastern seas
Sri Lanka Navy has been conducting regular operations for the prevention of illegal fishing practices which adversely impact legitimate co...
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NOCPCO Task Force Evaluates Updates on COVID-19
The Task Force of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) July (28) had one more of its routine session...
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Human-elephant conflict worsens amidst corruption, project delays
COLOMBO (News1st): Corruption-riddled large scale projects and illegal cultivation have aggravated the unresolved human-elephant conflict a...
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Trade unions begin hunger fast over East Container Terminal
COLOMBO (News1st): Trade unions began a hunger fast on Wednesday demanding that the Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal must not be hand...
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Ranil says expelling party members was calculated, not easy
COLOMBO (News1st): United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has stood by the decision to expel 54 members, saying it was cal...
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Tear-gassing of Sri Lankans in Jordan condemned; Sri Lanka to resume repatriation
COLOMBO (News1st): Civic groups have condemned the tear-gassing of Sri Lankan expatriates by Jordan’s police last Monday, with reports sugg...
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Jayantha Dharmadasa is the new VP of Sri Lanka Cricket
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Cricket announced its Executive Committee at its Emergency Meeting held on Wednesday afternoon, unanimously d...
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“There is a conspiracy to eliminate Basil Rajapaksa”; says Lakshman Yapa
COLOMBO (News 1st); A media briefing organized by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna revealed startling details of an attempt to remove SLPP N...
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President vows to offer 150,000 jobs after election
COLOMBO (News1st): President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pledged to dish out 150,000 jobs for graduates and the poor after the August 5 parliame...
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Advisory Committee appointed by PM to protect archaeological sites
Colombo (News 1st); Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed an Archaeology Advisory Committee to assist in the protection of sites with ...
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