September 2020 - Sri lanka

Colombo (News 1st); The Ministry of Environment revealed around 4000 factories located on the banks of the Kelani River from Kaduwela to Pe...

CEA announces week for collection of E-Waste

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Central Environment Authority has announced a week for the collection of electronic waste, across the island, offic...

Stones pelted at Sajith Premadasa’s meeting in Moratuwa

Colombo (News 1st); Stones were pelted at a meeting attended by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Tuesday (29) night in Katubedda, Mora...

MINUSMA Force Commander Compliments SL Convoy in Mali

Colombo (News 1st); Force Commander in Mali United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Lieutenant ...

Government Printing Department to undertake State Printing Ops.

Colombo (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers decided that all Government and Semi-Government Institutions which do not have printing press...

“Stop illegal deforestation of Elahera-Giritale Sanctuary”: Minister C.B. Rathnayake

COLOMBO (News 1st): Minister of Wildlife & Forest Conservation – C.B. Rathnayake has ordered to immediately stop the illegal deforestat...

University cut-off marks to be released within next two weeks: UGC

COLOMBO (News 1st): The cut-off marks for students selected for universities this year will be announced within the next two weeks, the Uni...

05 involved in a drug distribution network arrested in Maharagama: Police

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police arrested five suspects including two women who were part of a drug distribution network for the posses...

Govt. to introduce “Certificate of Road-worthiness” instead of Emission Certificate

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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government has decided to issue a “Certificate of Road-worthiness” instead of the “Emission Certificate,” with effe...

Supreme Court to conclude hearing petitions against 20A by Friday

COLOMBO (News1st): Attorney General Dappula De Livera submitted to court today a document that included committee stage amendments the gove...

Sri Lanka to amend microfinance act – state minister

COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka’s microfinance act would be amended to suit modern developments, state minister Shehan Semasinghe said on Tues...

Fifth edition of Gammadda door-to-door campaign draws to a close

COLOMBO (News1st): For five years, Gammadda has walked across the length and breadth of Sri Lanka to lend an ear to the problems faced by t...

Six arrested for damaging forest in Kantale

COLOMBO (News1st): Six suspects have been arrested for causing damages to a forest in Kantale following a News1st revelation on Monday. New...

Legality on President’s verbal circulars must be studied : Udaya Gammanpila

COLOMBO (News1st): The legality of the president’s statement stating that his verbal orders would be considered as circulars must be studie...

Imthiaz Bakeer Markar raises concerns over 20A

COLOMBO (News1st): Parliamentarian Imthiaz Bakeer Markar has raised questions on the entity that has exerted influence over presenting the ...

New constitution cannot contain any amendment including 13th; Ven. Abhayatissa Thero

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Colombo (News 1st); Venerable (Professor) Medagoda Abhayatissa Thero says the Provincial Council system, which has met its end, should not...

Buwelikada building owner remanded until 13th October

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Colombo (News 1st); Anura Lewke, the owner of the five-storey building in Buwelikada, Kandy which collapsed recently, was remanded until t...

State Intelligence prioritized other matters above National Security; Ex-IGP tells PCoI

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Colombo (News 1st); Ex-IGP Pujith Jayasundara testifying at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the 2019 April Attacks claimed, ...

‘Extremely powerful force supported Zahran Hashim’; Mujibur tells PCoI

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Colombo (News 1st); An extremely powerful force supported Zahran Hashim and his associates to carry out the bombings because said Parliamen...

Indian Police tracing Chanuka Thananayake, Angoda Lokka’s aide

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Colombo (News 1st); The Crime Branch-CID of Coimbatore has formed a special team to trace the whereabouts of Chanuka Thananayaka, a close a...

15 year old girl found dead in a canal in Nanu-Oya, Nuwara Eliya

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Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police discovered the body of a 15-year-old girl along a canal located close to a series of line-houses in N...

Warrant issued to arrest Patali Champika’s driver regarding 2016 accident

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Colombo (News 1st); The Colombo High Court on Tuesday (29) issued a warrant for the arrest of Thusith Dilum Kumara, the driver of Ex-Minist...

Cabinet approves working capital requirement for secure rice stocks

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Colombo (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for a working capital requirement for the maintenance of secure stocks of ric...

Cabinet nod to draft legislation to enforce Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

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Colombo (News 1st); The Cabinet of Minister granted approval to draft legislation to enforce the Mine Ban Treaty. Joint Cabinet Spokesperso...

Sri Lanka Customs conducts separate investigations on waste-filled containers

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Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka Customs said it will make submissions to the court on the 15th of October over the repatriation of 21 waste c...

6,882 people in 75 tri-service-managed QCs are still in Quarantine

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Colombo (News 1st); 6882 people in 75 tri-service-managed QCs are still in quarantine, said the National Operation Centre for Prevention o...

NBRO issues landslide early warning for two districts

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Colombo (News 1st); The National Building Research Organization has issued early landslide warnings to the Kegalle District (Dehiowita) an...

Owner of building in Kandy which collapsed killing three, arrested

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Colombo (News 1st); The owner of the house in Buwelikada, Kandy which collapsed on the 20th of September and resulted in the deaths of thre...

New Diamond oil leak affects marine life in Sri Lankan water; NARA

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Colombo (News 1st); The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) said the oil slick reported following the leak fr...

Moody’s downgrading unwarranted says Ministry of Finance

Colombo (News 1st); Following Moody’s downgrading on Sri Lanka’s Sovereign rating yesterday, the Ministry of Finance responded claiming the...

No talks about MCC at this moment; PM tells Media Heads

Colombo (News 1st); Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday (29) confirmed there is no discussion at this point on the Millennium Chall...

GoSL to introduce amendments to 20A at committee stage discussions; AG tells SC

Colombo (News 1st); The Attorney General’s Department informed the Supreme Court the Government of Sri Lanka plans to introduce several ame...

Gammadda door-to-door campaign continues

COLOMBO (News1st): Around 300 families earning a living through the pottery industry in Minuwangoda have been hit due to difficulties in ob...

Valuable flora in Chunnakkadu reserve destroyed

COLOMBO (News1st): An organized group is destroying valuable flora in the Chunnakkadu reserve, a News1st investigation has found. Nearly 20...

Sri Lanka must implement 13A to achieve reconciliation : Modi

COLOMBO (News1st): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has insisted that Sri Lanka must implement its 13th constitutional amendment to achi...

Committee to be appointed to study microfinance – Shehan Semasinghe

COLOMBO (News1st): A committee will be appointed to obtain information regarding microfinance, state minister Shehan Semasinghe said. “This...

False info being spread on environmental destruction : PMD