Leader of the Indigenous community in Sri Lanka Uruwarige Vannilaththo handed over an epistle regarding the deforestation taking place in t...
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Low pressure system in Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm
Colombo (News 1st); The low-pressure area in the south-east Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a depression lay centered 750 km southeast ...
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Police constable killed in a hit and run posthumously promoted
COLOMBO (News 1st): Police Constable Ratnayake bearing the badge number 76013, attached to the Kobeigane Police who was killed in a hit and...
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Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle is the New State Minister of COVID-19 Prevention
Colombo (News 1st); Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle,was appointed as the State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemiology and Coronavirus D...
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Kandy tremors: Observed level of seismicity not harmful to Victoria dam
COLOMBO (News 1st): The magnitude of the tremor reported from Aluthwatta, Ambakotte, and Digana areas on Sunday night (Nov. 29) was recorde...
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Divulapitiya and Peliyagoda Covid-19 clusters - new cases- 178
Divulapitiya and Peliyagoda Covid-19 clusters - new cases- 178
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IGP instructs CID to investigate the Mahara Prison Riot
Colombo (News 1st); The Inspector General of Police instructed the Criminal Investigations Department to conduct immediate investigations i...
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Defence Secretary instructs IGP to probe Mahara Prison unrest
COLOMBO (News 1st): Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne has instructed the Inspector General of Police (...
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State audit exposes massive irregularities in Batticaloa Campus
COLOMBO (News1st): The auditor general has called for legal action against officers at the Bank of Ceylon and Mahaweli authority over a mul...
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Measures underway to prevent elephants from consuming polythene
COLOMBO (News 1st): Measures are underway to broaden the initiatives followed to prevent elephants from consuming polythene, M.K. Bandula H...
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10 Sri Lankans evacuated from Tigray in Ethiopia, scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today
COLOMBO (News 1st): A group of 10 Sri Lankans evacuated from the war-torn Tigray region in Ethiopia, are scheduled to arrive in the island ...
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High time to probe tremors felt in Kandy: Prof. Athula Senaratne
COLOMBO (News 1st): Minor tremors were reported from the Aluthwatta, Ambakotte, and Digana areas on Sunday night (Nov. 29), according to ar...
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Health sector focused on preventing COVID-19 home deaths
COLOMBO (News 1st): A special programme is underway to prevent deaths of those who die at their residences after being exposed to COVID-19,...
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‘Unseen force responsible for Mahara Prison Riots’; State Minister
Colombo (News 1st); The Government is responsible for the protection of the prisoners held by the state, said MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...
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Mahara Prison Riot was pre-planned to defame the government; Weerawansa
Colombo (News 1st); Minister Wimal Weerwansa told Parliament the Mahara Prison Riot was not the result of congestion or overcrowding in the...
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Colombo HC lifts travel ban on Basil Rajapaksa
Colombo (News 1st); Two cases filed with the Colombo High Court against Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Former Director-General of the ...
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Government to impose control price for surgical face masks
Colombo (News 1st); The Government is to impose a control price for a face mask, said the Secretary to the State Ministry of Pharmaceutical...
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Mahara Prison Riots : 08 prisoners dead and 50 injured
Mahara Prison Riots : 08 Prisoners Dead / 50 Prisoners Injured / 02 Prison Officers Injured Police Special Task Force set up a perimeter a...
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Basil Rajapaksa & 03 others acquitted and released
Colombo (News 1st); Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and 3 others were acquitted and released by the Colombo High Court in the case filed o...
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06 prisoners dead and over 02 dozen injured in Mahara Prison violence
Colombo (News 1st); 06 prisoners have died and 35 were injured following the unrest at the Mahara Prison, confirmed the Police Spokesperso...
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Foreign Ministry takes the lead in reviewing connections and opportunities in Marine Scientific Research and Maritime Safety and Security
Eminent international legal luminaries, Managing Director and Head of Projects for Morocco and Sudan at the Max Planck Foundation Prof. Rü...
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A group of suspicious illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka intercepted off Pesalai
Sri Lanka Navy apprehended five (05) Sri Lankans who were suspected to have attempted to illegally migrate to India from Sri Lanka by sea ...
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Navy seizes over 1372kg of dried turmeric attempted to be smuggled by sea
A special operation conducted by the Navy led to the seizure of over 1372kg of smuggled dried turmeric and apprehension of 05 Indian natio...
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Measures have been taken to increase the paddy harvest of the Mahaweli Zones by 15% next year – Sate Minister Siripala Gamlath
The State Minister of Mahaweli Zones, Canals, and Settlement Infrastructure Development, Siripala Gamlath reiterates that measures have be...
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Total of Covid -19 deaths 116
Total of Covid 19 deaths 116
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Several dead and scores injured in Mahara Prison violence; fire rages within prison walls
Colombo (News 1st): 04 bodies and 25 injured personnel moved to the Ragama Teaching Hospital following the unrest at the Mahara Prison, con...
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07 COVID-19 deaths confirmed on Sunday (29); raising death toll in SL to 116
Colombo (News 1st); 07 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed on Sunday (29), reported the Department of Government information quoting the Direct...
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12th Leopard death reported from Matale
COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka recorded its 12th death of a leopard due to snare traps in a year on Sunday, stoking concerns among animal con...
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Divulapitiya and Peliyagoda Covid-19 clusters- new cases- 323
Divulapitiya and Peliyagoda Covid-19 clusters- new cases- 323
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Unrest at Mahara Prison
Colombo (News 1st); Unrest reported within the Mahara Prison as reports suggest shots were also fired, said Sri Lanka Police. Await Further...
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COVID-19 cases at prisons top 1000
COLOMBO (News1st): The number of COVID-19 infections at Sri Lanka’s prisons rose to 1,091 after 183 cases were detected on Sunday. All new ...
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487 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday (28)
Colombo (News 1st): As of Sunday morning (29), a total of 487 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among...
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Special Deposit Account scheme extended until 2021
COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka has extended a fixed-deposit scheme to attract foreign currency to the country, that lapsed in October, by six...
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Schools in Dambulla closed for a week
Colombo (News 1st); All schools in the Dambulla Education Zone will be closed for a week from tomorrow (30), authorities announced. School...
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Low pressure in the Bay of Bengal to intensify
COLOMBO(News 1st): The low-pressure area in the south-east Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression during the next 36 hours ...
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More expatriates return to the island on a special repatriation flight
COLOMBO(News 1st); 372 more Sri Lankan expatriates returned to the island on a special repatriation flight this morning. 292 people were re...
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70 arrested for not wearing face masks
COLOMBO(News 1st): 70 people have been arrested for not wearing face masks and not maintaining distance within the past 24 hours. 866 peopl...
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60 dengue patients reported from Batticaloa Last week
COLOMBO (News 1st): Due to the current rainy condition in the island, there is an increased risk of the spread of dengue, the National Deng...
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Multiple Police areas in Colombo & Gampaha released from isolation
Colombo (News 1st); The Department of Government Information quoting Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, the Army Commander and Head of the...
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A fixed fuel price will be maintained amidst fluctuating world oil prices - Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila
Hon Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila, stated that maintaining a fixed fuel price amidst the fluctuating world oil prices is the policy ...
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Country Statement of the Honourable Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka for the 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum
Media Release Country Statement of the Honourable Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka for the 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Archipelagic and ...
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Sri Lanka's Ambassador meets with Indonesian Deputy Minister for Production and Marketing
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN, Yasoja Gunasekera met with the Indonesian Deputy Minister for Production and Marketing Vict...
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Total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 109
Total number of deaths due to Covid-19 infection in Sri Lanka is 109
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Divulapitiya and Peliyagoda Covid-19 clusters- Another new cases- 213
Divulapitiya and Peliyagoda Covid-19 clusters- Another new cases- 213
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India’s National Security Adviser Ajith Doval meets the President
Colombo (News 1st); India’s National Security Adviser Ajith Doval, called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat o...
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02 COVID-19 deaths reported on Saturday (28)
Colombo (News 1st); 02 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed on Saturday (28) by the Director General of Health Services, reported the Department...
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Token Strike launched by Wildlife Trade Unions, concludes
COLOMBO(News1st): The islandwide token strike launched by officials attached to eight Wildlife Trade Unions yesterday (27), concluded today...
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Dambulla Viking beats Kandy Tuskers in LPL
COLOMBO(News1st): The maiden Lanka Premier League is in full flow as the first double-header of the tournament took place today (28). The f...
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Fitch downgrade unacceptable – Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance issued a statement on the rating action taken by Fitch Ratings, to downgrade Sri Lanka’s long term foreign currency...
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Research being conducted to develop antigen test kits which detect COVID-19
Colombo (News 1st): Professor Upul Dissanayake, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya says, research is being conducted to de...
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