COLOMBO (News 1st) - Former Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe officially announced his retirement from politics on Wednesday (20), stating that he would not be contesting any future elections. The ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The New Democratic Front held discussions on Wednesday (20) at the election office of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo regarding the party's national list for the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has been recognized as a "Tier 2 Advancing Nation" in the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI). The GCI ranking, which evaluates countries' cybersecurity efforts, ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Minister Harin Fernando who was arrested has been released on bail after he was presented to the Badulla Magistrate court. The court ordered the Former Minister to be ...

Hirunika Premachandra, a member of the Samagi Jana Balwegaya (SJB) and candidate from the Colombo district, held a media ...

Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe announced that Sri Lanka will ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Five suspects who were illegally possessing firearms have been arrested during raids carried out in different parts of the Island. According to the Police, the suspects were ...

Secretary of the New Democratic Front, Attorney-at-Law Sharmila Perera says that Ravi Karunanayake’s appointment to the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Former Member of Parliament, Shivaneshthurai Chandrakanthan, also known as "Pilleyan", arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today. According to CID, he was ...