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) - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe announced that Sri Lanka will import 70,000 metric tonnes of Nadu rice. The decision ...

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COLOMBO (News 1st): The time period granted for students to register to state universities based on their results of the 2023 GCE A/L Examination has concluded. The University Grants Commission says ...

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 ...

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) - Hirunika Premachandra, a member of the Samagi Jana Balwegaya (SJB) and candidate from the Colombo district, held a media briefing today to discuss her views on her potential role ...

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 ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The academic and non-academic staff of the University of Ruhuna claim that they will not cease their strike until the Vice Chancellor is removed from his position. This continuous ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Secretary-General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadheera informs all newly elected MPs to be present in the Parliament premises by 9 am tomorrow, for the inaugural session of the ...

(COLOMBO News 1st) - Secretary of the New Democratic Front, Attorney-at-Law Sharmila Perera says that Ravi Karunanayake’s appointment to the National List is a decision made in accordance with the ...