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2 Fishers Attacked on Intl. Waters Hospitalised

COLOMBO (News 1st); Two Sri Lankan fishermen who claim they were assaulted by an unidentified group on international waters have been admitted to the ...

05-02-2026 | 4:52 PM

Constable in ICU After Attack By Madush’s & Son

COLOMBO (News 1st); Five suspects, including the wife and son of the late organized crime figure Makandure Madush, have been arrested in Maharagama.Th...

05-02-2026 | 3:43 PM

Carrom Board Case: Order Not Ready, New Date Set

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court announced that the order regarding the preliminary objections filed in the case against former ministers Ma...

05-02-2026 | 12:52 PM

SL Opens Dual Exams to Fill Teacher Vacancies

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has officially begun accepting applications from graduates currently employed in the state sector for the competitive ex...

05-02-2026 | 11:44 AM

SWEET‑CH In Sri Lanka for Historic First Concert

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka witnessed a burst of excitement on Wednesday (4) as the Korean pop group “SWEET‑CH” arrived in Sri Lanka, drawing the at...

05-02-2026 | 11:02 AM

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Is Sri Lanka in the Epstein Files?

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is referenced 188 times in the publicly released U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Epstein document archive, according to multiple independent reviews of the searchable database hosted on Justice.gov.A search for the term “Sri Lanka” across the datasets, which include emails, correspondence, travel notes, contact logs, attachments and miscellaneous communications , shows that Sri Lanka’s presence in the archive is inc...

05-02-2026 | 3:49 PM

SL to Toughen Laws on Drug-Using Drivers

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is preparing to introduce sweeping reforms to its public transport sector, with Transport Minister Bimal Ratnayake announcing a major crackdown on drivers and conductors found working under the influence of drugs.The Min...

05-02-2026 | 1:24 PM

Samudika Jayaratne Assumes Duties

COLOMBO (News1st): Samudika Jayaratne assumed duties as the Auditor General of Sri Lanka this morning at the National Audit Office.Samudika Jayaratne will make history as the first female to ever hold this prestigious position in the country.Jayaratn...

05-02-2026 | 11:45 AM

SL to Toughen Laws on Drug-Using Drivers

05-02-2026 | 1:24 PM

Samudika Jayaratne Assumes Duties

05-02-2026 | 11:45 AM

Local News

7‑Year‑Old Dies After Concrete Collapse in Mutuwa

COLOMBO (News 1st); A tragic incident at the Helamuthu Sevana housing complex in Mutuwal has claimed the life of a seven‑year‑old child, after a section of a cement ceiling from the building’s seventh floor suddenly collapsed.The child, who suffered critical injuries, passed away while receiving tre...

05-02-2026 | 10:24 AM