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School Owner To Face Court Over Student Death

COLOMBO(News 1st); The suspect arrested in connection with the death of a student in a vehicle accident at an international school in the Kandy area i...

13-03-2026 | 9:19 AM

Seized Drug Stock To Be Destroyed Today

COLOMBO(News 1st); A stock of drugs seized by the Police Narcotics Bureau will be destroyed today by burning them in an incinerator at Lactowatte, Wan...

13-03-2026 | 9:19 AM

Sri Lanka Navy Seizes Largest Narcotics Haul

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka’s Navy has made a major breakthrough in combating drug and weapons smuggling in the southern seas.During a special opera...

12-03-2026 | 9:33 PM

'Nothing Justifies Killing Children': UNICEF Urges

COLOMBO (News 1st); UNICEF warns that the escalating conflict in the Middle East has created a “catastrophic” situation for millions of children, with...

12-03-2026 | 7:17 PM

Four Motor Traffic Staff Arrested and Remanded

COLOMBO (News 1st); Four individuals attached to the Department of Motor Traffic, including a serving official and three former officers, have been re...

12-03-2026 | 6:56 PM

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Navy Drug Bust Suspects To Face Court

COLOMBO(News 1st); The fishermen, drugs, and weapons found on board the multi-day fishing vessel seized by the Navy in the southern seas have been handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau.Police said the suspects will be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today.The multi-day fishing vessel was seized by the Sri Lanka Navy in the deep sea off the southern coast of the country on the 11th.The Navy said a stock of 654 kilograms o...

13-03-2026 | 6:22 AM

Power Unions To Hold Talks With President

COLOMBO(News1st); Another discussion between members of the electricity trade unions and the President will be held today.Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board Technical Engineers' Union, Kosala Abeysinghe, said representatives of 22 electricity t...

13-03-2026 | 6:20 AM

Aviation Fuel Price Surge May Push Up Airfares

COLOMBO(News 1st); The price of aviation fuel in the country has been increased in line with the rise in aviation fuel prices in the global market.Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Mayura Netthikumara, said the increase was n...

13-03-2026 | 6:09 AM

Power Unions To Hold Talks With President

13-03-2026 | 6:20 AM

Aviation Fuel Price Surge May Push Up Airfares

13-03-2026 | 6:09 AM

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Europe Ready to Partner SL as Economy Recovery

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka, Wiebe De Boer, says the Netherlands is impressed by Sri Lanka’s economic recovery following the 2022 economic collapse and is ready to partner with the country in its next phase of development.“We are in a constant di...

12-03-2026 | 5:45 PM