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Ex-Health Ministry Lawyer Remanded Over Bribery

COLOMBO (News 1st); A former Chief Legal Officer of the Ministry of Health, Ahmad Riyasa Ahmad, has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Inv...

22-04-2026 | 12:54 PM

Man Posing as Spouse of PM’s Secretary Arrested

COLOMBO (News 1st); A man who allegedly attempted to enroll students into a Colombo school by impersonating the husband of the Prime Minister’s Person...

22-04-2026 | 12:02 PM

Special PCOI Begins Probe into All Coal Deals

COLOMBO (News 1st): The operations of the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate all coal‑related transactions in Sri Lan...

22-04-2026 | 11:28 AM

Sri Lanka’s 2025 Economic Recovery Holds Firm

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s economy showed continued recovery and improved stability in 2025, according to the Snapshot of the Sri Lankan Economy ...

22-04-2026 | 11:17 AM

Iran Enforces ‘Maritime Law’ on Container Ship

COLOMBO (News 1st); Iran’s semi‑official Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran’s military enforced “maritime law” on a container ship that had ignored...

22-04-2026 | 10:57 AM

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Premalal Jayasekara Gets Bail, Passport Suspended

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former State Minister Premalal Jayasekara, who was taken into custody, has been released on bail following his production before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court today.The court ordered the suspect’s release on Rs. 25,000 cash bail and a personal bond amounting to Rs. 1 million.The Magistrate further directed that the suspect’s foreign passport be impounded.The court also warned that any attempt to influence witnesses would...

22-04-2026 | 3:28 PM

Ex-SIS Chief Moved to Court On Easter Attacks Case

COLOMBO (News 1st): Former Director of the State Intelligence Service, Suresh Salley, has been brought to the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate, in connection with the alleged misdirection of investigat...

22-04-2026 | 3:11 PM

Ex-State Intelligence Chief Salley In Court Today

COLOMBO (News 1st): The case filed against former Director of the State Intelligence Service, Suresh Salley, and two other suspects, in connection with the alleged misdirection of investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks, is scheduled to be take...

22-04-2026 | 12:12 PM

Ex-SIS Chief Moved to Court On Easter Attacks Case

22-04-2026 | 3:11 PM

Ex-State Intelligence Chief Salley In Court Today

22-04-2026 | 12:12 PM

Local News

Grade 1 Teacher Training to Finish Mid-Next Month

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Education has announced that teacher training for the second term of Grade One, conducted under the ongoing education reforms, will be completed by the middle of next month.Deputy Minister Madhura Seneviratne stated that the process of distributing the required ac...

22-04-2026 | 9:46 AM