COLOMBO (News 1st); An unregulated and unlicensed care home has been thrust into the national spotlight after a devastating fire in Batagoda, Anguruwatota claimed 12 lives.Police confirmed today (4) that 12 individuals died in the blaze, which broke out yesterday (3) evening at the privately run "Se...

COLOMBO (News 1st); One in every five schoolchildren is affected by malnutrition, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.The warning was highlighted by Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Media, Specialist Dr. Anil Jasinghe, during a media briefing, where he pointed to deeper, long-term conseq...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The director of the elders' home in Anguruwathota, which caught fire, has been arrested.According to Police, the Government Analyst has further commenced an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.51 people who were caught in the fire that broke out at the elders' home i...

(BBC) Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon in which Hezbollah operatives would be banned, the US State Department announced.The agreement is "contingent on a complete cessation" of attacks by the Iran-backed arme...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Proceedings in the high-profile money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa have been temporarily halted, with Colombo High Court informed that the examination of evidence will not proceed until a decision is delivered on a revision petition filed before the Court of Appeal....