COLOMBO (News 1st) - A suspect was arrested in the Kandanegedara area of Kuliyapitiya with a foreign-manufactured 12-bore arm and a live hand grenade.Police said six live BMG rounds were also found in his possession.The raid was carried out by a team of officers from the Organized Crime Investigatio...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Two suspects were arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake with a consignment of foreign-manufactured cigarettes valued at Rs. 15.99 million.The arrests were made during an inspection conducted by Customs officers at BIA.The suspects are two 42-year-old...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Five people, including two women were arrested with drugs during four raids carried out at a housing complex in Mount Lavinia.The raids were conducted jointly by the Police Special Task Force (STF), Organized Crime Special Operations teams, Sri Lanka Police, and the Army.Authori...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a Rs. 6.7 Billion financial assistance programme aimed at strengthening Sri Lanka’s Health Sector.The programme covers all nine provinces of the country.Under the programme, each province is expected to receive Rs. 750 Million next y...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka has recorded a 19.8% increase in foreign remittances received during the first eight months of this year, compared to the corresponding period last year.Sri Lanka received US$6.131 Billion in foreign remittances from Sri Lankan migrant workers during the first eight mo...