COLOMBO (News 1st); A candidate from the Sarva Jana Balaya Party contesting for the Puttalam Municipal Council has been arrested with 85 ballot papers in her possession.Sri Lanka Police said that the ballot papers, issued by the Puttalam Returning Officer for the local government election, were foun...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Global debt is on a rising path following trade and market turmoil, the IMF announced in the Fiscal Monitor Report released Wednesday (April 23) in Washington, DC.Vitor Gaspar, Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued a stark warn...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested nine individuals in connection with the murder of Dan Priyasad, a candidate for the Kolonnawa Pradeshiya Sabha from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).The suspects are currently being interrogated by the police, with investigations being conducted by...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police Headquarters has instructed all officers to closely monitor individuals wearing helmets and behaving suspiciously.This directive comes in response to recent incidents of shootings and murders across various regions of the country, where suspects were observed wea...

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a move to strengthen the local dairy industry, MILCO Company has announced plans to establish 500 milk sales outlets across the country.Chairman of MILCO, G.V.H. Gotabhaya, revealed that the initiative will be implemented in partnership with 500 local dairy entrepreneurs, aimi...