Category: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka appoints new Health Minister
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A cabinet reshuffle was held on Monday (23). Keheliya Rambukwella was removed from the position of Minister of Health and appointed…
Security deposits to increase, says NEC
The National Election Commission has decided to increase the security deposit charged from candidates for all elections. The decision was reached to discourage a large…
NAVY DRUG BUST: 5 arrested
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Five suspects who were transporting heroin worth over Rs. 4 billion in a multi-day fishing trawler vessel have been arrested. The…
Elephant dies by electrocution in Puttalam
COLOMBO (News 1st) – It was reported that a tusker was killed after being electrocuted in Neelabamma, Puttalam. The ranger of the Karuwalagaswewa Wildlife Range…
Sri Lanka to develop Electricity system with India, says President
COLOMBO (News 1st) – President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced plans to develop the country’s electricity system with India in the future, focusing on the Mannar district. …
Senior official at Agriculture Ministry transferred over supply of Urea
Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has decided to transfer a senior official in charge of fertilizer supply in the Ministry of Agriculture to another position with immediate…
Seetha the tusker begins Ayurvedic treatment
COLOMBO (News 1st): Ayurvedic treatment is being administered to the tusker Seetha from Maharagama, who was shot recently. The tusker is currently being treated in…
Woman dead after motorcycle collides with a train in Seeduwa
Written by Staff Writer Written by Staff Writer 21 Oct, 2023 | 2:49 pm COLOMBO (News 1st) – A woman has died after a…
Colombo-Badulla main road blocked at Viharagala due to a landslide
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Vehicular movement from Haputale and Beragala along the Colombo-Badulla Main Road was disrupted today after a landslide was reported in the Uda…
Well-known businessman Deshamanya Dr. Lalith Kotelawala passes away
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Popular businessman Deshamanya Dr. Lalith Kotalawala has passed away. He was aged 85 at the time of his demise. He has…
