COLOMBO (News 1st) - Deputy Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Susil Ranasinghe says clean drinking water to an additional 300,000 families will be provided this year. Deputy Minister ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A witness today revealed to the Colombo High Court that Yoshitha Rajapaksa, along with his then-girlfriend, had inspected the property in Mount Lavinia, before it was purchased ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) says it has purchased 305 metric tons of paddy within the first four days of its paddy purchasing programme. PMB Chairman Manjula Pinnalanda said ...

Sri Lanka began their campaign at the 2026 Asia Rugby Emirates Men's Sevens Series in Suzhou, China, with a commanding ...

Three individuals have been murdered in three separate incidents across the island.Police stated that a 35-year-old man was ...

A programme has been launched to obtain groundwater as a solution to drinking water shortages in the Batticaloa and Monaragala di - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake undertook an inspection visit to the Lower Malwathu Oya Multi-Purpose Development Project this - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the ...

Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe states that a 17-member committee has been appointed to amend labor laws.The ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Five suspects arrested in connection with the seizure of a large consignment of narcotics from a container at the Colombo Port have been placed under a seven-day detention order ...

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Health experts state that between 80 and 100 people die daily in the country due to substance abuse.Dr. Manoj Fernando, Dean ...

The National Dengue Control Unit says education authorities have been instructed to conduct Dengue-control programmes at all ...