COLOMBO (News 1st); Prisons Spokesperson Jagath Weerasinghe has revealed that Sri Lankan prisons are currently holding 33,000 inmates, exceeding the maximum capacity of 12,000.. He made these remarks ...

US President Donald J. Trump has formally announced a 30% tariff on all Sri Lankan products entering the United States, ...

The Supreme Court today directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to strictly enforce the guidelines formulated to ...

Suspended Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya, was released on bail today.Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja ...

Daughter of Dr. Maheshi Wijerathna, a specialist at Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital who is currently remanded, was released on ...

Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala says, Pillayan had prior knowledge about the 2019 Easter Attacks while he was ...

The Ministry of Environment has announced plans to designate a number of forested government lands across the country as ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Nishantha Jayaweera was officially sworn in as a Member of Parliament on July 9, 2025, filling the vacancy left by Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, who resigned to assume duties as the ...

(CNA); Passengers at United States airports will no longer have to remove their shoes to pass through security under a new ...