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Leukaemia Among Common Cancers Affecting Children

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Health authorities reveals that between 900 and 1,000 child cancer patients are reported annually.This information has been revea...

13-09-2026 | 7:38 AM

Shiran Basik’s Father Remanded Until Sep 25

COLOMBO (News 1st): Abdul Razak Mohamed Basik, the father of detained drug kingpin Shiran Basik, has been remanded until September 25.He was remanded ...

12-09-2026 | 3:08 PM

SLPP PS Member Arrested

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Pradeshiya Sabha member has been arrested in Madampe, Chilaw, for using the same vehicle num...

12-09-2026 | 2:43 PM

IMF Begins Seventh Review Discussions With SL

COLOMBO (News 1st): Representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who arrived in Sri Lanka have begun discussions with officials of the Min...

12-09-2026 | 12:32 PM

Universities Urged To Expedite Recruitment

COLOMBO (News 1st): University Vice-Chancellors have been instructed to expedite the recruitment of academic and non-academic staff to fill existing v...

12-09-2026 | 11:49 AM

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Defending Champions SL Face Ind In Asia T20 Final

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The final of the 2026 Women’s T20 Asia Cup will be played between defending champions Sri Lanka and India today (13).The two teams faced each other in the final of the 2024 tournament, where Sri Lanka emerged victorious to become the reigning champions.This will be the third time Sri Lanka Women have reached the finals of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup. India, the most successful team in the tournament, have reached the final ...

13-09-2026 | 7:44 AM

SLPP Holds Rally in Anuradhapura

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) organized a public rally today focusing on a number of issues, including the remanding of its National Organiser, Namal Rajapaksa, in connection with an ongoing bribery investigation.The ral...

12-09-2026 | 10:56 PM

Prez Vows No Mercy for Corruption, Organized Crime

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasizes that no mercy will be shown to anyone who has engaged in fraud or corruption.He stressed that the public granted a mandate to the current government specifically to enforce the law ag...

12-09-2026 | 10:52 PM

SLPP Holds Rally in Anuradhapura

12-09-2026 | 10:56 PM

Prez Vows No Mercy for Corruption, Organized Crime

12-09-2026 | 10:52 PM

Local News

40% Of Colombo Housing Complexes Over 40 Years Old

COLOMBO (News 1st): According to the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, 40 percent of housing complexes in Colombo are more than 40 years old.Deputy Minister T.B. Sarath says that there are 96 apartment complexes managed by the Housing Development Authority within the Colombo city l...

12-09-2026 | 10:47 AM