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No Impact on Customers as NDB Probes Fraud

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Development Bank announced that no customer account balances have been affected by the internal financial fraud detec...

06-04-2026 | 7:20 PM

LAUGFS to Begin Islandwide Gas Distribution

COLOMBO (News 1st); LAUGFS Gas PLC announced that steps will be taken to distribute a consignment of 7,000 metric tonnes of LP gas across the island s...

06-04-2026 | 5:49 PM

Sri Lanka Withdraws Wednesday Holiday

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Wednesday holiday previously granted to government offices has been cancelled with immediate effect from the day after tomorro...

06-04-2026 | 5:41 PM

Ex‑Intelligence Chief Seeks Court Relief

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Retired Major General Suresh Salley, has filed a writ petition before the...

06-04-2026 | 5:37 PM

Festive Period Sees Increase in Online Scams

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police have warned of an increasing trend in online financial fraud, data theft and related cybercrimes during the festi...

06-04-2026 | 5:19 PM

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Sri Lanka to Host Indian Vice President, Soon

COLOMBO (News 1st); Preliminary discussions on the upcoming official visit of the Vice President of India to Sri Lanka were held this afternoon (06) at the Presidential Secretariat.The meeting took place between the Chief of Staff to the President, Prabath Chandrakeerthi, and the Deputy High Commissioner of India, Dr. Satyanjal Pandey. Discussions focused on arrangements for the two‑day official visit of the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakr...

06-04-2026 | 7:08 PM

How the National QR Payment System Works

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National QR Payment Adoption Programme, aimed at steering Sri Lanka towards a cash‑lite economy by reducing the use of coins and currency notes, was officially launched under the patronage of the President.The initiative seeks...

06-04-2026 | 6:00 PM

AKD Meets Bank Chiefs to Drive National QR Payment

COLOMBO (News 1st); Following the launch of the National QR Payment Promotion Initiative, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake chaired a meeting with the heads of banks and financial institutions this morning (06) at the Presidential Secretariat to dis...

06-04-2026 | 5:57 PM

How the National QR Payment System Works

06-04-2026 | 6:00 PM

AKD Meets Bank Chiefs to Drive National QR Payment

06-04-2026 | 5:57 PM

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Chinese Suspect Arrested In Kalubowila Murder

COLOMBO (News 1st): The suspect involved in the murder of a Chinese woman inside a room of a house in the Kalubowila area, Kohuwala, has been arrested along with a quantity of narcotics.The Police stated that a team of officers from the Western Province South Crimes Division apprehended the suspect ...

06-04-2026 | 2:56 PM