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Court to Rule on Gota Travel Ban Request

COLOMBO (News 1st): Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today announced that an order on the request to lift the overseas travel ban imposed on former Pre...

04-11-2026 | 5:02 PM

Central Expressway Construction to Begin in Dec

COLOMBO (News 1st): Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Prasanna Gunasena stated in Parliament today that construction on the first phase of the...

04-11-2026 | 3:48 PM

61-Year-Old Arrested with Over 6kg of Narcotics

COLOMBO (News 1st): A suspect has been arrested in the Ampara - Kalmunai area along with a stock of over 6 kilograms of illegally possessed narcotics....

04-11-2026 | 2:16 PM

Court Orders Arrests Over Protest Loudspeakers

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva has ordered the Cinnamon Gardens Police to immediately arrest suspects who allegedl...

04-11-2026 | 1:58 PM

Landslides Disrupt Nanu Oya–Badulla Train Services

COLOMBO (News1st); Train services on the Main Line between Nanu Oya and Badulla have been temporarily suspended due to earth and rock slides reported ...

04-11-2026 | 1:34 PM

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Keheliya: Ranil Submitted Drug Cabinet Paper

COLOMBO (News 1st): Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar that it was not he, but then Finance Minister and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had submitted the Cabinet paper linked to the controversial emergency drug procurement process.He made the remarks during a lengthy statement delivered from the dock the day on Monday.The trial before the Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in th...

04-11-2026 | 6:17 PM

Patali in Court Over Controversial Crash Case

COLOMBO (News 1st); The criminal case filed against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka over the controversial 2016 road accident in Rajagiriya and the alleged attempt to conceal evidence related to the incident was taken up before the Colombo H...

04-11-2026 | 5:23 PM

Delayed Reports in Kapila Chandrasena Death Probe

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government Analyst has been ordered to explain the delay in submitting forensic reports relevant to the death investigation of former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena, whose death is being probed u...

04-11-2026 | 5:04 PM

Patali in Court Over Controversial Crash Case

04-11-2026 | 5:23 PM

Delayed Reports in Kapila Chandrasena Death Probe

04-11-2026 | 5:04 PM

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Court Orders Arrests Over Loudspeakers at Protest

COLOMBO (News1st): Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva has ordered the Cinnamon Gardens Police to immediately arrest suspects who used loudspeakers without a valid permit during a protest held at Viharamahadevi Park.The demonstration was organized to demand the release of Bodu Bala Sena Gener...

04-11-2026 | 1:28 PM