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Sri Lanka Pushes Ahead with Education Reforms

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka's ambitious education reform programme is set to enter its next phase after Cabinet approval was granted to continue the...

29-09-2026 | 7:10 PM

Court Issues Warrant for Gnanasara Thero's Arrest

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Court of Appeal issued a warrant for the arrest of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero and ordered that he be produced before...

29-09-2026 | 5:42 PM

Court Acquits Gammanpila In Misappropriation Case

COLOMBO (News 1st); An order was issued by the Colombo High Court today acquitting and releasing former Minister Udaya Gammanpila from charges allegin...

29-09-2026 | 5:39 PM

China Steps In to Rebuild Bridges Destroyed Ditwah

COLOMBO (News 1st); When Cyclone Ditwah tore across Sri Lanka in late 2025, it did more than flood towns and destroy homes. It severed connections, cu...

29-09-2026 | 5:35 PM

Singapore Charges Man Over Viral AI Crocodile Hoax

A 30-year-old man was charged on Tuesday (Sep 29) over an AI-generated image of a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir that prompted authorities to search fo...

29-09-2026 | 4:30 PM

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SLC Draft Bill Proposes New Board, Committees

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Cricket Bill, drafted to restructure and reform cricket administration in the country, has been published through an Extraordinary Gazette.The draft legislation includes provisions relating to the governance, regulation, promotion, development and administration of Sri Lanka Cricket.The Gazette sets out provisions under several key areas, including the establishment of Sri Lanka Cricket, its objectives, administr...

29-09-2026 | 7:02 PM

"I Don’t Remember": Gota Tells In Court

COLOMBO (News 1st): Repeatedly stating that he could not remember key incidents due to the passage of time, former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday (29) provided evidence via an online hearing in the long-running case concerning the disappeara...

29-09-2026 | 6:36 PM

Court Rejects Bail, Remands Namal Again

COLOMBO (News 1st); Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who was produced before court today (29) in connection with the Airbus Scandal involving an alleged Rs. 100 million bribe and the Krrish transaction case involving allegations of Rs. 70 million, wa...

29-09-2026 | 5:04 PM

"I Don’t Remember": Gota Tells In Court

29-09-2026 | 6:36 PM

Court Rejects Bail, Remands Namal Again

29-09-2026 | 5:04 PM

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President Briefed on Digital Summit Asia 2026

COLOMBO (News 1st): President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been briefed on the upcoming Digital Summit Asia - Sri Lanka 2026, following a meeting with Arjun Jeger, President of the Digital Marketers Association of Sri Lanka (DMASL).During the meeting, Jeger briefed the President on the association, ...

29-09-2026 | 4:08 PM