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Rumesh Tharanga Eyes Commonwealth Crown

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga today qualified for the final of the men's javelin throw event at the Commonwealth Games.He secured hi...

30-07-2026 | 5:52 PM

Court Drops PTA Charges Against Harak Kata

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court has ruled that charges filed under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against Nadun Chinthaka Wickramara...

30-07-2026 | 5:17 PM

Sri Lanka Warned of Strong El Niño Threat

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Meteorology has warned that Sri Lanka could experience the effects of a strong El Niño event, while urging the p...

30-07-2026 | 5:13 PM

Charith Abeysinghe Freed

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana Organizer Charith Abeysinghe, who was remanded in custody again recently after failing ...

30-07-2026 | 5:03 PM

Court Awaits AG Advice in Namal's Laundering Case

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered that the money laundering case filed against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and three othe...

30-07-2026 | 4:57 PM

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Negombo Prison Riots Evidence Sensitive for Public

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Chief Jailer who was serving at the Negombo Prison at the time of the incident that resulted in the deaths of 10 prison officers and 22 inmates testified before court today as part of the ongoing investigation into the deadly incident.The testimony was heard before Negombo Magistrate Shilani Perera.Negombo Chief Jailer Wickrama Jayantha Kumara commenced giving evidence at around 1.00 p.m. and continued his testimony until ...

30-07-2026 | 10:07 PM

UEFA to Boycott World Cups if FIFA Plans Approved

European football's 55 member associations have voted to boycott World Cups if the sport's governing body proceeds with a plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.The decision was made at an emergency meeting called to discuss the...

30-07-2026 | 10:02 PM

Avant Garde Pocketed Floating Armoury Revenue

COLOMBO (News 1st); A Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Sub-Committee hearing has revealed that Avant Garde had been receiving approximately US$320,000 per month for several years from revenue generated through floating armoury facilities, incom...

30-07-2026 | 5:31 PM

UEFA to Boycott World Cups if FIFA Plans Approved

30-07-2026 | 10:02 PM

Avant Garde Pocketed Floating Armoury Revenue

30-07-2026 | 5:31 PM

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Four Remanded Over Physiotherapist’s Death

COLOMBO (News 1st): The four suspects arrested in connection with the murder of the female physiotherapist in Nuwara Eliya have been remanded until the 3rd of next month.They were ordered to be remanded after being produced before Nuwara Eliya Magistrate Pushpika Jayadasa today.The body of the 33-ye...

30-07-2026 | 4:44 PM