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Batalanda: Testimony Sheds Light on Dark Past

COLOMBO (News 1st); Another grave revelation from the Batalanda Commission Report has come to light, shedding further insight into the atrocities comm...

03-04-2025 | 9:08 PM

Chandrasekar Accuses Wickremesinghe of Atrocities

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Fisheries, Ramalingam Chandrasekar, has declared that those responsible for the crimes committed at the Batalanda tort...

03-04-2025 | 8:53 PM

CID Probes Namal's Legal Qualifications

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed the court that an investigation has been launched into the legal qualific...

03-04-2025 | 8:49 PM

SL Among Nations Hit by Trump's Aggressive Tariffs

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a move to address trade imbalances, US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of sweeping tariffs on some of the count...

03-04-2025 | 7:45 PM

Grade 5 Scholarship Exam Date Announced

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Examinations has announced that the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination will be held on August 10th. Applicatio...

03-04-2025 | 6:05 PM

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Indian PM Modi to Arrive in Sri Lanka Today (04)

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Sri Lanka tonight for a three-day official visit.The official welcoming ceremony for the Indian Prime Minister will be held tomorrow morning, at Independence Square.During his visit, the Indian Prime Minister is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.Several agreements between the two countries are also expected to be signed...

04-04-2025 | 7:38 AM

Mother Claims Police Brutality in Son's Death

COLOMBO (News 1st); A young man has died while in police custody at the Welikada Police Station. Sri Lanka Police reported that the individual was arrested on the night of the 1st for allegedly breaking into a house in the Nawala area.Sri Lanka ...

03-04-2025 | 10:53 PM

Political Tug-of-War Over Roof Design

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) discovered that the roof design for the new passenger terminal at Katunayake Airport has been subject to multiple changes with each successive government. The COPE's findings were di...

03-04-2025 | 10:51 PM

Mother Claims Police Brutality in Son's Death

03-04-2025 | 10:53 PM

Political Tug-of-War Over Roof Design

03-04-2025 | 10:51 PM

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China Vows to Counter Trump’s ‘Bullying’ Tariffs

(CNN) China has vowed to hit back after President Donald Trump announced major new tariffs on its exports to the United States as part of his radical overhaul of a century of American global trade policy.Trump unveiled 54% tariffs on all Chinese imports into the US Wednesday, in a move poised to pus...

03-04-2025 | 6:03 PM