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AG Wants Gotabaya Petition Moved to Supreme Court

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Attorney General today requested the Court of Appeal to refer to the Supreme Court a writ petition filed by former President G...

06-07-2026 | 5:35 PM

Sri Lanka Lifts Ban on Using Rice and Paddy

COLOMBO (News 1st): The gazette notification that prohibited the use of paddy and rice for animal feed production has been revoked.The Consumer Affair...

06-07-2026 | 5:13 PM

Negombo Prison Death Toll Climbs to 23

COLOMBO (News 1st); The death toll from the violent unrest at the Negombo Prison has risen to 23, according to health authorities, as security forces ...

06-07-2026 | 2:37 PM

Drug Gangs Clash In Sri Lanka Prison, Dozens Dead

COLOMBO (News 1st); The death toll from the violent unrest at the Negombo Prison has risen to 21, according to authorities.Director of the Negombo Hos...

06-07-2026 | 1:31 PM

'Stop Dengue Now': Massive Anti-Dengue Campaign

COLOMBO (News 1st); The "Stop Dengue Now" National Dengue Eradication Programme, jointly launched by News 1st and the Capital Maharaja Group in partne...

06-07-2026 | 12:43 PM

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Can Gota Be Arrested? AG Pushes for SC Review

COLOMBO (News 1st); With regard to investigations into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, the Attorney General today requested the Court of Appeal to refer to the Supreme Court the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking an order preventing his arrest.The petition was taken up for consideration for a third day today before a Court of Appeal bench comprising President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya...

06-07-2026 | 7:23 PM

Cabinet Orders Probe Into Negombo Prison Violence

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers, which met today, has decided to appoint a committee to conduct a formal and comprehensive investigation into the violent incident at the Negombo Prison and submit a report outlining the causes of the inci...

06-07-2026 | 7:21 PM

Drug Gang War Turns Negombo Prison Into Bloodbath

COLOMBO (News 1st); A deadly confrontation between two rival groups linked to drug trafficking and organized crime has left 26 people dead, including seven prison officers, in what authorities describe as one of the most serious prison disturbances i...

06-07-2026 | 6:43 PM

Cabinet Orders Probe Into Negombo Prison Violence

06-07-2026 | 7:21 PM

Drug Gang War Turns Negombo Prison Into Bloodbath

06-07-2026 | 6:43 PM

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Negombo Prison Death Toll Rises to Seven

COLOMBO (News 1st); The death toll from the violent unrest at the Negombo Prison has risen to seven, with authorities confirming that three prison officers and four inmates are among those killed.Director of the Negombo Hospital, Dr. Pushpa Gamlath, said approximately 73 people have been injured as ...

06-07-2026 | 11:59 AM