COLOMBO (News 1st) - Three suspects were arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in Nagahawatta, Meegoda.They face charges of aiding and abetting the crime.One of the arrested individuals was with the main shooter at the time of the incident.The main shooter and another suspect were ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) reported that over 50 elephants have died this year due to collisions with unauthorized and unprotected electric fences.A statement from CEB's media spokesperson, A.K.D. Parakramasinghe, confirmed that the board has implemented several measures to ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Health says that steps have been taken to collect blood samples from mammals in the Northern Province.The Epidemiology Unit says that the samples were collected in relation to investigations into the recent outbreak of leptospirosis in the Northern Province.Accord...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayathissa met with the Representative for Sri Lanka of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Kunle Adeniyi.The meeting took place at the Ministry of Health and Mass Media.The discussions focused on projects currently being impl...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The All Ceylon Poultry Traders' Association states that there will be no shortage of chicken and eggs during the festive season.Its chairman, Ajith Gunasekara, said adequate stocks are being released to the market according to demand.Today, frozen chicken with skin costs less tha...