COLOMBO (News1st): The Sri Lanka Navy has successfully recovered its Fast Attack Craft P 4447, bringing to a close a complex multi-stage emergency operation that involved search and rescue efforts, underwater recovery operations, and the coordinated expertise of multiple agencies.The vessel, which e...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Two zones of the Yala National Park will be temporarily closed to the public from today until the 15th of next month.Director General of Department of Wildlife Conservation Ranjan Marasinghe said Zones One and Two will be closed temporarily due to the prevailing dry weather cond...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ministry of Health says a Special Dengue Control Week is being implemented from today (14), covering seven provinces across the island.Acting Director of the National Dengue Control Unit, Dr. Kapila Kannangara, said the programme will cover 62 MOH divisions in the seven prov...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A Ugandan national who arrived in Sri Lanka after swallowing a quantity of cocaine capsules has been arrested by the Customs Narcotics Control Unit at the Bandaranayake International Airport in Katunayake.The suspect had arrived in Sri Lanka early morning yesterday on a Qatar Ai...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism Vijitha Herath is scheduled to depart the island for Thailand for an official visit today.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that, at the invitation of Thailand’s Minister of Labour, Minister Vijitha Herath will u...