Colombo (News 1st); Ex-Parliamentarian of the United National Party Sujeewa Senasinghe decided to step down from politics on Monday (28). The announcement was made in a statement signed by the Private Media Secretary of the Former Parliamentarian. The statement read he stepped down from politics and would remain independent in the future.
Colombo (News 1st); 39 petitions have been filed with the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka challenging the 20th Amendment to the Constitution. Monday’s petitions were filed by; – Samagi Jana Balavegaya Youth Wing Chairman Mayantha Dissanayake – General Secretary of the United National Party Akila Viraj Kariyawasam – Deputy Leader of the United National Party […]
39 petitions filed challenging 20th Amendment; SC to consider petitions on 29th Sept.
Colombo (News 1st); The Consumer Affairs Authority on Monday (28) launched raids to locate retailers selling coconut above the government imposed Maximum Retail Price. However, the decision to measure coconuts by inches for categorization has come under strong criticism from consumers and well as traders. Nevertheless, the Consumer Affairs Authority instituted legal action against multiple traders […]
CAA raids traders selling coconuts above MRP; State Minister to address measuring issue
Colombo (News 1st); The report dated the 09th of April 2019 from State Intelligence Service Director Nilantha Jayawardena about a possible terror attack was forwarded to Senior DIGs in Sri Lanka Police, said Ex-IGP Pujith Jayasundara in his testimony to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the 2019 April 21st Attacks. It was forwarded to SDIG […]
Negligence assisted Zahran & group to move around freely; Ex-Police Chief tells PCoI
COLOMBO (News 1st): Fr. Dushantha Rodrigo will be appointed as the next Bishop of Colombo, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced on Monday. The Diocesan Council had asked Archbishop Justin to select its next Diocesan bishop in his capacity as Metropolitan of the Church of Ceylon. “I congratulated him personally by telephone on Friday and am glad to […]
Fr. Dushantha Rodrigo to be appointed as next Bishop of Colombo
Colombo (News 1st); Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army said the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be wiped out from Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was successful in preventing community transmission within a period of 50 days, said the Army Commander noting the present cases reported in Sri Lanka are all […]
Zero COVID-19 community transmission in Sri Lanka – Army Commander
Colombo (News 1st); Colombo Chief Magistrate Mohamed Mihar on Monday (28) rejected an application made by the Attorney General’s Department to remand the skipper of the distressed MT New Diamond Crude Oil tanker, Sterio Ilias. However, the Chief Magistrate issued an order preventing the MT New Diamond Captain from traveling overseas without permission from Court. […]
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers are likely in parts of the Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces t...
