COLOMBO (News 1st): Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority Upul Dharmadasa says that with the opening of the country, all necessary facilities will be provided to ensure tourists a comfortable visit to Sri Lanka. The Chairman stated that around 400,000 tourists are expected to arrive in the country by November and December. According to SLTDA statistics, 5,040 […]
COLOMBO (News 1st); Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Thilakaratne of the Army who is the Commanding Officer of the Mattakkuliya Army Camp, was remanded until 15th October. He was arrested over the murder of the husband of a Grama Niladhari Officer in Mattakkuliya and was produced to the Colombo Additional Magistrate. The victim was 36-year-old Akila Sampath […]
Mattakkuliya Murder: Counsel says suspects are Military Intelligence
COLOMBO (News 1st): Reviving the aspirations of the children to return to schools and classrooms has become a National Priority, the President says. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated this in the message issued for Children’s day, which falls today (01). Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had also wished children of the nation for the day, and had […]
Government’s priority to revive children’s aspirations: President
COLOMBO (News 1st); Today marks China National Day, which is celebrated on 01 October to commemorate the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The People’s Republic of China was inaugurated on October 1, 1949, on the day which an official victory celebration and ceremony were held in Tian’anmen Square. Mao Zedong raised […]
COLOMBO (News 1st); The ceremonial decommissioning of Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) ‘Jayasagara’ took place under the patronage of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Naval Dockyard in Trincomalee on 30th September 2021. Attached to the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) fleet, SLNS ‘Jayasagara’ rendered invaluable service, by ensuring the maritime security […]
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021 (IPD21) unit of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), which is composed of “JS KAGA (DDH-184)”, one of the biggest vessels of the JMSDF and “JS MURASAME (DD-101)”, is scheduled to make a goodwill visit to the Colombo Port from 2nd to 4th October 2021. Prior to the […]
Japanese ships “KAGA” and “MURASAME” scheduled to visit Colombo
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Meteorology has issued an amber alert for heavy rain until 12:00 p.m. tomorrow (02). Accordingly, very heavy rains above 150mm can be expected at some places in the Northern, North-Central, North-Western and Eastern Provinces while heavy showers above 100mm can be expected in Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces.
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers are likely in parts of the Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces t...
