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Customs Seize Rs. 30 Mn Worth Foreign Cigarettes

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport have seized a consignment of foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth Rs....

27-03-2026 | 4:51 PM

Colombo Dockyard Completes Norwegian Vessel Series

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Dockyard PLC has successfully delivered the 10th and final vessel in the Misje Eco Bulker series, marking a significant mi...

27-03-2026 | 4:49 PM

How One Water Project Changed an Entire Village

COLOMBO (News 1st); For years, clean drinking water was not a basic right for hundreds of families in rural Sri Lanka, it was a daily struggle, a dist...

27-03-2026 | 4:25 PM

Police Warn Against Online Shopping Scams

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka police urges the public to stay cautious when purchasing goods online or using courier services. The public is adv...

27-03-2026 | 2:28 PM

Ex-Health Minister Fined Rs. 75M for Rights Breach

COLOMBO(News 1st); The Supreme Court has ruled that former and several others violated fundamental rights by purchasing health supplies from an unregi...

27-03-2026 | 1:06 PM

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IOC Sends Fuel to LIOC After AKD-Modi Call

COLOMBO (News 1st); Fuel supplies from the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will reach Lanka IOC (LIOC) following high-level diplomatic engagements between India and Sri Lanka aimed at addressing fuel supply concerns. According to informed sources, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) held a telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 24th, during which the fuel supply situation and the conflict in the middle east ...

27-03-2026 | 6:16 PM

Rs. 275 Mn Compensation Ordered By Supreme Court

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Supreme Court today ruled that former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella, former Secretary to the Ministry of Health Janaka Chandragupta, and several other officials had violated fundamental human rights.This ruling relat...

27-03-2026 | 5:41 PM

Japan to Deliver Low-Floor Buses To Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); Japan signed grant contract under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) scheme to provide eight large low-floor buses for Sri Lanka’s public transportation system.The contract was signed between Ambassa...

27-03-2026 | 4:47 PM

Rs. 275 Mn Compensation Ordered By Supreme Court

27-03-2026 | 5:41 PM

Japan to Deliver Low-Floor Buses To Sri Lanka

27-03-2026 | 4:47 PM

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No Price Increase For Confectionery Until May

COLOMBO(News 1st); The Lanka Confectionery Manufacturers Association has assured that prices of biscuits, ice cream, chocolate, and other confectionery products will not be increased until May.This was stated during a discussion between representatives of the association and the Minister of Trade, C...

27-03-2026 | 12:52 PM