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Unions Oppose Splitting CEB in Major Reform Clash

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s electricity sector, long plagued by financial losses, political interference, and operational inefficiencies, is now a...

08-10-2025 | 10:16 PM

Justice Min Official Out on Bail

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ordered the release of Sepalika Saman Kumari, Additional Secretary of the Ministry o...

08-10-2025 | 5:53 PM

SC Greenlights Shani Abeysekara’s FR Case

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Supreme Court granted permission to proceed with the hearing of fundamental rights petitions filed by Director of the Criminal...

08-10-2025 | 4:52 PM

Chemistry Nobel Prize : Metal-Organic Frameworks

(AJ) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M Yaghi for their...

08-10-2025 | 4:37 PM

CID Probes Calls; Sajin Gives Statement

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Member of Parliament Sajin de Vass Gunawardena appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday (8)...

08-10-2025 | 4:33 PM

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Police Commission Responds to IGP Power Debate

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Police Commission has clarified that no final decision has been made to delegate its powers to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) regarding appointments and transfers of senior officers.Responding to inquiries from News 1st, the Commission stated:“Currently, appointments, promotions, removals, and transfers from Station Masters up to Senior Deputy Inspectors General are handled by the National Police Commission...

08-10-2025 | 5:18 PM

Police Seize T-56 and 9mm Rounds from Mailbox

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police discovered 47 rounds of T-56 ammunition and 6 rounds of 9mm pistol ammunition inside a mailbox at a housing complex in Mattegoda on Wednesday (8) morning.According to police, the discovery was made following a tip...

08-10-2025 | 5:16 PM

Stop Politicizing the Police: Namal

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer Namal Rajapaksa called for greater independence for the police during a parliamentary session today (8), stressing that the Police Commission should be empowered to handle tran...

08-10-2025 | 5:14 PM

Police Seize T-56 and 9mm Rounds from Mailbox

08-10-2025 | 5:16 PM

Stop Politicizing the Police: Namal

08-10-2025 | 5:14 PM

Local News

Justice Ministry Additional Secretary Arrested

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested Sepalika Samankumari, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and National Integration, in connection with an alleged corruption case involving reparation payments.According to CIABOC...

08-10-2025 | 3:53 PM