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US Military Planes Arrive To Aid Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st): Two C-130 cargo aircraft belonging to the United States Air Force have arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport to support po...

07-12-2025 | 3:38 PM

PNB Nabs Suspect With 28,000 Foreign Cigarettes

COLOMBO (News 1st): A person who illegally brought a stock of foreign cigarettes into the country has been taken into police custody.The arrest took p...

07-12-2025 | 1:18 PM

All Access Roads to Nuwara Eliya Open After Ditwah

COLOMBO (News 1st): All roads leading to the Nuwara Eliya District have been opened.Deputy Minister Madura Senewiratne says that there are no obstacle...

07-12-2025 | 12:54 PM

Myanmar Relief Consignment Lands in SL

COLOMBO (News 1st): A Y8-type aircraft carrying a consignment of aid from Myanmar for Sri Lankans affected by Cyclone Ditwah arrived at Katunayake Air...

07-12-2025 | 12:50 PM

Hotline for Essential Services Open

COLOMBO (News 1st): A hotline has been introduced for the prompt reporting of issues and difficulties faced when obtaining essential services.The hotl...

07-12-2025 | 12:31 PM

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President Orders Maha Re-Cultivation

COLOMBO (News 1st) -President's media division stated that the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials to prepare the farmers in the Anuradhapura District whose paddy cultivation was destroyed due to floods to re-cultivate during the upcoming Maha season.Highlighting the need for all relevant institutions to work in proper coordination, treating this as a national necessity, the President instructed the authorities to provide comp...

07-12-2025 | 4:18 PM

Government Moves to Restore Lives After Cyclone

COLOMBO (News 1st) -A circular for urgent relief measures to restore the lives of people affected and displaced by Cyclone Ditwah, was issued by the government last night.The announcement of these relief measures came just hours after the President h...

06-12-2025 | 8:07 PM

President Urges Rapid Restoration Of Public Life

COLOMBO (News 1st) -President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the need for an operational mechanism that brings together all stakeholders beyond the regular state machinery to restore public life after a disaster.He made these remarks while atten...

06-12-2025 | 7:59 PM

Government Moves to Restore Lives After Cyclone

06-12-2025 | 8:07 PM

President Urges Rapid Restoration Of Public Life

06-12-2025 | 7:59 PM

Local News

Spill Gates of Seven Major Reservoirs Opened

COLOMBO (News 1st): The spill gates of seven major reservoirs have been opened.The Department of Irrigation says that two spill gates of the Kala Wewa reservoir are currently open.Additionally, four spill gates of the Rajanganaya reservoir remain open.The Department of Irrigation added that one spil...

07-12-2025 | 10:39 AM