COLOMBO (News 1st); Kishore Reddy has been re-elected as the President of the Indian CEO Forum (ICF), reaffirming strong confidence in his leadership at a crucial time for India–Sri Lanka business relations.The decision was announced at the Forum’s Annual General Meeting, where member companies endo...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal De Silva has been arrested by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in connection with an ongoing investigation into multiple corruption-related charges.According to the Commission, t...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A special medical board comprising five members, including expert judicial medical officers and specialist psychiatrists, has been appointed by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court to examine whether former Director of the State Intelligence Service, Suresh Salley, was subjected t...

A long-standing issue of access to clean drinking water faced by students of Medirigiriya Diggalpura Primary School in Polonnaruwa has been resolved with the inauguration of a newly constructed water filtration system.The school, which has around 200 students, along with the surrounding Diggalpura v...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Waruna Jayasundara has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal seeking an order preventing his arrest, claiming that there are no reasonable grounds to justify such action.The petition has been submitted in connection with the ongoin...