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22A Protest: Maithri Gunaratne-Led Group Withdraws

COLOMBO (Newsfirst) - Former Governor Maithri Gunaratne-led Free Action Center For The Protection of Democracy has decided to withdraw from the protes...

23-09-2026 | 10:10 PM

Sri Lanka Gazettes New Anti-Terror Bill

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill, introducing a new legal framework to combat terrorism, has been published in the ...

23-09-2026 | 6:54 PM

Don’t Weaken Key Anti-Corruption Safeguards: IMF

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka should ensure that recent progress in its fight against corruption is not weakened by proposed legislative changes, the ...

23-09-2026 | 6:49 PM

Abu Thariq Says He Is Ready to Give Evidence

COLOMBO (News 1st); One of the convicts sentenced in the Easter Sunday attacks case told open court that those truly responsible for the 2019 terror a...

23-09-2026 | 6:36 PM

Export Earnings Surpass US$12 Billion

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka's total export earnings have surpassed the US$12 billion mark during the first eight months of 2026, reflecting continue...

23-09-2026 | 4:36 PM

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Nilwala and Gin Rivers Reach Minor Flood Levels

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Amid the prevailing heavy rainfall, the Nilwala River has reached minor flood levels in the Pasgoda, Pitabeddara, Athuraliya, Malimbada, Kamburupitiya, and Thihagoda Divisional Secretariat divisions.The Department of Irrigation said the Gin River has also reached minor flood levels in the Thawalama, Nagoda, Baddegama, and Welivitiya-Divitura Divisional Secretariat divisions.The Department of Irrigation has advised residents i...

24-09-2026 | 8:05 AM

Parliament Debate on 22nd Amendment Today (24)

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The parliamentary debate on the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill and the Judicature Amendment Bill will be held today(24) and tomorrow (25).The Department of Communications at the Parliament of Sri Lanka stated that time has be...

24-09-2026 | 8:03 AM

BASL Calls For MPs To Vote Freely On 22A

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called on all political parties represented in Parliament to allow Members of Parliament to vote according to their conscience when theTwenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill i...

23-09-2026 | 10:15 PM

Parliament Debate on 22nd Amendment Today (24)

24-09-2026 | 8:03 AM

BASL Calls For MPs To Vote Freely On 22A

23-09-2026 | 10:15 PM

Local News

Will Sri Lanka Need Another IMF Program?

COLOMBO (News 1st); As Sri Lanka moves closer to the conclusion of its current IMF-backed economic reform program, the International Monetary Fund says discussions are already turning to what comes next, while emphasizing that any decision on a future arrangement must ultimately come from the Sri La...

23-09-2026 | 3:48 PM