COLOMBO (News 1st): Many people across the country were affected today as a result of the closure of state pharmacies and the delay in issuing medicines. The acting Inspector-General of Police had instructed the police yesterday to close down all pharmacies, supermarkets, and shops, except for state...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Fishermen were arrested in Maathalan Mullathivu by the Navy along with 4007 kgs of fish in their possession. Fisheries Officials in Mulathivu said that 29951 kgs of the fish in the possession of these suspects were rotten. A tense situation arose between the fishermen and the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): As News 1st continuously pointed out, vegetables and essential goods are being sold at different prices at different places. We found out that vegetable are being sold even below the control price at some places due to lack of purchase of stocks by merchants. Our reporters, vi...

COLOMBO (News 1st): When taking into consideration the global outbreak of the Corona Virus, the role of "patient 31" in South Korea is seen as a decisive factor that aggravated the spread of the disease in the country. The number of positive infections in the country increased by over 1000 new ca...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Health reported a record of five patients infected with the Coronavirus today (March 28), along with one death. The five patients being treated for COVID-19 at the Institute of Infectious Diseases have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit while three of the...