COLOMBO (News 1st); At the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council, Himalee Arunatilaka, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva, emphasized Sri Lanka's commitment to addressing human rights challenges through credible and independent domestic processes within the Constitutional f...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Maarit Kohonen Sheriff, Director of the Global Operations Division at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on the Sri Lankan government to lift unnecessary regulations and restrictions on civil society and independent media to revive civic space.Spe...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Venerable Urulewatte Dhammarakkhita Thero, Senior Executive Sangha Member of the Asgiriya Chapter has called upon the public to display Buddhist flags on homes and vehicles across the country during the exhibition period.He emphasized the importance of decorum among devotees atte...

COLOMBO (News 1st) The Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, D.A. Rajakaruna, has assured that sufficient fuel stocks are being distributed nationwide to meet today's orders.He expressed concerns about a possible conspiracy behind the recent issues.The problem arose when preparations were ma...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A search operation conducted by the Navy, in coordination with the Police, in the Marichchakatti area of Mannar led to the arrest of a suspect with over 31kg of Kerala cannabis on 02 Mar 25.Based on information received by the Northwestern Naval Command, the search operation was ...