COLOMBO (News 1st): The marine creatures including Sea Turtles that washed ashore along the Sri Lankan coastal line in recent days, had died due to a chemical leak from the MV X-PRESS PEARL vessel, the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation said. Investigations will continue to determine th...

COLOMBO (News 1st): UNESCO has decided to declare the "Mahawanshaya" as a World Heritage. Accordingly, the "Mahawanshaya" currently kept at the library of the University of Peradeniya will be declared as a World Heritage. The decision was reached by the UNESCO considering that all sections of ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The eight importers in connection with the consignment of Agricultural Plant Waste imported to the country from Ukraine are currently being questioned, Sri Lanka Customs said on Sunday (Dec. 27). Further, statements were also recorded from intermediary entities connected to th...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Four tremors had been recorded in the Digana area in Kandy on Saturday for the sixth time in three months, officials confirmed. The first tremor with a magnitude of 2.0 had been felt at around 5:41 am and had been recorded at two seismic centres, the Geological Survey & Mi...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The magnitude of the tremor reported from Aluthwatta, Ambakotte, and Digana areas on Sunday night (Nov. 29) was recorded at below 2.0 on the Ritcher Scale, the Geological Survey & Mines Bureau said. The tremor was also recorded as a very minor tremor on the Ritcher Scale a...