COLOMBO (News 1st) - A minor tremor was reported near the Wellawaya Town on Saturday (11) morning. This follows two minor tremors reported on Friday (10) afternoon in Wellawaya and Buttala.  Saturday's tremor measured a magnitude of 2.3, and was reported at about 03:48 am. "No threa...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested 13 people for unruly conduct at a filling station in Wellawaya on Tuesday (5) night. Authorities said that a group had attacked the filling station with stones and bottles after they were informed that the fuel stocks were over. Sri Lanka Police sa...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Four persons were injured in a clash near a filling station in Wellawaya today (25). Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa stated that the clash had taken place between two groups who had arrived at the filling station to obtain fuel last night. A man had arrived at the...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Two persons who attempted to bathe in the Wellawaya Falls have drowned and disappeared, Police reports.  Police stated that two drowning victims have been identified as Akkaraipattu residents, aged 21 and 22. Police added that an operation in search of the two victims began...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police says that body of one more person who went swimming at the Ellewala waterfall in Wellawaya, was found. One person out of four is reported missing and a search operation is underway. The deceased have been identified as residents of Paramulla, Matara, aged 5...