COLOMBO (News 1st); Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, visited Port City Colombo. The visit included a special awareness session focused on exploring investment prospects, strengthening Qatar-Sri Lanka ties, and boosting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) i...

COLOMBO (News 1st); US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung held talks with Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, the Central Bank Governor.She posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that their discussion were on Sri Lanka's economic prospects.The ambassador noted that as Sri Lanka approached the end of year t...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the remand of three suspects, in connection with the murder of Ganemulla Sanjeewa, until March 7.The suspects, Damith Anjana Nayanajith, Chamod Gimhana, and Damidu Lakshan, were presented before Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today.Dam...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Two suspects have been arrested in the Paranthan area of Kilinochchi with 490 kilograms of cannabis. The arrest was made based on information received by military intelligence units.The suspects were apprehended while transporting the cannabis in a lorry. They have been hand...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The HRCSL has expressed concerns over the increasing number of complaints received against police officers, particularly regarding allegations of torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, harassment, and inaction with respect to complaints. According to a statement released b...