Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Update – 27 July 2026: The Indian High Commission has announced that free visas are once again being issued to Sri Lankan pilgrims travelling to India. In a statement, the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka said it has reinstated the scheme for issuing free (fee-waived) visas to groups […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel One of the lingering questions to Sri Lanka’s public sector right now than whether the duty-free vehicle permit scheme will ever come back. Into this long-running debate, dropped a card bearing the News 1st logo, quoting Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa as saying the 2027 budget would let doctors import […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel On July 10, 2026, the Thambuttegama Water Supply Project was officially opened and handed over to the public under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Within hours, a video carrying the News 1st logo began spreading, claiming the project had been halted amid public protests and that 50 demonstrators […]
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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel With dengue cases past 50,000 and several districts nearing epidemic levels, Sri Lanka spent early July 2026 on edge over the outbreak. Into that anxious moment dropped a card carrying the News 1st logo and dated July 5, which quoted Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa as saying the government bears […]
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