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/></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broadcast area</th><td class="infobox-data label">Sri Lanka<br />Worldwide Online (via News 1st Digital)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MTV_Channel" title="MTV Channel">MTV Channel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">MTV/ MBC Head Off</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language(s)</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sinhala_language" title="Sinhala language">Sinhala</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MTV_Channel" title="MTV Channel">Capital Maharaja</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sister channels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sirasa_TV" title="Sirasa TV">Sirasa TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Shakthi_TV" title="Shakthi TV">Shakthi TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/TV_1_(Sri_Lankan_TV_channel)" title="TV 1 (Sri Lankan TV channel)">TV 1</a><br />Y FM<br /><a href="/wiki/Sirasa_FM" title="Sirasa FM">Sirasa FM</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Shakthi_FM" title="Shakthi FM">Shakthi FM</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Yes_FM" title="Yes FM">Yes FM</a><br />Legends FM</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">October 1, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-10-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newsfirst.lk/">www<wbr />.newsfirst<wbr />.lk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>NewsFirst</b> or <b>News 1st</b> is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cmg.lk/">Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (<a href="/wiki/Sirasa_TV" title="Sirasa TV">Sirasa TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shakthi_TV" title="Shakthi TV">Shakthi TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/TV_1_(Sri_Lankan_TV_channel)" title="TV 1 (Sri Lankan TV channel)">TV 1</a>, five radio channels (<a href="/wiki/Sirasa_FM" title="Sirasa FM">Sirasa FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yes_FM" title="Yes FM">Yes FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shakthi_FM" title="Shakthi FM">Shakthi FM</a>, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in <a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinhalese language">Sinhala</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> languages, and social media platforms (<a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>, <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programmes">Programmes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=News_First&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Programmes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Village_Council_(Gammadda)"><span id="Village_Council_.28Gammadda.29"></span>Village Council (Gammadda)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=News_First&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Village Council (Gammadda)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>News 1st initiated the "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gammadda.lk/">Gammadda</a>" programme to invigorate the Village Council fora, by taking it to the masses and strengthening the fundamentals of democracy by instilling the idea that the relevant authorities and highest echelons of government are directly responsible to the people.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction_Clinic_(Danamuthu_Sayanaya)"><span id="Construction_Clinic_.28Danamuthu_Sayanaya.29"></span>Construction Clinic (Danamuthu Sayanaya)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=News_First&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Construction Clinic (Danamuthu Sayanaya)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>News 1st, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.s-lon.lk/">S-Lon</a> Construction Clinic called Danamuthu Sayanaya is another initiative carried out with the participation of renowned architects, builders, and engineers in the country. These professionals provide advice free of charge.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="News_1st_Classroom_(Media_Workshop)"><span id="News_1st_Classroom_.28Media_Workshop.29"></span>News 1st Classroom (Media Workshop)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=News_First&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: News 1st Classroom (Media Workshop)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>News 1st Outreach reaches out to youth, to nurture them with media literacy and communication, and to make a better future through News 1st Classroom.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dawasa_Political_Programme">Dawasa Political Programme</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=News_First&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Dawasa Political Programme"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dawasa is a program which is focused on the current political situation in Sri Lanka where two expert journalists in the field of politics will share their views, along with News 1st presenter Roshan Watala. It expresses the comments, impressions and drawbacks faced by the general public on <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> and <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recognition">Recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=News_First&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A news documentary series telecasted on News 1st, based on International Water Day, was awarded the silver medal at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Correspondents_Association" title="United Nations Correspondents Association">United Nations Correspondents Association</a> Awards (UNCA Award), which was held in <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> in 2013. Director of English News <a href="/wiki/Shameer_Rasooldeen" title="Shameer Rasooldeen">Shameer Rasooldeen</a>, and Executive Producer Zulfick Farzan of News 1st compiled the award-winning story.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>News 1st Digital is the official web news provider under the Capital Maharaja Organization umbrella in association with the Maharaja <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Broadcasting" title="Broadcasting">broadcasting</a> services. News 1st Digital launched its <a href="/wiki/Website" title="Website">website</a>, newsfirst.lk<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2007. newsfirst.lk is Sri Lanka's first trilingual website and provides the latest news updates and <a href="/wiki/Breaking_news" title="Breaking news">breaking news</a> in English, Sinhala and Tamil for local, business, political, lifestyle, entertainment and sports news. In August 2013, the newsfirst.lk English website was awarded a silver medal at the Bestweb.lk Awards. 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href="/wiki/Siriththiran" title="Siriththiran">Siriththiran</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Athuru_Mithuru" title="Athuru Mithuru">Athuru Mithuru</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Radio319" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Radio_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Radio in Sri Lanka">Radio</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Stations48" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Sri_Lanka" 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