Colombo (News 1st) - The SLFP held a media briefing today (November 07) regarding the appointment of the prime minister and the convening of Parliament. Minister of Vocational Training and Skills Development, Dayasiri Jayasekara stated that they respectfully ask Ranil Wickremesinghe to protect th...

Colombo (News1st): Two Cabinet ministers and a state minister were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago. Chamal Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine S.B. Dissanayake has been sworn in as the Minister of Highways ...

Colombo (News 1st) - Moody’s Investors Service has placed Sri Lanka among the countries in the world with the largest fall in value of their currencies against the US dollar in 2018, and stressed that the implementation of reforms that address both fiscal and external imbalances will remain key to s...

Colombo (News1st): The Parliamentarians of the Tamil Progressive Alliance met with President Maithripala Sirisena at the President's Official Residence this morning (November 07). Parliamentarians Mano Ganeshan, Palani Digambaram, V. Radakrishnan, Velukumar, Mayilwaganam Thilakaraj, and Aravinda ...

Colombo (News 1st) - An individual who attempted to smuggle gems to Malaysia has been taken into custody by Customs at the BIA. Deputy Customs Director Vipula Minnuvanpitiya stated that the gems were worth more than Rs. 1.5 Million. The suspect had hidden the gems in certain orifices of his bo...