COLOMBO (News 1st):- The Katuwapitiya St. Sebastian's Church was reopened today (July 21), three months after the April 21st suicide attack on the church. Devotees gathered at the St. Sebastian's Church in Katuwapitiya this morning, calling to memory the loved ones they lost, and praying for the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Hayleys Free Trade Zone Limited, the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and a number of other institutions have made contradictory statements regarding the garbage that was found at the Katunayake free trade zone. A release by Hayleys Free Trade Zone Limited stated " HFZ wishes to ...

REUTERS: Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker raises very serious questions for British and international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, UK Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday (July 20). The British government's emergency response committee COBRA discussed the situation at length ...

REUTERS: Bolivia was feeling the fallout from a volcanic eruption in neighbouring Peru on Saturday (July 20) with ash clouds darkening skies and dust blowing on the streets of cities in the eastern regions of this Andean country. One woman said that the dust smelled of sulfur and burned the eyes,...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Marine Environmental Protection Authority states that the process of removing fuel from the vessel "Sri Lanka Glory" carrying goods that met with an accident due to the heavy winds has been temporarily suspended. General Manager of the Marine Environment Protection Authori...