COLOMBO(News 1st) - The court case filed against former Minister Basil Rajapaksa at the Gampaha High Court was postponed until the 20th of March 2020. The case was filed by the Attorney General under the money laundering act for misusing state funds by allegedly purchasing a 16-acre plot of land ...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - While congratulating President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his assumption of duties, Chinese President Xi Jinping says he is ready to start a new chapter of China-Sri Lanka Strategic Cooperative Partnership and to bring more tangible benefits to the peoples of both countries within the...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - The President's Media Division Website reported today (November 19) that Oshada Senanayake has been appointed as the Director-General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. However, this evening the Director-General of the Government Information Departme...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a tweet applauded the people of Sri Lanka on the democratic election and stand ready to work with Sri Lanka and the President to uphold Sri Lanka’s commitments on security sector reform, accountability, and respect for human rights. In a re...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka Navy handed over CG410 to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard at the dockyard slipway, Trincomalee over the weekend. Major work of the project scope included; removal of entire thick paint coating, re-plating damaged and dented hull area, overhauling engines, installation of ...