COLOMBO (News 1st) - A majority of UNP MPs have signed a letter requesting the Speaker to appoint Sajith Premadasa as the Leader of the Opposition. 45 MPs including former UNP Chairman Kabir Hashim and MP Ranjith Madduma Bandara signed this letter. The letter indicates, Sajith Premadasa has th...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, this afternoon. The swearing-in ceremony commenced at 1:00 pm today, at the Presidential Secretariat. Former President Maithripal...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - UNP MP Ajith P Perera speaking to media today (November 21) said UNP General Secretary has no authority to send a letter to the Speaker requesting Ranil Wickremesinghe to be appointed as the Opposition Leader and had submitted the letter without consulting the UNP Working Commit...

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 20) passed two bills intended to support protesters in Hong Kong and send a warning to China about human rights, sending them to the White House for President Donald Trump to sign or veto amid delicate trade talks with Beijing. Th...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed duties as the newly appointed Prime Minister at the Prime Minister's office a few minutes ago. He was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa earlier today (November 21). The occasion was graced by fo...