Reuters: A passenger plane carrying nearly 100 people crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday (December 27) after take off, slamming into a house in an accident that killed 12 people and injured dozens. The Fokker 100 aircraft, operated by Bek Air, got into trouble shortly after d...

Colombo (News 1st): The prices of rice in the market were discussed at a media briefing convened by the All Ceylon Farmers' Federation. National Organizer of the Federation Namal Karunaratne noted that they are aware that the government is attempting to import rice. He added that Minister Anura Yapa...

Colombo (News 1st): Paddy fields and chena cultivations in many areas were completely destroyed due to the recently experienced inclement weather conditions. Farmers point out that this destruction has left them helpless. Ampara The Ampara district was severely affected by the incessant rains ...

Colombo (News 1st): The Central Bank in its 8th and final Monetary Policy Review for 2019, decided to maintain its Standing Deposit Facility Rate and the Standing Lending Facility Rate at their current levels of 7.00% and 8.00% respectively. CBSL Plans to engage with multilateral agencies includi...

Colombo (News 1st): Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne has been remanded till the 30th of December. The former Minister was arrested earlier today while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Narahenpita....