Colombo (News 1st) - Ceylon today reports that Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Ashok Pathirage had requested for a capital injection of 300 million US dollars, to prevent the airline from facing a debt crisis. The request was made in a backdrop, where many corrupt transactions within the airline, ha...

Colombo (News 1st) - The Ministry of Health has issued a set of guidelines for Sri Lankan nationals returning to the country from overseas, in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid 19. The Director-General of Health Services has requested for people returning to the country to remain in their home...

Colombo (News 1st)-The Paddy Marketing Board states that the government has purchased 15,969 metric tonnes of paddy. Chairman of the Paddy Marketing Board Jatal Manapperuma stated that the government has purchased the paddy at the Government certified price of Rs 50. Manapperuma further noted tha...

Colombo (News 1st) - The new office of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) was declared open this morning by the leader of the SJB Sajith Premadasa. A number of former UNP members and party leaders who had joined the SJB were also present at the occasion. Following religious observances, Sajith Prem...

Colombo (News 1st) - The Ministry of Power and Energy states that due to the prevailing dry weather the daily electricity requirement has exceeded 47 GW. Media spokesperson Sulakshana Jayawardena said during the previous rainy season the figure was 35 GWh. He requested the public to use electrici...