COLOMBO (News 1st):- Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has responded to the remarks made by several factions including United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe regarding the government's spendings. The Prime Minister stated that when the Parliament is dissolved, the President has the powe...

COLOMBO (News 1st):- United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the President does not have financial powers after the 30th of April until the new Parliament is convened. He stressed that this problem could be resolved only by reconvening Parliament. In a statement posted on soci...

COLOMBO (News 1st): President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced several relief measures and set up a fund to combat COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. The President's Media Division said the fund is named as the, "COVID-19 Health Care and Social Security Fund." President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to grant...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday (23rd), urged the public not to have any fears about the availability of funds for the Anti-Coronavirus Campaign and to maintain other government services as claimed by opposition members. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa issuing a stat...

COLOMBO (News1st): President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pledged USD 5 million to the SAARC Corona Emergency Fund. During a video conference among leaders of SAARC countries this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed to set-up the emergency fund. The Indian Prime Minister offered an i...