Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa announced on his Facebook page; "As a leader who saw an end to the 30-year war and guided Sri Lanka to its development, I will never leave the people of this country in danger". "I will not force to reopen schools or conduct the election" "As a Prime Minist...

COLOMBO (News1st): Chairman of the National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya says that the postponed parliamentary elections will be held on June 20. The election was scheduled to be held on April 25, but had been postponed due to the coronavirus. The decision to conduct the poll in June...

The meeting chaired by the President focused on preparing a mechanism to purchase agriculture products, as well as the storage and distribution of agriculture produce. The President outlined the importance of establishing a corporation to purchase vegetables similar to the Ceylon Fisheries Corporat...

COLOMBO (News1st): The outstanding stock of treasury bills and bonds held by foreigners declined by 13.75 percent or Rs 5 billion during the week ending April 15, the central bank said. Foreign outflows from local bond markets have declined by approximately Rs 52 billion since the beginning of Ma...

COLOMBO (News1st): The number of coronavirus infections in Sri Lanka soared past 300 with the highest cases in a single day, as 32 tested positive of COVID-19 on Monday, the health ministry’s website showed. Earlier Monday, the health ministry announced that 24 people who were undergoing quaranti...