COLOMBO (News1st) : The motor traffic department has decided to resume limited operations from May 20, while introducing a reservation system for locals to obtain services. "The appointments will be allocated only based on the National Identity Card number sequence as defined by the government," ...

COLOMBO (News1st): Seventy four people returned to the country from Myanmar on Saturday afternoon. The passengers and their luggage had been disinfected by the Air Force upon arrival in the country. They had been transported to a quarantine centre afterwards....

COLOMBO (News1st): The trade deficit widened in February 2020 compared to the same month the previous year, as expenditure on imports increased at a faster pace than the increase in earnings from exports, the central bank said in a statement. The deficit in the trade account widened in February 2...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Heavy showers or thundershowers associated with a sudden increase of wind speed up to 60-70kmph are expected in sea areas during next 24hours. Issuing a warning, the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre and the Department of Meteorology said sea areas off the coast extending f...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Central Working Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party is set to convene at the party headquarters in Darley Road on Monday (18 May) headed by its Chairman Former President Maithripala Sirisena. “Matters regarding the General Election will be the key point of discussion ...