Colombo (News 1st); The National Transport Commission is exploring the possibility of deploying Inter-Provincial buses for staff transport services for Government, Semi-Government, and Private Institutions. The NTC said institutions that require this service can download the respective applicatio...

Colombo (News 1st);  President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa arrived in the Chamber of Parliament on Thursday (19) to participate in the Second Reading of the 2021 Budget. This is the first time the President has entered the Chamber of Parliament after the ceremonial opening of the first session of the 9th...

Colombo (News 1st); A lioness at the Ridiyagama Safari Park in Hambantota has given birth to three cubs. Hemantha Samarasekara, Assistant Director of the Department of National Zoological Gardens stated the cubs were born to a 09-year-old lioness from Germany and the new cubs were in good health....

Colombo (News 1st); The Delegation of the European Union (EU) and the Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Romania have stressed the current import restrictions are having a negative impact on Sri Lankan and European businesses, and on Foreign Direct Investment. Such measures impa...

Colombo (News 1st);  Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday (18) launched the BIA Terminal-02 or Phase II of Bandaranaike International Airport Expansion project. This is considered the largest development project to be launched in the country this year and the groundbreaking c...