COLOMBO (News 1st): The government has decided to create 200,000 self-employment opportunities by next years, Basil Rajapaksa, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force in charge of Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication said on Sunday (Dec. 29). He made this statement during a discussion wit...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Educational Publications Department has failed to issue appropriate school textbooks for students following the GCE Advanced Level, Ceylon Teachers' Union charged on Tuesday (Dec. 29). The Educational Publications Department in a report said it had not printed any textbook...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Adequate water resources are available for cultivation during the Maha season, the Department of Irrigation said.  The water levels at the reservoirs under the purview of the department have risen to 52 percent, D. Abeysiriwardena of the Irrigation Management Division at the I...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Police Special Task Force on Tuesday (Dec. 29) arrested a 34-year-old suspect in Ahungalla, Balapitiya along with a pistol manufactured in Spain, Sri Lanka Police said.  Two magazines were also discovered in the possession of the suspect, Police Spokesperson - DIG Ajith Rohana...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Another 40 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed from Sri Lanka Prisons on Tuesday (Dec. 29), officials said. Of the total cases confirmed today, 37 are male inmates and three are female inmates, Prisons Spokesperson - Chandana Ekanayake said on Tuesday. As of today (Dec. 29), ...