COLOMBO (News1st): Residents of Nawala allege that the contruction of a bridge connecting Nawala and Ethul Kotte is affecting a wetland in the area. On November 9, the cabinet had approved a proposal to construct a bridge across the Rajagiriya-Nawala Canal at a cost of nearly Rs 1.7 billion. T...

COLOMBO (News1st): The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) reported a daily turnover of more than Rs 9.14 billion on Thursday, the highest in nearly a year. The ASPI, that is the CSE's benchmark index crossed 7000 basis Points for the first time since November 2015 while turnover exceeded Rs 7 billion. ...

COLOMBO (News1st): A wall at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic had collapsed due to heavy rains in Kandy on Wednesday. Our correspondent reported that a portion of the wall extending up to 100 metres had collapsed due to heavy rains. The relevant units including the department of archaeolog...

Colombo (News 1st); External Affairs Minister of India Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar called on several political leaders in Sri Lanka prior to concluding his official visit to the country. On Wednesday (06) Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Opposition Leader...

Colombo (News 1st); The government of Sri Lanka aims to purchase 300,000 Metric Tonnes of paddy from 370,000 farmers in Ampara, Batticaloa, Killinochchi, and several other areas. According to a statement from the Government Information Department in 2020, a total of 848,000 farmers cultivated pad...