COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka's 73rd Independence Day celebrations will take place at Independence Square in Colombo tomorrow. Tomorrow's ceremony will begin at 7:30 am under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa....

COLOMBO (News1st): A protest was staged by representatives of political parties in the Northern province seeking to resolve the issues of the Tamil community. But the police informed protestors that court approval had not been granted for the demonstration, leading to a tense situation. The po...

Colombo (News 1st); Attorney General Dappula De Livera forwarded indictments against the former directors of Swarnamahal Jewellers Pvt Ltd with the Colombo High Court for operating financial business without a license. State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Coordinating Officer to the Attorney Gene...

Colombo (News 1st); Approximately 150 children at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children were exposed to COVID-19, said LRH Director G. Wijesuirya on Wednesday (03). Further, 100 mothers and fathers of children are also infected with the coronavirus, he said. Commenting on the death of an 18-...

Colombo (News 1st); The Import and Export Control Department has issued a directive to all commercial banks stating that the gazette issued by the Finance Minister on Tuesday (02) lifting the import ban on tiles and ceramicware has been made void. However, the restrictions on importing tiles and ...