COLOMBO (News 1st) : The Parliamentary Select Committee on Elections Rules and Reforms convened at the Parliament today (12). Several resolutions were brought up at the relevant meeting, including the need for a mixed electoral system, the necessity of maintaining the executive Presidency and tha...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka has commenced importation of oxygen as a solution for the depleting oxygen reserves of the country, Deputy Director General Dr. Hemantha Herath says. The demand for oxygen has increased with the Delta variant, Dr. Herath said at a a press conference held today (12). ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): It has been decided to appoint a working committee to look into the matters which neither fall under the purview of any Ministry and nor the Prime Minister. The decision was reached during a Parliamentary Committee meeting chaired by the Speaker. The working committee will ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Disaster Management Centre has issued an alert for fairly heavy showers today (12). The alert reads that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central Provinces and in Galle and Matara Districts today (12). Fairly heavy showers above 50...

COLOMBO (News 1st) : Registration of new rice mills islandwide has been suspended, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena says. He said that the registration of rice mills was suspended from yesterday (11) following information received that middlemen were pretending to be the owners of rice mills. ...