COLOMBO (News 1st); The Minimum Retirement Age of Workers Bill was passed in Parliament with amendments, today (11). Accordingly, the Minimum Retirement Age in Sri Lanka has been deemed as 60 years of age. Minister of Labour, Nimal Sripala De Silva speaking in Parliament today said that employ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake has been transferred to the Prison Hospital affiliated with the Welikada Prison on the basis of medical treatment. In a statement, the Prison Spokesperson Commissioner Chandana Ekanayake said that the former MP was admitted to the Karapitiya General...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Full vaccination against COVID-19, will be made a mandatory requirement to enter public places, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella said on Thursday (Nov. 11). Speaking further, the Health Minister said that the Attorney General was also consulted in this regard. Accord...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The establishment of a National Defense College fulfills a big need as well as gives facilities to obtain strategic education, says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He made these remarks at the inauguration of the National Defense Academy this morning (11), which is constructed i...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police have arrested a suspect with stolen jewelry and cash worth Rs. 1.4 million in Ambalangoda. According to Police, the suspect was arrested as he attempted to flee a road block where vehicles were being inspected at random. While the suspect was being escorted...