COLOMBO (News 1st); The reduction in the paddy harvest this time had affected paddy mills, says Kandy District Rice Producers' Cooperative Society. Convening a media briefing in Hasalaka, Morayaya on Sunday (09) they stated that rice mills have become inactive while almost all the workers at padd...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Finance Ministry has published a bill empowering the treasury to collect two taxes in a Special Goods and Services Tax Bill. This includes the proposed Special Goods and Services Tax and the revised Value Added Tax. Accordingly, the tax should be paid for liquor, cigare...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A man's life ended in Ragama after being attacked by a group near a supermarket on Sunday (09). A man was spotted leaving a supermarket in Eldeniya in Ragama around 10:00 a.m., with suspected stolen goods from the supermarket. The News 1st correspondent reported that the go...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Legendary singer Desmond De Silva has passed away in Australia. He was of age  77 at the time of his death....

COLOMBO (News 1st); Samagi Jana Balawegaya Parliamentarian Mujibur Rahman alleges that the India is in the process of making Sri Lanka an economic hub for the South Asian Power House. Commenting on the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm deal between India and Sri Lanka, the MP pointed out newspaper report...