COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Customs on Monday (21) took steps to repatriate the last 45 containers out of 263 containers containing garbage that arrived from Britain, which has been the subject of much controversy in the recent past. The containers were shipped back to Britain on Monday (21) by...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) with funding from the European Union, along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sri Lanka have come together to launch the Justice Reform (JURE) Programme. This new flagship initi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A group including Farmers representing the Mahaweli Movement and Farmers around the country marched to the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday (21). The march was organized to highlight the issues faced by the farmer community in Sri Lanka and to demand solutions to 8 of the key...

COLOMBO (News 1st); According to a request made by present Commander of Air Force, Air Marshal Sudharshana Pathirana after assuming duties at the office for a dedicated maritime surveillance aircraft on Gratis basis (with relevant surveillance equipment onboard), United States (US) government has ag...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has directed the Ceylon Electricity Board to adjust the island-wide rotational power shedding for Monday (21) to facilitate ongoing GCE AL exams. Therefore 2-hour power cuts will take place from 4.30 PM to 10.30 PM. Power-Interru...