(Reuters) - Sri Lanka has sought an additional credit line of $1 billion from India to import essentials amid its worst economic crisis in decades, two sources said on Monday (28), as the Indian foreign minister began talks with the government of its neighbor. The island nation is struggling to p...

COLOMBO (News 1st); US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie J. Chung told President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that steps will be taken to provide financial assistance for Renewable Energy Projects through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). According to the President's Media Divisio...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday (28) morning. During the meeting, President Rajapaksa had thanked India for the US $ 1 Bn Credit Line to Sri Lanka for the procurement of food, medicine, and other ess...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday (27) that the Sri Lanka Army’s Sergeant R.M.S Pushpakumara of 5 Sri Lanka Artillery won the Silver medal in the Asian Cross-Country Running Championship, held recently at Nagaland, India. The Army men’s team emerged as the overall ru...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A special operation conducted by the Sri Lankan Navy in coordination with the Police Division of Uppukulam, Mannar on Sunday (27) led to the apprehension of 1418kg of unauthorized (Monofilament) fishing nets stashed in a house. Meanwhile, the raiding party also held a suspect ...