COLOMBO (News 1st); Artist, writer and designer, the iconic Barbara Sansoni has passed away at the age of 94. She is best known for her textile designs, handwoven panels and individual pieces made through Barefoot, the company of rural handweavers in Sri Lanka she founded some fifty years ago. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that Sri Lanka welcomes investment, technical exchanges, financing as well as extensive development assistance and loan restructuring assistance to revive the country's economy. Addressing the 4th Asia Pacific Water Summit, President Rajap...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today (23) issued a release highlighting a number of proposals to restore political and economic stability in the country.  The BASL has called for the introduction of the 21st Amendment to the constitution, in addition to the abolition ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Criminal Investigations Department has arrested the suspect who set fire to the bowser in Rambukkana on 19th April. The 28-year old suspect has been arrested in Rambukkana area, and is due to be presented before the Kegalle Magistrate Court today (23).  ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Various groups are still engaged in protests demanding the resignation of the President and the Prime Minister, who did not take any decision to resolve the economic crisis in the country as of yet. This non-partisan people's struggle in front of the Presidential Secretariat i...