COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has instructed the national carrier SriLankan Airlines to delay its procurement process to lease up to 21 aircraft by three months. COPE Chairman MP Dr. Charitha Herath had instructed the Secretaries to the Ministry of Tourism...

COLOMBO (News 1st); His Holiness Pope Francis, and Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith presided over Holy Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica to show solidarity to all those who suffered as a result of the Easter Sunday Bombings of 2019. The Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lan...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith presided over Holy Mass at St. Peter's Basilica to show solidarity to all those who suffered as a result of the Easter Sunday Bombings of 2019. The Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka has decided to join His Holi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Litro Gas said that another two vessels carrying 7,200 MT of gas are scheduled to arrive in the country within this week. The Chairman of the Liro, Vijitha Herath said a vessel carrying 3,600 MT is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday (26), and the shipment will be distributed to th...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Authority for the protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses (NAPVCW) said that it must be notified immediately if any of the witnesses in the Rambukkana Shooting, are intimidated by another party. Director of the National Authority for the protection of Victims...