COLOMBO (News 1st); United States Congressman Steven Horsford is initiating a Congressional probe to ascertain who was responsible for fleecing Sri Lankan resources that led to the current situation. "The country is facing bankruptcy and financial collapse due to the family that controls the nati...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board announced that power cuts of 3 hours & 20 minutes will be imposed from the 28th to the 30th of April daily. Areas ABCDEFGHIJKLPQRSTUVW: 2 hours from 9am to 5pm 1 hour & 20 minutes from 5pm to 9pm. Area CC: 3 Hours from 6am to 9am [g...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Kegalle Magistrate has ordered the Inspector General of Police to arrest the Senior Superintendent of Police for Kegalle who ordered to open fire at protestors in Rambukkana recently, as well as the police officers who were involved in it. Kegalle Magistrate Wasana Nawarat...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Central Bank of Sri Lanka published the daily exchange rates on its official website. Here are today's exchange rates: USD Buy 337.8229 Sell 350.4972 GBP Buy 427.7423 Sell 444.9378 EUR Buy 364.4263 Sell 376.4149 JPY Buy 2.6655 Sell 2.7707...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed in principle to form an all-party government that will include all the political parties represented in Parliament as a solution to face the crisis currently experienced in Sri Lanka. In a letter, the President had noted that ...