COLOMBO (News 1st); China said on Friday it hoped "relevant parties" would refrain from interfering with its legitimate maritime activities after New Delhi voiced concern over a Chinese military ship's planned visit to a port in India's southern neighbor Sri Lanka. India worries t...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Municipal Council introduced a new lane for cyclists in Colombo City. The CMC introduced the new cycling land and cycle parking facility in Colombo. The CMC adopted this measure as a solution to the fuel crisis. The first cycle land is from the Colombo Port City to...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie J. Chung met the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry on Friday (29) for talks. In a tweet, she said that the US looks forward to strengthening & growing bilateral relationships between Sri Lanka and the US, and the US shared commitments...

COLOMBO (News 1st); India on Thursday said it was aware of reports about the planned visit of a Chinese vessel to a Sri Lankan port built with money from Beijing. However, according to The Hindu website, Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry has denied reports that a Chinese research vessel would ente...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Government Information Department said that five deaths have occurred due to COVID-19. Accordingly, five people over the age of 60 have passed away due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, 143 new infections were reported today (29), while the total number of cases reported stands at 66...