COLOMBO (News 1st); China expects that Sri Lanka’s discussions with the International Monetary Fund will be successful, as China too is a member of the IMF, the Ambassador of China, Qi Zhenhong assured adding that the necessary support will be provided in the meeting of the IMF Board of Direct...

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Ranil Wickramasinghe visited the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy this morning (30) and engaged in several religious activities. This marks the first time that the President visited the Dalada Maligawa after assuming Presidency. President also took steps to visit...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC) has strongly condemned the pre-dawn attack on July 22nd on peaceful protest sites outside the Presidential Secretariat and Galle Face Green ‘GotaGoGama’. Issuing a release, the SLAASC says that these a...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Dilanka Isura Kumara has won the bronze medal in the 55 kg weight class at the Weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2022.  This is Sri Lanka's first medal at Commonwealth Games 2022, which is being held at Birmingham. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Senior Medical Professionals have issued a statement, underlining that they were concerned about the possible undesirable effects of a state of emergency.  The senior medical professionals state that they directed a letter addressing all Parliamentarians requesting them not...