COLOMBO (News 1st); The price of a Kottu has increased once again , says Asela Sampath, the President of Restaurant Owners Association. The President of the Restaurant Owners Association, said that the price increase was carried out due to the increase in wheat flour prices and the existing shortag...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Litro Gas says that it will take steps to reduce the price of a domestic gas cylinder by between Rs. 100 and Rs. 200. Its Chairman, Muditha Piris mentioned that the price reduction will be implemented from midnight Monday (5). The Chairman added that the calculations related to...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Minister of Energy, Kanchana Wijesekara says that he discussed the proposals of the CEB reforms committee on Sunday (4). The committee, which was recently appointed by the Minister for the purpose of reforming the Ceylon Electricity Board, has met with development agencies,...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Veteran Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim has announced his retirement from T20 International cricket. Bangladesh recently fell out of 2022 Asia Cup, while Sri Lanka emerged as the winners of the match, qualifying for the Super Four stage of Asia Cup 2022. However, Rahim had...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol says that a rapid increase has been noted in the production of illicit alcohol. Its Chairman, Samadhi Rajapaksa mentioned that within the last 8 months, the production of illicit liquor has increased by about 40%. Moreover, he said ...