COLOMBO (News 1st); Sakvithi Ranasinghe, who was known for running an illegal finance company without the approval of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was sentenced to 22 years in prison, suspended for five years. The verdict was delivered by Colombo High Court Judge Amal Ranarajah after Sakvithi Rana...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Several US Senators, including the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,  Senator Bob Menendez have introduced Senate resolution calling for a comprehensive international approach to address Sri Lanka’s current political and economic crisis, including cha...

Reuters - King Charles, his sons Princes William and Harry and other senior royals will join a solemn procession as Queen Elizabeth's coffin is taken from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to lie in state in parliament. After the queen's death last week at her summer home of Balmoral Castle in...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe engaged in discussions to reach a bilateral agreement between Nepal and Sri Lanka on the development of Sri Lanka’s tourism sector and the expansion of university education opportunities. Bashu Dev Mishra, Ambassador of Nepal to S...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka's Health Minister instructed officials to place orders for medicines targeting a period of three months, instead of one month, which is the usual process. Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella noted that adopting such a process would pave the way to mitigate any sh...