COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Minister of Power and Energy noted that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will respond legally to the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) on the accusation of quality of Crude oil. Minister Kanchana Wijesekera tweeted that the CPC has adequ...

Jack Miller dominated the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix to salvage a dark day for Ducati’s 2022 title hopes, as team-mate Francesco Bagnaia crashed on the last lap. Going without a win since last year’s wet French GP, Miller grabbed the lead on lap three and streaked away to his first vict...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The first of its kind Basic Diving Module arranged for the lady officers and women sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy concluded on a successful note in Trincomalee recently.  The certificate awarding for 03 participants who completed the module was held under the patronage of t...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The British pound plunged to a record low on Monday morning in Asia, following last week’s announcement by the new U.K. government that it would implement tax cuts and investment incentives to boost growth. Sterling briefly fell 4% to an all-time low of $1.0382 on Monday i...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lankan authorities will pose no obstruction towards 'Peaceful Protests', said Acting Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon on Monday (26). He noted that protests or demonstrations must take place as per the provisions of the law, where prior approval must be o...