COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says that arrangements have been made to pay for another vessel with a shipment of Petrol that arrived yesterday (28). Further, the CPC added that they will make payments to another diesel vessel that arrived 10 days ago, during the next week. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Twenty Three Police OICs have been transferred with immediate effect, said Sri Lanka Police. Police Spokesperson Attorney SSP Nihal Thalduwa says the OICs in question were assigned for other duties at different Police stations.  The transfers were made as per a directive ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Colombo District Secretary Pradeep Yasaratne told News 1st on Thursday (29) that the people who were displaced following the blaze that ripped through over 80 houses in Kajimawatte are being provided with relief. At the same time, LOLC Holdings also provided these families with...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A fisherman has fallen prey to a crocodile in the Nilwala River in close proximity to Akuressa on Wednesday (28) evening. The body of the fisherman is yet to be found.  The fisherman has gone fishing in the Nilwala River at around 5.30 pm yesterday when he fell prey to a ...

(Nikkei) Sri Lanka's government appears increasingly upbeat about its chances of receiving International Monetary Fund board approval for a $2.9 billion bailout by December, but the multilateral lender has cautioned that the time frame remains uncertain, and much depends on discussions with the ...