Nine people and seven jeeps that were involved in the Yala Fiasco over the weekend, that received widespread condemnation, were produced to the Tissamaharama District Court on Wednesday (26) after they surrendered to the Yala National Park Rangers Office earlier in the day. The Magistrate ordered ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health is preparing to establish a database by spending almost a billion rupees, however no progress has been made with regard to the infamour #DataScam. The approval of the National Medicnes Regulatory Authority is essential for every medicine and ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Board of Directors of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) have decided to extend the trading hours with effect from 01st November 2022. Accordingly trading hours will be as follows from November on...

United States President Joe Biden and Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have agreed to work together to support Ukraine and stand up to China, the White House said in a statement, in a first phone call hours after Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister this year. The two lea...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka issued a clarification regarding the implementation of the Social Security Contribution Tax on electricity bills.  As per the Social Security Tax Act, electricity supply by Ceylon Electricity Board is subject to Social Security ...