COLOMBO (News 1st) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says that the Ukraine and Russia wars have been a reason to act faster to tackle climate change. He told this during the UN climate summit COP27. "Climate and energy security go hand-in-hand," he said in his first international appearanc...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana announced to the Parliament today (08) that the appointment of 17 Sectoral Oversight Committees to be established in Parliament has been included in the Order Paper of the Parliament to obtain the approval of the House. Furthermore, regarding th...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - MP Premnath C. Dolawatte presented a motion to Parliament on Tuesday (8) seeking to amend the Local Authorities Elections Act to allocate 25% of the nominations to those below the age of 35. The MP informed the parliament that the younger generations must be given the opportuni...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Republic of Korea through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is investing USD 1.2 million to strengthen shrimp aquaculture in Sri Lanka.  The investment is part of a global project implemented by FAO in Sri Lanka with a total investment of USD ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe met Na Kyung- Won, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Environment and Head of the Korean delegation, on the sideline of COP 27 in Egypt on Monday (07). While appreciating the efforts taken by Sri Lanka to address the challenges of Climate ...