COLOMBO (News 1st) - Lanka Sathosa has decided to reduce the price three products with effect from Wednesday (16). 1 Kg of Red Kekulu Rice (Local) will be reduced by Rs. 5/- and will be sold for Rs. 205/-. 1 Kg of Dhal (Red) will be reduced by Rs. 9/- and will be sold for Rs. 389/-. 425 g can of ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Five inmates have escaped from the Protective Accommodation & Rehabilitation Centre (PARC) in Poonthoddam, Vavuniya. Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi told News 1st the inmates were between the ages of 22 & 30, and a manhunt is ...

(Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies will express concern about the "deteriorating debt situation" facing some vulnerable middle-income countries, and call on all official and private creditors to respond swiftly to requests for debt treatment. A draft of the G20 leaders...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka's Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation had blamed the unruly conduct of a caretaker or mahout for causing serious harm and torture to the Muthu Raja Tusker who was held at the Kande Viharaya in Aluthgama. The tusker Muthu Raja was gifted by Thail...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - After repeated fuel leaks, two hurricanes and a pair of launch delays, engineers refueled NASA's $4.1 billion Space Launch System rocket for a third launch.  The Artemis 1 launch kicked off a long-awaited maiden flight to send an uncrewed Orion capsule to circle the mo...