COLOMBO (News 1st) -  A 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake reported 212 km close to Bengkulu, Indonesia. This was confirmed by the United States Geological Survey. Sri Lankan authorities have requested people living in coastal areas to pay close attention to future announcements. ...

Vikram-S, India's first privately developed rocket, successfully lifted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota today, marking the foray of the private sector into the country's space industry, dominated by ISRO for decades. Developed by Skyroot Aerospace, a four-year-old startup based in Hyd...

World Cup fans in Qatar will not be allowed to buy alcohol at the tournament's eight stadiums. The sale of alcohol is strictly controlled in Qatar, and it had to relax its restrictions to allow FIFA sponsor Budweiser to sell its products outside World Cup match venues and fan zones. Now, fans h...

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka has postponed a round of debt restructuring talks initially expected to be held on Thursday to allow central bank and treasury officials to provide clarifications sought by the country's creditors, its state minister of finance said. The island nation formally kicked off t...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka states that the Police Chief take the necessary steps to maintain discipline in Sri Lanka Police to uphold the rule of law and maintain the peace. It has also requested the Inspector General of Police to justify the reasons for restricti...