COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Kalaikathir Newspaper from Jaffna had revealed that Samant Kumar Goel, the Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing of India, also known as RAW recently visited Colombo on a highly classified visit. The Research and Analysis Wing is the foreign intelligence agency of India, ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Venerable Galwewa Siridhamma Thero was remanded to the 6th of December by the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (23). Earlier in the day, the Thero was granted bail by the Fort Magistrate's Court and was later produced to the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court for a...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Government has taken steps to release 74 bowsers of kerosene on Wednesday (23) to meet the fuel needs of the fishing community. Presidential Director General for Community Affairs Keerthi Tennakoon was quoted by the President's Media Division as saying that 49 private s...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said that the Central Bank cannot make popular decisions, and making popular decisions is the job of the government. "When you listen the budget debate these days, there are a lot of allegations on the Ce...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka is among the seven countries with a high risk of a currency crisis, warned Nomura Holdings, Japan’s top brokerage and investment bank. The other countries are  Egypt, Romania, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, and Hungary. According to Reuters, the Jap...