COLOMBO (News 1st) - Hanaa Singer, the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Sri Lanka, who is leaving upon completion of her service, paid a courtesy call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday (19). The President engaged in cordial conversation with Singer and thanked her for the ser...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka's State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe says that France has assured its support for Sri Lanka's recovery. He tweeted that the French Ambassador to Sri Lanka had also extended support to restore the stability of the economy. The State Minister said that he...

COLOMBO (News 1st)- The Colombo Stock Exchange closed on a negative note on Monday (19). The ASPI closed on 8,626.21 points down by 113.29 points. The S&P SL20 closed on 2,749.54 points down by 46.17 points. The total share volume was 74,872,976. The market turnover was Rs. 2,524,883,182.00 ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Humanitarian needs in Sri Lanka continued to rise sharply in 2022 as a result of political and economic upheaval, said the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on Monday (19). Sri Lanka is facing a rapidly growing food security crisis, and one in four people ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - If you need a reason to love football, look no further than Qatar 2022. Qatar 2022 was one of many firsts... from Qatar becoming the first nation in the Middle East to host a FIFA World Cup, to the tournament being the first edition to be played in the winter season to avoid th...