COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the time is now for reconciliation and solve the issues of all communities one by one. He was speaking at the 100th anniversary of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama in Colombo on Thursday (19). The President said the governmen...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill passed in parliament by majority vote. Votes in favor: 97 Votes against: 36 During the debate on the bill on Thursday (19) the government refused to accept an amendment put forward by the opposition seeking for the bill not to be app...

COLOMBO (News 1st) -  India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday (19). India's External Affairs Minister  Dr. S. Jaishankar's visit to Sri Lanka will follow his earlier visits to Sri Lanka in January 2021 and March 2022.  During ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court issued an interim injunction order suspending the acceptance of nominations for the Kalmunai Municipal Council. Accordingly, the order will be in effect until the conclusion of the examination of the FR applications filed over the matter with the Su...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie J. Chung said she was pleased to see India confirm strong support for Sri Lanka's prospective EFF program with the International Monetary Fund. In a tweet, the Ambassador welcomed India's stance to commit to providing financing/debt reli...