COLOMBO (News 1st); Students Monks of the Buddhist and Pali university of Sri Lanka had entered premises of the Education Minister on Thursday (23) afternoon. The student monks were engaged in a protest demanding that the Buddhist and Pali university of Sri Lanka be reopened immediately. In additi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is urging other leading economies to move faster in resolving debt crises that threaten a growing number of countries. Yellen made the comments in a meeting Thursday with India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, on the sidelines of...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A criminal wanted for multiple crimes was killed in police fire on Thursday (23) morning in Medawala, Katunayake. Police Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa told News 1st that officers opened fire when the suspect attempted to hurl a bomb at them. The deceased was identified as Din...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The petition filed by Retired Sri Lanka Army Colonel W. M. R. Wijesundara seeking an order to invalidate the preparations being made for the Local Government Election, citing the present economic status in the country, was postponed to the 11th of May for further consideration, b...

While Pakistan grapples with an economic crisis that threatens life as many citizens know it, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has implied that India will take a backseat in providing relief to its neighbouring nation, the first time India has responded to the issue there. In an e...