COLOMBO (News 1st); JVP Anura Kumara Dissanayake alleged that the Sri Lankan Government under the guise of domestic debt restructuring is attempting to take away the funds deposited with the Employees' Provident Fund. "The government has decided to go for domestic debt restructuring before...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa told a May Day rally on Monday (1) that certain wrong decisions led the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna led the government to face the present situation. He warned that if one attempts to seize power through democratic means, one would b...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa dismissed calls for the formation of a national government, noting that the Samagi Jana Balavegaya led alliance would never join hands with those who ruined the country. Speaking at the SJB May Day Rally in Colombo on Monday (1), he ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Nine people were injured and hospitalized following a shooting close to Gate 6 of the Colombo Harbour.  Sri Lanka Police said that a security officer attached to a private security firm stationed at a road development site had opened fire. It was reported that an attempt w...