COLOMBO (News 1st) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency".  The statement represents a major step towards ending the pandemic and comes three years after it first declared its highest level of alert over ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has welcomed the recent launch of a coordinated debt restructuring program for the bilateral creditors of crisis-hit Sri Lanka, with Japan, India and France announcing the start of the process in April.  Speaking at the meetin...

COLOMBO (News1st) : The Coronation of King Charles III takes place at 11:00 BST (15:30 IST) on Saturday (06), with an elaborate and lengthy ceremony. The occasion is steeped in Anglican liturgy, from the singing of hymns to the taking of bread and wine in the eucharist. Other elements are uni...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Public sector employees who submitted nominations to contest the local government election, will be reinstated from Tuesday (09), State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Janaka Wakkumbura said. The State Minister Secretary has directed the relevant circular t...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Cases of influenza and dengue are on the rise, health authorities warn, especially due to the showery conditions across Sri Lanka. "It is vital to wear face masks, even at home, as safety precautions", Deputy Director at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children Deepal ...