(ICC) Two of Sri Lanka's top talents and a bowling phenom from Thailand have been named as nominees for the ICC Women's Player of the Month award after they enjoyed successful performances across May. Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka): It's never a huge surprise to see Sri Lanka's sk...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Killinochchi Magistrate's Court issued a Travel Ban on MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam on Tuesday (6). Police Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa told News 1st that the order was issued after facts were reported to court over an incident that transpired with police officers at ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Minister granted approval to award the contract for repairing Honeywell Additional Power Units (APUs) of the SriLankan Airlines to Honeywell International SARL. The company submitted the minimum price quotation for an estimated sum of US dollars 15.3 m...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Police Special Task Force, the tactical unit of Sri Lanka Police, seized 1,163 illegal firearms during the past three years.  'These included T-56 Assault Rifles, T-81 Assault Rifles, Pistols, and Revolvers," said the Public Security Minister noting that law en...

Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers reached a decision on the rationalization of Value Added Tax Exemptions and Abolition of Simplified Value Added Tax system. Two major reformations in regard to the Value Added Tax (VAT) should be introduced according to the comprehensive funding facility of the ...