COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that the Colombo Port City Strengthens China - Sri Lanka ties. Speaking to China's CGTN, the Prime Minister said that the Colombo Port City it is going to be a major investment zone, as it will serve the country to export and...

The newly-appointed Director General General Staff (DGGS) at the Army Headquarters, Major General M.G.W.W.W.M.C.B Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc assumed office on Thursday (08 June) during a brief religious ceremony. Amid chanting of ‘Seth Pirith’ by the Maha Sangha, the new DGGS signed...

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) will be entering the tourism mix of Indian cruise ships with an agreement of 13 ship calls to the port between June and September this year. “We are positioning the port to several categories of cruise ships from luxury liners to all inclusive, budget a...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security says it will NOT recommend privatizing Sri Lanka Telecom, as matters sensitive to national security could be exposed. "Further privatization would expose the countries critical communication infrastructure / sensitive in...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A female Police Constable and a defendant were injured in an attack that took place inside the Bakamuna Police Station on Thursday (8) while a complaint was being examined. Sri Lanka Police said that a complaint filed with the Police Children & Women Bureau over a family dis...