COLOMBO (News 1st); Janaka Wakkubura, the State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government on Wednesday (14) said that instructions were given to appoint an officer to coordinate between the Provincial Governors and the Local Government Institutions. He said that the directive was given d...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will meet with the leaders of the political parties that formed the government. A spokesperson for the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna said the meeting will take place on Wednesday (14) at 5 PM at the President's Office.  It is rep...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The report by the Sectoral Oversight Committee, which highlights concerns about national security regarding the privatization of Sri Lanka Telecom, did not involve any inquiry with the relevant agencies or departments responsible for national security. This was confirmed by the ...

The removal of the world’s largest and heaviest kidney stone (calculus) through a major surgery occurred on Thursday (June 1) at the Colombo Army Hospital, entering the Guinness World Records. Consultant Urologist, Lieutenant Colonel (Dr) K. Sutharshan, Head of Genito Urinary Unit at the Colo...

COLOMBO (News 1st); US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that India’s proactive actions have been critical to supporting the Sri Lankan authorities’ reform efforts.  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen was speaking at the at U.S.- India Business Council Ideas Summit on Tue...