Colombo (News 1st) - The future of Sri Lanka Army soldiers currently serving in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in the west-central African nation of Mali, was thrown into doubt after the military government of Mali last Friday asked the UN Security Council to end its peacekeeping operati...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Samagi Jana Balawegaya has voiced its disagreement with the proposed anti-corruption bill, citing insufficient laws for recovering stolen assets and holding responsible parties accountable. Member of Parliament Tissa Attanayake, the national organizer of the Samagi Jana Bal...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The State Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government has announced that all political parties have raised concerns regarding the interim report of the National Delimitation Committee. State Minister Janaka Wakkambura highlighted that objections were based on the potent...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Acting Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe has stressed the need to avoid making statements that undermine both national and international confidence in the country's developing economy. He highlighted that the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank have implemented variou...