COLOMBO (News 1st); Friday the 30th of June declared as a special holiday for all Muslim schools in the country as Hajj is celebrated on the 29th, said the Education Ministry ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is once again facing a wave of protests against the government, and this time its about a new welfare benefit program that will be introduced from the 1st of July. On the 9th of May 2023, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe gave out directions for the initiation ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC said though Sri Lanka made moderate gains in recent months, there is a long way to go for economic recovery. He was speaking to CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in China. "There are a number of issues for us to dis...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police have arrested nine people for beating to death a 22-year-old man from Hanguranketha. Sri Lanka Poice said that a man who was beaten by a group in Diyathilakapura, Hanguranketha died on Sunday (25) while being treated in a hospital. The man was initially injured...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers have given the green light to draft a bill for the establishment of the Gambling Regularization Authority. The Department of Government Information said that the Gambling Regularization Authority will affect all the gambling establishments op...