COLOMBO (News 1st); The Asian Development Bank had noted that it was willing to provide the necessary knowledge and technical support for Sri Lanka’s new reform operation program in the water supply sector, along with capacity building projects of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. ...

(PMD) Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, addressed accusations from various parties regarding the electricity price revision during a media briefing on Tuesday (4). He highlighted that in June’s price revision, the government provided a significant 55% relief in electricity pri...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Nathasha Edirisooriya, who was arrested and remanded for making a controversial statement, was released by the Colombo High Court on a personal bail of Rs. 100,000/- on Wednesday (5).  Edirisooriya was arrested at Katunayake International Airport on May 28th, on allegations...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers have given the green light to decide on a time frame to enter into an agreement with the Japanese mission in Colombo on reactivating the discussions on the proposed Light Railway Transit (LRT) project. In April 2023,  Sri Lanka's Min...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Environmentalists said several issues have arisen regarding the safety of animals that were gifted to Sri Lanka including elephants, due to the lack of stringent laws related to animal welfare. Environmentalist Dr. Jagath Gunawardana said the animal welfare bill has not been pas...