COLOMBO (News 1st) - The cost of power generation has increased by Rs. 600 million. The generation of thermal power on a daily basis has been increased to 64% from 30%, a senior official attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board said. This is due to the shortage of water for hydropower generation. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A total of 36 people have been assassinated by gunmen so far in 2023, said Sri Lanka Police. Police Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa told News 1st that 60 shooting incidents have been reported so far in 2023, and these incidents have left 28 people injured. ...

Colombo (News 1st) - The Capital Maharaja Group (CMG) has appointed Shameer Rasooldeen to its Main Board as a Group Director. At 37 years of age, he is the youngest sitting member of CMG’s Main Board. Prior to his appointment to the Board, Shameer was Director/CEO at A.F. Jones Exporters ...

NDTV (New Delhi): Two premier travel agencies have been ordered to pay ₹ 50 lakh to a Delhi man who lost his wife, son and father-in-law in an accident during a visit to Sri Lanka. Kanupuriya Saigal, who died in the December 2019 accident, was a former journalist and news anchor with NDTV.  H...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation said that it has no plans to close down the Yala National Park due to arid weather conditions. Wildlife Secretary R. M. C. M. Herath told News 1st that the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservati...