COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga was permitted by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (23) to travel overseas. Udayanga Weeratunga had requested permission to travel overseas until the 22nd of November 2023. Udayanga Weeratunga, oneti...

In a formal ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat on Wednesday (23), two newly appointed Ambassadors and a High Commissioner to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The appointments of two distinguished Ambassadors for the Republic of Italy and the Federa...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Planters’ Association of Ceylon in a statement decried the verbal abuse by Minister Jeevan Thondaman on Ratwatte estate management It said that on Sunday, 20th August 2023, Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development, Jeevan Thondaman used abusive la...

PMD: State Minister for Primary Industries Chamara Sampath Dasanayake announced that the exports of gems and jewellery have generated an income of USD 315 million from January of this year until now. He further highlighted that the gems and jewellery sector has demonstrated an impressive export grow...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Wildlife Conservation said that an investigation is underway after sea turtle carcasses washed up on Sri Lanka's western coast.  Sri Lankan authorities said that the carcasses of around 10 sea turtles washed up on the coastal belt between Wellawatte an...