Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said that investors have been allowed to purchase 200 electric buses for operation in the Western Province. The minister also pointed out that this program will be implemented in accordance with the world agreement where all pub...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Cabinet granted approval to publish via gazette the draft bill to introduce the Anti-Terrorist Act repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act, and to submit the same to parliament.  The Department of Government Information said that the resolution on the matt...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan Government is expected to investigate the contents that will be made public via a program by UK's Channel 4 on the 2019 Easter Sunday Terror Attacks, revealed a government minister. Manusha Nanayakkara, the country's Minister of Labour and Foreign Employme...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A total of 166,938 students are eligible to enter state universities as per the results of the G. C. E. Advanced Level examination that were released on Monday (4). That is 63.3% of the total number of students who faced the examination. In addition, the results of 84 students ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The northern railway line will be closed temporarily from January 2024 for renovations, said Sri Lankan authorities. Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardena said the renovation work on the northern railway line will take place for a period of six months, following which trains wi...