COLOMBO (News 1st); A tremor measuring a magnitude of 4.65 was reported from the seas off Sri Lanka's eastern coast. Acting Director General of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, Ajith Prema told News 1st that the seismic event had taken place some 310 km away from Batticaloa. He said the...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Committee on Ways and Means of the Sri Lankan Parliament had discovered that 965 containers are detained by the Sri Lanka Customs and are lying either inside the Port terminals or at the Customs Examination Yards due to pending finalization of Customs investigations/inquiries...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe had decided to appoint a committee led by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate the serious allegations recently brought to light by Channel 4 in a broadcast video. The President's Media Division on Sunday (10) said that this ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); An expert group from the European Union is in Sri Lanka to monitor Sri Lanka's response system in the event of maritime disasters. At the invitation of the Maritime Environment Protection Authority, a 9-member expert group from the EU arrived in Sri Lanka to commence monitor...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The 54th session of the Human Rights Council will open at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The fifty-fourth regular session will take place from 11th September to 13th October 2023. The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 11 September under the presidency of Ambassad...