President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Sir Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs for Meta, in New York on the side-lines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). During their discussions, President Wickremesinghe highlighted the government’s new initiatives to combat online hate spee...

In a significant diplomatic meeting, President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a fruitful meeting with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, H.E. Sheikh Hasina, in New York yesterday (19). The meeting cantered on various aspects of bilateral relations and cooperation between the two South Asian nations. Prim...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met USAID Administrator, Samantha Power, on the side-lines of the UNGA in New York. During the discussions the President expressed his appreciation for the support extended by USAID to Sri Lanka during the financial crisis. The President presented a short briefing on...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Officials of the Ministry of Health have been summoned before the Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday (20). They were summoned to examine the progress of the implementation of the recent recommendations by CoPA to the Health Ministry. The Building Materials Corporation (B...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Government Radiological Technologists Association (GRTA) said PET scans cannot be conducted at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka from Wednesday (20). GRTA President Chanaka Dharmawickrama said the reason for this is the shortage of radiology officers. When inquired by News...