COLOMBO (News 1st); Operations Superintendent of Sri Lanka Railways M. J. Indipolage said that Railway Services will be delayed due to a suddent strike launched by a group railway workers. M. J. Indipolage said that a security officer attached to the Maligawatta Railway Yard had assaulted a Railway...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, who is linked to the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna slammed the Aragalaya, or People's Struggle, for paving the way for the increase in taxes, electricity tariffs, and fuel prices. "Gotabaya Rajapaksa was reprimanded for not incr...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor said he is confident that the first review of the IMF supported program will be completed shortly, so that the country can access the second tranche of the bailout package. He was speaking at the 44th National Conference of Chartered Account...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage ordered to quash a case that was filed against Former Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal, and Former President's Secretary Lalith Weeratunga. The case filed was filed by Ven. Thiniyawala Palitha Thero. Ven. Thiniyawala P...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 runs in the 3rd quarter final of the Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition in China. Chasing 117, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 108. For Afghanistan, Noor Ali Zadran top scored with 51* while Gulbadin Naib and Qais Ahmad took three wickets ea...