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Sirasa TV Wins Big: Sumathi Awards 2024

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sirasa TV emerged as a major winner at the 30th Sumathi Awards Ceremony, securing top honors across multiple categories.Asoka Dias...

15-07-2025 | 10:31 PM

EU Can Handle 30% Tax—But Can Sri Lanka?

COLOMBO (News 1st); Opposition MP Harshana Rajakaruna of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has weighed in on the recent discussions surroun...

15-07-2025 | 5:38 PM

Sirasa FM’s Tribute Hits All the Right Notes!

COLOMBO (News 1st); On August 1st, the Musaeus College Auditorium won’t just host a concert. It will host a memory. A movement. A moment.Sirasa FM’s “...

15-07-2025 | 5:03 PM

CSE Market Rally Continues: Gains in ASPI

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) wrapped up today's (15) trading session on a high note.The All Share Price Index (ASPI) climbed b...

15-07-2025 | 4:20 PM

Cabinet Approves National Cybersecurity Plan

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the implementation of the National Cyber Protection Strategy of Sri Lanka – 2025 to 2029, a ...

15-07-2025 | 3:08 PM

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Internationally- Accredited Lab in Sri Lanka

Colombo(News 1st); A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today at the Presidential Secretariat between STEMedical of the USA and the Sri Lanka Institute of Biotechnology to establish a laboratory with internationally recognised accreditation. The MoU for the $15 million investment project, conducted under the guidance of the National Initiative for Research and Development Commercialisation was signed by Professor Hans Keirstead, founder ...

15-07-2025 | 8:19 PM

U.S. Donates Rs. 40M Drug Detector to Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); The U.S. Department of State has donated a state-of-the-art drug detection device to Sri Lanka’s National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB). The equipment, valued at Rs. 40 million, is designed to identify modern syntheti...

15-07-2025 | 6:52 PM

ASPI Breaks 19,000 Barrier for First Time

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed an upward trend, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) reaching a historic milestone today.For the first time in history, the ASPI surpassed the 19,000 mark, recording 19,057 points at approxim...

15-07-2025 | 6:30 PM

U.S. Donates Rs. 40M Drug Detector to Sri Lanka

15-07-2025 | 6:52 PM

ASPI Breaks 19,000 Barrier for First Time

15-07-2025 | 6:30 PM

Local News

Only 367 Villages Opened Out of 2,562 Promised

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Finance Division of the National Housing Development Authority has released a report revealing significant discrepancies in the Sevana Model House Village Project, launched under the Good Governance Government (2015–2019).According to the report, while 2,562 model villages we...

15-07-2025 | 1:59 PM