COLOMBO (News 1st) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation has arrived in Sri Lanka and has already commenced discussions with local authorities as part of a key mission to assess the country's ongoing economic reform programme.Last week, Evan Papageorgiou, the IMF Mission Chief for Sri La...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka and India exchanged three key Memorandums of Understanding this morning, aimed at further strengthening defence and security cooperation between the two countries.The agreements were exchanged during Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s meeting with President Anura K...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Procurement documents related to Sri Lanka's coal import process over the past several years were submitted to the subject ministry outside the prescribed procedure and with delays, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing coal transactions was informed on Tuesday (18).The ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says scientific research must be directly linked to improving the quality of life of the people while also contributing to the growth of the national economy.The President made these remarks during the 2027 pre-budget discussion of the Ministry ...

COLOMBO (News1st) - Sri Lankan football has reached another historic milestone as Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President Jaswar Umar has been unanimously elected as the Vice President of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) at the SAFF Executive Committee meeting held in Bhutan.Jasw...