COLOMBO (News 1st); Authorities today visited the Malabe residence of former Minister Rajitha Senaratne and publicly posted a court notice after continued failure to locate him.Senaratne, who is subject to an active arrest warrant, has not yet been found. As a result, officials from the Bribery...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is set to introduce a new excise duty category for electric vehicles that operate using fuel-powered motors. The proposed regulations were tabled in Parliament today (21) for approval.Deputy Minister of Labour and Economic Development, Dr. Anil Jayantha, explained that ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and five other defendants were served indictments before the Colombo High Court over multiple charges, including the misuse of public funds.The indictments were presented before High Court Judge Manjula T...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Posts has announced that postal workers who fail to report to duty during the ongoing strike will be considered as having voluntarily abandoned their service.Deputy Postmaster General Amisha de Silva stated that all employees participating in the strike were for...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a formal notice urging political party secretaries and independent group leaders to promptly submit the names of elected members from recent local government elections in several districts.In a statement, the Commission emphasized t...