COLOMBO (News 1st) - At the cabinet media briefing held on Tuesday (September 19) Co - Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister Dr Rajitha Senarathne expressed views on the constant depreciation of the rupee and the economic crisis. The Minister stated that this situation is not restricted to Sri Lanka add...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - MP Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thera, expressed highly critical views during an event held at the Vihara Maha Devi Park in Colombo on Saturday (July 28). A number of politicians and civil society activists had been invited to participate in the 30th-anniversary celebrations ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The latest Weekly Economic Indicators released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reveals that the total national debt has increased by over 27%. According to the CBSL Sri Lanka's total debt value at the end of September 2014, stood at around Rs. 7.369 trillion. By Decem...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka has moved up four places from 95th to 91st position in the Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International for the year 2017. Sri Lanka's score has only risen by two points from 36 in 2016, to 38, representing the slow rate of progress. This ...