Colombo (News 1st): Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Dr Hans Wijesuriya has written to the Secretary to the Prime Minister E.M.S.B. Ekanayake. In the letter, the Chairman of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce thanks the Secretary to the Prime Minister for the letter addressed on July 6th 2019, ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Prime Minister's Office has responded to a letter sent by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce regarding the proposed SOFA Agreement and Millenium Challenge Corporation proposals. The Chamber's communication requested an explanation of the Government's stance on the matters. ...

Colombo (News 1st): The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has requested the government to provide an enhanced level of transparency with respect to the proposed Status of Forces Agreement and the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreement and their potential consequences. Issuing a media release express...

Colombo (News 1st): Security forces discovered cash worth Rs. 140 million and assets worth Rs. 7 billion, connected to the terrorist group responsible for the April 21st attacks. Now, the question is, how did such substantial amounts of cash enter the country?  MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara in parli...

Colombo (News1st): The Sri Lankan Rupee plunged further to an all-time low against the US Dollar yesterday (December 29), as the selling price reached Rs. 184.07. When Ravi Karunanayake was sworn in as the Minister of Finance in January 2015, the Sri Lankan rupee stood at 134.03 rupees against th...