COLOMBO (News 1st); Japan has lost complete faith in Sri Lanka, said Opposition legislator Dr. Harsha De Silva recently. Commenting on a recent meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Dr. Hasha said that if Japan is to award a short-term credit facility to the island nation, an all par...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Women's 100m relay team sprinted their way to silver at the 61st Indian Interstate Athletics Championship 2022 on Sunday (12), in Chennai. The Sri Lankan team of Amasha de Silva, Shelinda Jansen, Medhani Jayamanne and Lakshika Sugandhi clocked 45.35 seconds to wi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva has apologized to all passengers who were inconvenienced due to Russian 'Aeroflot' issue. The Minister expressed his apology to the crew and passengers of the aircraft who were left stranded. Minister de Silv...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva said that the issue with regard to the Russian 'Aeroflot' aircraft was discussed with the Russian Embassy and representatives of the Russian Airline. The Minister, pointing out that this problem arose due to...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has expressed his displeasure to contractors for the severe delay in the construction of the new passenger terminal complex at the Katunayake Airport. The Minister who visited the construction site recently stated t...