COLOMBO (News 1st); The Cabinet has outlined the upcoming electoral timeline for the nation, prioritizing the Presidential and General Elections for 2024. Cabinet Spokesperson Minister (Dr) Bandula Gunawardena made the announcement during the weekly media briefing on cabinet decisions on Tuesday (6...

COLOMBO (News 1st);  Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga has declared that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will field its own candidate for the upcoming presidential election and will not nominate incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Weeratunga, a prominent f...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Parliament approved the decision of the Committee on Ethics and Privileges regarding the incident between MP Diana Gamage and two opposition MPs, during a vote held in Parliament on Saturday (02). The Committee on Ethics and Privileges recommended that MPs Diana Gamage, Su...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Julie Chung, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, believes presidential elections will be held in the island nation next year. She said that timely elections are important to any democracy, and that is why there will be a presidential election next year. She said that the US is also...

119 electric cars worth nearly Rs. 1.2 billion have been imported by misusing the facility for migrant workers to import electrical vehicles,  according to the Parliamentary Committee on Ways and Means.  Among these, 75 vehicles were imported by a single company. Steps were taken to sell...