COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to leave the island early tomorrow morning (26) on an official visit to Japan and the Philippines. During his two-day official visit to Japan, the President will participate in the funeral ceremony of the former Prime Minister of Japa...

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines – A gunman shot dead a Sri Lankan businessman in Cotabato City on Thursday afternoon, September 8. Police identified the victim as 46-year-old Mohamed Rifard Mohamed Siddeek who lived in nearby Barangay Semba in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao. A gun ban ...

Myanmar’s ambassador to China died suddenly on Sunday (7) in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming, according to an obituary in Myanmar state media and diplomatic sources in Beijing. The obituary for Ambassador U Myo Thant Pe by Myanmar’s foreign ministry in a state newspaper on Mond...

COLOMBO(news1st): Super Typhoon Rai is the most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. Close to 208 people have died after the catastrophic typhoon struck the Philippines last Thursday (16), according to foreign media reports. Super Typhoon Rai hit the country's south-eastern islan...

(News 1st); A tropical storm named 'Rai' made journey at the sea on the holiday island of Siargao in Philippines on Thursday (16) bringing winds of about 195km/h (120mph) and heavy rainfall. Philippines tourist island, Siargao were among the areas hit by the storm. Furthermore, officials state...