COLOMBO (News 1st); Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Cabinet Spokesperson, has confirmed that the Batalanda Commission Report will be presented to Parliament this week. This decision follows a special focus on the report by the President during the recent Cabinet meeting.Dr. Jayatissa stated that the Cabinet ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Minister Vijitha Herath said that Dr. Harini Amarasuriya will be appointed as the Prime Minister in the new government to be formed after the upcoming general elections.Minister Herath said that a new cabinet of 25 ministers will be established, marking the start of a new phase ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Western Auto Mobile Assembly Private Limited factory was inaugurated in Kuliapitiya today, under the auspices of President, Ranil Wickremesinghe.The foundation stone for this factory was laid back in 2017.Construction on this facility commenced following an agreement signed w...

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Independent presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe has addressed concerns regarding the recent public sector salary increases, following reports from election monitoring organizations that the cabinet had not approved such hikes.Wickremesinghe clarified, "It should be noted...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Independent Presidential Candidate and President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led National People’s Power (NPP) to remove proposals related to increasing public sector salaries from their manifestos, stating t...