COLOMBO (News 1st); The Embassy of the United States of America announced today that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors has approved $120 million in new loans to grow and support the Sri Lankan economy. “For seventy years, the United States has provide...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture signed a Memorandum of Understanding or a $27 million project that aims to double the milk production of Sri Lankan dairy farmers participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Food for Progress” initiative. U.S. Ambassador to Sri ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan YouTuber Rathidu Senarathna, also known as Ratta arrested by Sri Lanka Police on Monday (30) afternoon. According to reports Sri Lanka Police had reported facts to court that the suspect had protested Opposite Fort Magistrate's court on the 25th of May 2022, and had...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung called on the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today (27) at the Parliament Premises. The U.S. Ambassador said that she hopes the government, including the new Prime Minister, would be able to bring about political stability and ove...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of External Affairs of India states that the External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka from 26-30 March 2022 at the invitations of the  Foreign Affairs of Maldives, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid and Minister of Foreign ...