COLOMBO (News 1st); The 3rd South Summit of the Group of 77 & China, is scheduled to be held in Kampala, Uganda today, under the theme ‘Leaving No One Behind’. The President's Media Division said President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to address the 3rd South Summit, which will b...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe reached Kampala, Uganda today to attend the 19th Heads of State Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).  19th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), a two-day conference, scheduled for Janua...

Colombo (News 1st) - Fifty-four Ugandan soldiers were killed in a 4-day battle in Somalia last week between an Al-Qaeda group that included suicide bombers who overran an African Union peacekeepers base, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday.  The terror group Al-Sh...

COLOMBO (News1st) ; The public prosecutor’s office of Uganda is to charge a Minister with corruption over the theft of metal roofing sheets earmarked to help people in the restive northeastern Karamoja region. Prosecution of ministers for corruption is rare in Uganda, where the misapprop...

Individuals could face lengthy prison terms if the bill is signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni. Under the proposed legislation, friends, family and members of the community would have a duty to report individuals in same-sex relationships to the authorities. Homosexual acts are already il...