COLOMBO (News 1st); The World Bank has recognized Sri Lanka's 1990 Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service for strengthening Sri Lanka’s primary healthcare system and giving a second chance at life to the millions who are critically injured. Martin Raiser, the Vice President for the South Asia Regi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A fishing expedition off the shores of Kaluvankerny, Eravur ended in tragedy as a boat capsized, resulting in the loss of a life.  According to authorities, the incident claimed the life of a 35-year-old man. Reports from the local police indicate that the unfortunate vict...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A Sri Lankan woman was apprehended by Tribhuvan International Airport authorities in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday night for attempting to smuggle over 1 kilogram of gold.  According to foreign media reports, the contraband, weighing a staggering 1.3 kilograms, was skillful...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The two SriLankan Airlines flights which were diverted to India have returned to the island. SriLankan Airlines said the flights arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday (30) night. Measures were taken to divert the two SriLankan Airlines flights that were scheduled to land in Katun...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Chairman of both Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals LTD Uvais Mohamed has resigned from his posts.  Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said Uvais Mohamed handed over his resignation lett...