Colombo (News1st) - The Israeli Foreign Ministry says it is concerned over the injury of two Sri Lankan Peacekeepers in South Lebanon, said Sri Lanka's Diplomatic Mission in Israel.Ambassador Hagai Dikan, Deputy Director General of the Asia Pacific Division at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A virtual discussion was held between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development Samantha Power.They discussed potential collaborations aimed at advancing Sri Lanka's development initiatives, with USAID's suppor...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials of the Ministry of Finance to take necessary action to provide a monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners, from next week.After reviewing the delay in adding the Rs. 3000 allowance to the October pension...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake met with a delegation from the World Food Programme (WFP) at the President's Office on Friday (11).During the meeting, the WFP representatives agreed to continue their on-going programs in Sri Lanka through the World Food ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo.This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the peace prize for its efforts to achiev...