COLOMBO (News 1st); The government has decided to extend tourist visas by one month for visitors who have already obtained visas to travel to Sri Lanka but have been unable to arrive within the expected time frame, Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe announced.The Minister said that a number of touris...

Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani and the commander of Iran’s internal Basij militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, have been killed, Iran’s state media confirmed hours after Israel claimed to have killed the two.In a statement carried by Iran’s semi-official Mehr news, the country’s Supreme Nation...

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government has temporarily allowed private sector participation in fuel imports, particularly targeting exporters and businesses engaged in dollar-based activities such as the tourism industry, as part of efforts to meet the country’s e...

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government has initiated a series of urgent measures to ensure uninterrupted fuel and energy supplies, including the issuance of multiple spot tenders and the establishment of a special mechanism for emergency fuel procurement.Speaking ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reiterated that Britain will not be drawn into a wider regional war, while confirming that the government is actively working with international partners on a collective plan to keep the strategically vital Straits of Hormuz open.Speaking about ...