Colombo (News 1st) - The Bank of England has commenced printing new banknotes with the portrait of King Charles. But the new notes, in 5, 10, 15 and 20 Pound denominations, are not scheduled to be released into circulation until mid-2024, UK media reported. The delay is in order to recalibrate ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Stock Exchange has decided to extend trading hours with effect from Monday (10). The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has issued a directive to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to extend trading hours. The trading hours are set out below: Pre-o...

In a groundbreaking move for the world of sports and entertainment, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Endeavor Group, the parent company of UFC, have merged to create a new publicly traded company valued at over $21 billion. The deal sees Endeavor shareholders owning 51% of the newly combined ...

Colombo (News 1st) - Google users were stunned to see the already volatile Sri Lankan rupee fall to 236.81 to the US dollar this afternoon. This rate remained for some time and caused much excitement and fear among those who saw it. It isn’t yet clear what happened, but the rate was later chan...

Colombo (News 1st) - Donald Trump became the first current or former U.S. President ever indicted on criminal charges when a Grand Jury in the state of New York on Thursday indicted him on 30 charges of business fraud including hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump is alleged ...