COLOMBO (News 1st); In a stride towards enhancing regional maritime safety, ten Sri Lankan officers, including nine from the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG), successfully completed IMO Level 1 and Level 2 training. This comprehensive program, which also included participants from the Maldives Coas...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan government is set to lift the ban on vehicle imports starting from the first of next month. The import restrictions, including those on vehicles, were initially imposed on March 1, 2020, due to the economic crisis at the time. However, with the economy gr...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The government has decided to deploy the army to clean paddy storage facilities across the island. This initiative is being carried out under the guidance of the Defense Secretary and Army Commander, in line with the "Clean Sri Lanka" program.As part of the government's plan...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody has confirmed that electricity tariffs will be reduced by 20%, as recommended by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka. He says that this revision came into effect at midnight yesterday. The Minister adds that the government pla...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Upon the basis of intelligence received from the Sri Lanka Army Intelligence Unit yesterday, a suspect was arrested with 35.565 kilograms of Kerala cannabis, worth Rs. 8.5 million, in a joint raid conducted with the Negombo Divisional Intelligence Unit in the Etthukala area of Ne...