COLOMBO (News 1st) - Minister of Justice and National Integration Attorney Harshana Nanayakkara announced the presentation of three significant bills aimed at strengthening Sri Lanka’s legal and economic framework.He told Parliament on Wednesday (04) that the Proceeds of Crime Bill, the Rescue and R...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Minister of Justice and National Integration Attorney Harshana Nanayakkara has stressed that the government is committed to peacebuilding and social cohesion as key priorities. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday (04), Minister Nanayakkara acknowledged that while internatio...

South Korea's president yesterday shocked the country when, out of the blue, he declared martial law in the Asian democracy for the first time in nearly 50 years. Yoon Suk Yeol's drastic decision - announced in a late-night TV broadcast - mentioned "anti-state forces" and the threat from North ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ministry of Defence has decided to issue firearms to civilians under a maximum limit of one per individual, based on the results of ongoing investigations into the weapon usage. According to the Ministry, if an individual requests more than one firearm, a security asses...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A report on renewable energy projects planned to be implemented in the country has been handed over to the Ministry of Power and Energy after being studied by the committee appointed by the government.Secretary to the Ministry, Professor Udayanga Hemapala said that the committee...