Khaleda ⁠Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and a towering figure in the country’s turbulent politics, has died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness, according to her party.Khaleda died at the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she was admitted on November 23 with symptoms of a lung ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A high level committee meeting on the expeditious implementation of initiatives under the USD 450 million post-disaster reconstruction package was held in Colombo yesterday.The meeting was headed by the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha and the Minister of Labor...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Ashanthi, Sri Lanka’s trailblazing Hip Hop and R&B sensation, has etched her name in history yet again.The island’s first female rapper and the only Sri Lankan female artist signed to a major international label—Universal Music India—has been awarded the VIMA Global Icon Awar...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The ongoing investigation into the shooting and killing of a business establishment manager in Ambalangoda has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the directive of the Inspector General of Police.Police stated that nine suspects have been arrested i...

COLOMBO (News 1st)The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced that two generators at the Norochcholai coal power plant have been taken out of operation.One generator has been shut down for scheduled annual maintenance, while the other has been rendered inactive due to a technical fault.As a res...