COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on a four-day state visit to China, met today with Wang Xiaohui, Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.According to the Presidential Media Division, this meeting is expected to elevate the relat...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Sri Lanka today published its Final Report on the 2024 presidential election, held on 21 September. The report is based on a two-month-long, country-wide observation and presents a detailed analysis and assessment o...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thisara Nanayakkara, who was in remand custody on charges of defrauding money by promising employment in Finland, was granted bail by the Gampaha Magistrate Court today.The bail decision was made during his court appearance this morning.Thisara Nanayakkara, the brother of former ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); On March 1, 2020, the Sri Lankan government imposed restrictions on the importation of various goods, including vehicles, in response to the economic crisis that had emerged in the country. At that time, Sri Lanka was facing a severe shortage of both dollars and rupees.However, t...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Parliament will hold a two-day Adjournment Debate on the government's "Clean Sri Lanka" program on January 21 and 22, 2025.The debate will begin on Tuesday, January 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., following the Business of Parliament, Questions for Oral Answers, and Questi...