CNN: The US federal government will only recognize two sexes, male and female, under an executive order that President Donald Trump signed Monday.The order reverses efforts by the Biden administration to broaden gender identity designations, including on passports.“As of today, it will henceforth be...

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...

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect.A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now"."We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - TikTok has issued a statement today expressing concern over a lack of clarity from the Biden White House and the Department of Justice.The company states that the statements made by both the administration and the DOJ have failed to reassure service providers crucial to maintain...

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...