Colombo(News 1st); A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today at the Presidential Secretariat between STEMedical of the USA and the Sri Lanka Institute of Biotechnology to establish a laboratory with internationally recognised accreditation. The MoU for the $15 million investment project, c...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Finance Division of the National Housing Development Authority has released a report revealing significant discrepancies in the Sevana Model House Village Project, launched under the Good Governance Government (2015–2019).According to the report, while 2,562 model villages we...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is set to revolutionize its traffic fine payment system with the nationwide rollout of digital spot fine payments through the GovPAY platform starting this September, according to the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA).The announcement was made durin...

A thrilling series produced a gripping finale as England beat India by 22 runs in a nail-biting third Test at Lord’s on Monday to go 2-1 up with two Tests to play.India were on the brink of defeat at 9-147, still needing a further 46 runs to reach a victory target of 193, when last man Mohammed Sira...

Australia has sealed a 3-0 series whitewash in the Frank Worrell Trophy after bowling out the West Indies for the second-lowest total in Test history in Kingston on Monday.Chasing a 204-run target for victory at Sabina Park, the West Indies were rolled for 27 in 14.3 overs in astonishing scenes cour...