President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has approved the promotion of 139 Officers and ...

Admiral Steve Koehler, a 4-star U.S. Navy Admiral and Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, will visit Sri Lanka on October 10, ...

Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86.Tata ...

Sri Lanka rejected a resolution adopted by the UNHRC that extend the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner and all - ...

The draft resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka was adopted without a vote at ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sajith Premadasa, the presidential candidate of Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB), has announced a series of initiatives aimed at addressing key issues within the armed forces, police, ...

(Reuters) Kenya's high court has temporarily blocked a proposed deal for India's Adani Group to lease the country's main airport for 30 years in exchange for expanding it. In a joint application, the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Election monitoring organizations have raised concerns about the rising misuse of government property in connection with the presidential election. Manjula Gajanayake, Executive ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has announced its decision to contest in every district across the country under the "Pohottuwa" symbol in the upcoming parliamentary ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Election Commission has announced that the provision of fertilizer and fuel subsidies should be suspended until the conclusion of the general election. Deputy Election ...

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan nationals are instructed not to travel to Lebanon and Syria until further notice due to the current volatile situation in the region, said the country's Ministry of ...