COLOMBO (News 1st): The 77th National Independence Day of Sri Lanka was celebrated this morning at the Independence Square in Colombo. The event was graced by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.After a significant period of time, this year's Independence Day celebrations returned to the iconic Indep...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Cabinet has appointed two committees to re-evaluate the Adani Group's wind power project, and legal advice has been sought on the operation of these committees.This comes due to the ongoing legal proceedings related to the project.The Ministry of Power says that these committ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The U.S. State Department has issued a "stop-work" order for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, after President Donald Trump ordered a pause to review if aid allocation was aligned with his foreign policy.The cable, drafted by the Department's foreign assistance ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) -The President's Media Division says that the Presidential Fund's services at Divisional Secretarait level is set to begin on the 7th of February.The program will be launched under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at Temple Trees.The announcement from the PMD s...

COLOMBO (News 1st)-Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested in Beliatta, has been brought to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.The CID says that statements are currently being recorded from him.Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested...