Sluice Gates of Many Mahaweli Reservoirs Opened

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Mahaweli Authority says that the sluice gates of many Mahaweli reservoirs are now being opened. The Authority adds that t...

28-11-2024 | 9:23 AM

Deep Depression To Move Closer To East Coast

COLOMBO (News 1st); The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located to east about 120 km of Trincomalee at around 08:30 a.m. yesterda...

28-11-2024 | 9:12 AM

Rise In Online Explicit Content Used For Threats

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) reports a noticeable increase in incidents involving the sharing of explici...

27-11-2024 | 1:51 PM

Sri Lanka’s Recovery Hinges on Reforms

Jakarta, Indonesia (News 1st); In an exclusive interview with News 1st's Zulfick Farzan, Peter Breuer, Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka at the Inter...

27-11-2024 | 12:49 PM

Irregularities in E-Passport Implementation

COLOMBO (News 1st): Observations regarding the special audit report on the process of introducing electronic passports has been handed to the Ministry...

27-11-2024 | 9:14 AM

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Heavy Rainfall and Strong Winds Disrupt Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Meteorology said that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to move closer to the east coast of Sri Lanka and intensify further into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours.Meanwhile, the deep and shallow sea areas around the island will be rough to very rough as the wind speed can be increased up to (60-70) kmph at times. Very heavy showers or thundershowers are likely at some places a...

27-11-2024 | 9:23 PM

Navy Steps Up Flood Relief Operations

COLOMBO (News 1st): Following inclement weather prevailing in the country, the Sri Lanka Navy dispatched 11 relief teams to the districts of Ampara, Batticaloa and Matara. The relief teams are currently (as of 27th November 2024) working in full swin...

27-11-2024 | 9:08 PM

Fertilizer Subsidy Provided to 228,000+ Farmers

COLOMBO (News 1st): Department of Agrarian Development in Sri Lanka says that the fertilizer subsidy has been fully provided for 228,866 farmers.Commissioner General of the Department of Agrarian Development Rohana Rajapaksa says that the subsidy has...

27-11-2024 | 7:49 PM

Navy Steps Up Flood Relief Operations

27-11-2024 | 9:08 PM

Fertilizer Subsidy Provided to 228,000+ Farmers

27-11-2024 | 7:49 PM

Local News

CBSL to Implement Single Policy Interest Rate

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced that it will from today (27) implement a single policy interest rate mechanism, the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), transitioning from the dual policy interest rate mechanism. This is expected to result in more flexible targeting of infla...

27-11-2024 | 8:48 AM