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...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Train services have been disrupted once more due to a group of train drivers participating in an efficiency bar examination, resulting in drivers not engaging in double shifts and taking leave.General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways Dhammika Jayasundara confirmed that many train jo...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation says that 15,000 metric tons of salt ordered from India will arrive in Sri Lanka next week.General Manager of the Corporation, Chamila Iddamalgoda confirmed that permission has been granted to two importers to import salt from India to Sri Lank...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Wang Xiaohui.According to the President's Media Division, the meeting aimed to strengthen ties between Sri Lanka and Sichuan, a province known for its economi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); On Wednesday, January 8th, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, held a productive discussion with Members of Parliament from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK). The meeting focused on how the United States can continue to support Sri Lanka in areas such as account...