COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, speaking on the Satana program on Sirasa TV on Tuesday (21), has vowed to address longstanding issues within the country’s customs system and port operations, promising a major overhaul to tackle corruption and inefficiency.The President revea...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Deputy Minister of Health and Media, Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni says that the prices of medicines were significantly reduced through the creation of competition among pharmaceutical suppliers.He mentioned that in the past, only one supplier had been registered for the supply of cer...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The deadline for the calling of tenders for the construction of a new passenger terminal at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake with the aid of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has been extended until March.The Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation, R...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Officials from the Consumer Affairs Authority conducted raids yesterday in several areas of the Matara district in search of hidden rice stocks and rice stocks being sold at higher prices.A number of major businesses in Akuressa inspected yesterday.Legal action was initiated agai...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Paddy Marketing Board says that a committee has been appointed for the amendment of the certified price of rice.Its chairman, Manjula Pinnalanda says that the committee comprises representatives from several institutions, including the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Researc...