COLOMBO (News 1st): The Moragolla Hydropower Project is set to be connected to Sri Lanka’s national grid by December this year, adding 30.2 megawatts of clean energy capacity, according to the Ministry of Power and Energy.Minister of Power and Energy, Eng. Kumara Jayakody, recently inspected the ong...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne has filed a motion before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court seeking anticipatory bail, citing concerns over a possible arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.The application relates to an alleged incident involv...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Colombo High Court today (14) ordered the release on bail of former Minister Duminda Dissanayake, who was in remand custody in connection with the discovery of a gold-painted T-56 assault rifle at a housing complex in Wellawatte.High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne issued th...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Court of Appeal today (14) dismissed petitions that sought interim orders to prevent secret ballots from being held to elect Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of several local government bodies, including the Seethawaka Urban Council and Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha.The petit...

(CNBC) Bitcoin extended gains Monday to hit a new milestone, breaking past $120,000, fueled by a rally in the cryptocurrency’s ETFs.The price of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization topped $122,600 at 1:27 p.m. Singapore time, according to data from Coin Metrics.“We believe that Bitco...