COLOMBO (News 1st); The long-awaited verdict in the landmark case filed against 24 accused, including Naufar Maulavi, over the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks was delivered a short while ago by the Colombo Trial-at-Bar.The judgment was delivered by the three-judge bench comprising Judges Navara...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Attorney General's Department says steps will be taken to file an appeal before the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia within the stipulated 30-day period in an effort to seek relief from the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa by a Saudi court.The matter...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, according to an announcement by China's Foreign Ministry.The visit comes at a significant moment in relations between the world's ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A new article published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has placed Sri Lanka's youth employment challenge firmly in the global spotlight, warning that the country's highly educated young people are facing one of the most difficult job markets in Asia at a time when artif...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Singapore will introduce tough new regulations targeting disruptive and nuisance behaviour on public buses and at bus interchanges from September 23, 2026, as authorities move to make public transport journeys safer and more pleasant for commuters.The Land Transport Authority (LT...