Apr 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Prime Minister has called for the private sectors in Sri Lanka and Iran to cooperate closely for the implementation of joint projects following the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions on Tehran. “Positive developments have taken place in Sri Lanka’s economy. The private sector …
Chairman of the Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan Gulshat Mammadova has accepted credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka Mohamed Sharif Anis, the Turkmen government said in a statement. The diplomat was familiarized…
Apr 21, Washington, DC: The US State Department’s human rights report for 2017 said Sri Lanka’s military and police harassed civilians with impunity although civilian authorities generally maintained control over the security forces. The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and …
DUBAI: The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) confused Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a … The blunder occurred when the BBC host said “the Prime Minister of India since May 2014 arriving at Buckingham Palace,” while the Sri Lankan …
A 59-year-old woman and her 40-year-old daughter were found hacked to death at Mapakadawewa in Mahiyanganaya last night, Police said. They said the post-mortem examination would be held today and investigations are ongoing to arrest the suspects. (Pali…
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economic growth will rebound to 4 percent this year from a 16-year low in 2017, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said late on Friday, but urged more reforms of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to temper fiscal risks and bolster the nation’s defenses to external …
The annual US human rights report noted that the Sri Lankan Government has made limited progress toward establishing additional transitional justice mechanisms. The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017 made public by Acting US Secretary o…
Apr 21, London: A record number of Sri Lankan small and medium scale business delegates participated at the Commonwealth Business Forum that was held from 16-18 April in London alongside with the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM 20…
COLOMBO (News 1st) – News 1st has continuously reported on the decline of SriLankan Airlines, with the increasing debt of the institution. The situation could not be turned around despite the appointment of a new Board of Directors and officials to the country’s national carrier soon after the good …
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President, Thilanga Sumathipala, said the Sri Lanka Cricket elections will take place on the 19th of May. He went on to note, SLC audit reports have been sent to the Auditor General and will be made availabl…