COLOMBO (News 1st); The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has announced plans to establish seven new investment zones across the country this year, aiming to accelerate regional economic growth, attract foreign direct investment (FDI), and generate thousands of new employment opportunities.BOI ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Consumer Affairs Authority seizes stock of locally assembled gas stovesA stock of gas stoves imported as parts, assembled locally, and prepared for sale has been discovered in Grandpass of Colombo.The discovery was made during a raid conducted by the Consumer Affairs Authority, w...

(BBC) WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta says.Many were tied to scam centres run by organised criminals in South East Asia, who often used forced labour in their operations, accordi...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Public Utilities Commission conducted a public inquiry in Colombo today into the nationwide power outage that took place on February 9, 2025.The Commission stated that statements were recorded from 20 individuals during the proceedings.The public inquiry took place at the BMI...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The parliamentary debate on the motion to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP) is scheduled to take place the day after tomorrow, August 5.Parliament will convene at 9:30 a.m. under the chairmanship of the Speaker, with a vote on the moti...