COLOMBO (News 1st); The fifth review of Sri Lanka’s IMF-supported Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program is expected to take place in the fall of 2025, according to Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF Communications Department. In the context of international institutions like the IMF, “fall” refers to ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Employees representing 28 trade unions within the Ceylon Electricity Board have decided to report sick leave today as part of a collective protest.According to Kosala Abeysinghe, President of the CEB Technical Engineers' Union, the decision was made to demand a collective agreeme...

Colombo(News 1st); A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today at the Presidential Secretariat between STEMedical of the USA and the Sri Lanka Institute of Biotechnology to establish a laboratory with internationally recognised accreditation. The MoU for the $15 million investment project, c...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Dewi Gustina Tobing met with Speaker of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickremaratne at the parliamentary complex.The discussions focused on strengthening the longstanding and friendly bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.Speaker Wickremar...

COLOMBO (News 1st): U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met with Colombo Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar for discussions on further developing the city of Colombo.During the meeting, the Ambassador acknowledged and appreciated the efforts carried out by the Colombo Municipal Council in collaborati...