COLOMBO (News 1st); The Food Policy and Security Committee has recommended the importation of 40,000 metric tons of rice substitutes to address the shortage of Keeri Samba rice in Sri Lanka.Of this total, 5,000 metric tons will be imported by government institutions, while the remaining quantity wil...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath met with the Ambassador of Iran to discuss the evolving situation in the Middle East and its implications for Sri Lanka and the broader region.During the meeting, Minister Herath welcomed the recent announcement of a ceasefire and empha...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Attorney General has filed indictments before the Permanent Trial-at-Bar of the Colombo High Court against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and eleven other individuals in connection with the unauthorized distribution of non-standard immunoglobulin vials within the...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Janaka Sri Chandragupta, was arrested today (26) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).He was arrested in relation to an investigation on assets....

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake and two women have been further remanded until July 7 in connection with the discovery of a gold-painted T-56 assault rifle at the entrance of a luxury housing complex in the Wellawatte-Havelock area.The case was heard today before Mount Lavini...