COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has decided not to revise electricity tariffs for the first quarter of 2026.The Ceylon Electricity Board had requested an 11.57% increase in electricity tariffs for the same period.The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka stated th...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today ordered an investigation to determine whether the sniper rifle recovered from two commandos outside the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters had been used in other crimes.The order was issued when the case was taken up before A...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court today ordered that the case against former Minister Johnston Fernando and two other accused be recalled on March 4.The indictment alleges that while serving as Minister of Trade, Johnston Fernando misused his position by deploying employees of the Sathosa s...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s economy is bracing for a sharp slowdown in 2026 as global trade tensions, tariff shocks, and fragile domestic conditions weigh on growth prospects, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report.After a strong rebound in 2025 with GDP expanding ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a decisive move to curb the escalating human-elephant conflict, the Ministry of Environment has announced plans to establish special elephant monitoring units across five high-risk districts.Environment Minister Dr. Dhammika Patanbendi confirmed that the units will be set up i...