Colombo (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) reports that approximately 55,940 power outages have occurred across the island in the past 36 hours due to adverse weather conditions.CEB Media Spokesperson Engineer Dhammika Wimalaratne said that 31% of the outages, around 17,460 cases reporte...

Colombo (News 1st); Starting from the 7th of June, it will be mandatory for those seeking employment abroad, excluding domestic service to have their employment agreements certified by the Sri Lankan embassy in the respective country.The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE) announced that thi...

Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Anudi Gunasekara is ready to captivate the global stage at the 72nd Miss World Grand Finale, set to be held this evening at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Telangana, India. The event, commencing at 6:30 PM, features 108 contestants vying for the prestigious Miss ...

(CNN) A federal appeals court has paused Wednesday night’s ruling from the Court of International Trade that blocked President Donald Trump’s tariffs.The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ruling restores Trump’s ability to levy tariffs using the emergency powers he declared ea...

Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after a tumultuous period working to restructure the federal government, a White House official confirmed.A White House official said it was accurate that Musk is leaving the administration and his "off-boarding will begin tonight.”...