News 1st: Prime Time English News - 9 PM |18/03/2023

A State-Owned Enterprise Restructuring Unit (SRU) has been set up by the Government, under the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies, in an attempt to implement structural reforms to accelerate growth so that the country can emerge out of the current economic crisis. MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (9:08 PM)

A special discussion was held yesterday (March 22) under the patronage of the opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, with foreign envoys including ambassadors representing 12 countries and the leaders of the opposition parties. MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (9:01 PM)

The Election Commission says the postal voting of the 2023 Local Government polls will not go ahead as planned. The postal voting was scheduled to be held from March 28 to March 31. MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (6:07 PM)

A Sri Lankan national prisoner Riyaz Khan Razak (39) allegedly escaped from police custody while being escorted back to Puzhal prison from Madurai at Perani in Villupuram district in India on March 21, 2023 night. MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (5:58 PM)

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) further appreciated against the US Dollar (USD) today. MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (3:03 PM)

The export-oriented design development program "Crafting Ceylon" organized by the National Craft Council with the aim of providing foreign market opportunities for the products of Sri Lankan handicraftsmen, was inaugurated today (March 23). MORE..

23 Mar 2023 (11:03 PM)