News 1st: Lunch Time English News | (08-04-2020)

A long-awaited loan agreement between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be signed once a few remaining points, including a proposed fuel pricing scheme, are settled, an IMF official said on Friday. MORE..

25 Mar 2023 (1:16 PM)

The service period of Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickremaratna has reportedly been extended for a further three months. MORE..

25 Mar 2023 (2:03 PM)

State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has assured that measures are underway to pay the salaries, pensions and benefits including the Samurdhi allowances of public servants for the next month before 10 April. MORE..

25 Mar 2023 (3:44 PM)

TV Derana bagged many top awards at the 2022 Raigam Tele es today (March 25), anchoring its position as the most trusted news and entertainment channel in the country. MORE..

25 Mar 2023 (9:02 PM)

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has raised concerns about the reports of arbitrary arrests and detention of anti-government protesters, trade unionists, Tamils and Muslims without fundamental legal safeguards. MORE..

25 Mar 2023 (2:18 PM)

Showers or thundershowers are expected in parts of Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North Central and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Mannar, Galle and Matara districts in the afternoon or at night, the Department of Meteorology says. MORE..

25 Mar 2023 (9:04 AM)