Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena, has been arrested today (12) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with investigations into the controversial Airbus deal. MORE..
12 Mar 2026 (8:32 PM)
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for stronger political, economic and security cooperation among countries in the Indian Ocean region, warning that the absence of regional integration has left the area vulnerable at a time of escalating geopolitical tensions. MORE..
12 Mar 2026 (11:33 PM)
A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (8:30 AM)
More than 200 new buses are scheduled to be integrated into the Sisu Sariya school transport service this year as part of efforts to further streamline the service. MORE..
12 Mar 2026 (7:10 PM)
The United States issued a 30-day license for countries to buy Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a step to stabilize global energy markets roiled by the Iran war. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (8:18 AM)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei even as he acknowledged that Israel s joint air war with the U.S. may not lead to a collapse of Tehran s clerical government. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (11:44 AM)