OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to raise its oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a modest rise that will largely exist on paper as its key members are unable to raise production due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (6:08 PM)
Former Head of the State Intelligence Service, Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, through his attorneys, challenging his arrest and detention by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (4:38 PM)
A Sri Lankan passenger has been arrested today (06) by officials of the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Division at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for smuggling a large consignment of Kush cannabis estimated to be worth around Rs. 113.4 million. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (12:58 PM)
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has launched a special program to safeguard consumers in view of the upcoming festive season, Chairman Hemantha Samarakoon announced. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (3:49 PM)
South Korea s spy agency now believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un s teenage daughter has been positioned as his successor, lawmakers said on Monday, citing a recent public display of her driving a tank that was likely intended to dispel any doubts. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (5:00 PM)
Thirty-one civilians held hostage following a Sunday morning church attack in north-west Nigeria have been rescued, the army has said. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (5:31 PM)