The electricity tariff revision for the second and third quarters of this year is scheduled to be implemented from today (11). MORE..
11 May 2026 (9:08 AM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-Central, Eastern provinces and in the Kurunegala, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya districts. MORE..
11 May 2026 (3:07 PM)
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11 May 2026 (4:57 PM)
Oil prices jumped $3 a barrel on Monday as the United States and Iran failed to agree to a peace proposal drafted by Washington while the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed, keeping global energy supplies tight. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:50 AM)
Thailand s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison on Monday after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for a corruption-related charge. MORE..
11 May 2026 (12:35 PM)
A tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane caught fire after it landed on Monday in Nepal s capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour. MORE..
11 May 2026 (12:05 PM)