North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the U.S. and South Korea. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (3:20 PM)
Pakistan has placed its capital Islamabad and the neighboring garrison city of Rawalpindi on high security alert ahead of the expected second round of U.S.-Iran talks. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (5:36 PM)
A live hand grenade has been discovered in the Nabadawewa reservoir in Andagala, Eppawala. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (3:55 PM)
Malaysia is joining a growing list of countries in Southeast Asia seeking to secure oil from Russia amid an energy crunch as a result of the US-Israel conflict with Iran that is now into its eighth week. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (4:47 PM)
The Joint Opposition has issued a statement regarding the resignation of Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody and the Secretary to the Ministry, Prof. Udayanga Hemapala, who stepped down amid ongoing investigations into a coal procurement process. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (3:23 PM)
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has urged passengers to lodge complaints against buses that overcharge fares or fail to issue tickets. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (2:19 PM)