Police have arrested the owner of the multi-day fishing vessel seized by the Sri Lanka Navy while transporting a haul of drugs in the deep sea, about 400 nautical miles south of the island. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (12:11 AM)
Sri Lanka is among the worst impacted countries in the Asia-Pacific due to the ripple effects of the West Asia crisis, a UN report said. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (5:06 PM)
Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be �completely open� to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (10:06 PM)
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced that the temporary suspension of the QR code-based fuel quota system for petrol-powered vehicles will come to an end from midnight tomorrow (18). MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (3:35 PM)
A special discussion on the Action Plan of the Clean Sri Lanka programme 2026 and the progress achieved in the previous year was held this morning (17) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (9:20 PM)
Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), D. J. Rajakaruna, has firmly rejected claims that Sri Lanka procured crude oil at a price exceeding $286 per barrel when importing fuel to Sri Lanka. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (4:48 PM)