A shipment of furnace oil required for electricity generation has arrived in Sri Lanka. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (12:04 PM)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US and Iran were inches away from reaching a deal during peace talks in Pakistan, but Tehran was then met with maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade . MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (9:08 AM)
Gold prices touched a near one-week low on Monday, pressured by a stronger dollar, while a surge in oil prices following failed U.S.-Iran peace talks fuelled inflation worries and dampened expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (2:53 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 pm, today (13), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (8:10 AM)
Several members of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) including Member of Parliament (MP) Mujibur Rahman have lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (13). MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (1:13 PM)
Global oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel on Monday as the U.S. Navy prepared a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz that could restrict Iranian oil shipments after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (8:16 AM)