Locomotive engine drivers will strictly adhere to prescribed speed limits in future, the Locomotive Operating Engineers Union has announced while warning that this may result in delays to rail services. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (6:05 PM)
Oil prices are climbing today (27), after US officials cancelled a planned trip to Pakistan over the weekend for peace talks, dimming hopes for a swift end to a conflict that has choked off much of the Middle East s vast oil and natural gas supplies from global markets. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (4:14 PM)
Donations received for the �Rebuilding Sri Lanka� Fund are securely held in the Treasury, according to the Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Anil Jayantha. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (6:52 PM)
A total of 2,521 people have been killed and 7,804 wounded since March 2 by Israeli attacks, as hostilities continue to take a heavy toll on civilians across Lebanon. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (9:54 PM)
Jaffna District Member of Parliament Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna, who was arrested by the Ilavalai Police this morning (27), has been remanded.
27 Apr 2026 (6:27 PM)
A consignment of narcotics, for which legal proceedings had been concluded, was destroyed today (27) at an incineration facility in Laktowatta, Wanathawilluwa. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (9:29 PM)