A Sri Lankan passenger has been arrested today (06) by officials of the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Division at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for smuggling a large consignment of Kush cannabis estimated to be worth around Rs. 113.4 million. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (12:58 PM)
Iran s Fars news agency, which is affiliated to the country s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said earlier that 15 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz with permission from Iran in the previous 24-hour period. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (2:05 PM)
Thirty-one civilians held hostage following a Sunday morning church attack in north-west Nigeria have been rescued, the army has said. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (5:31 PM)
The Director General of the Department of Meteorology of Sri Lanka, Athula Karunanayake, stated that Sri Lanka is expected to receive its usual rainfall by May or June. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (2:53 PM)
A tender has been called to select a coal supplier for the 2026'2027 season of the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (3:21 PM)
OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to raise its oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a modest rise that will largely exist on paper as its key members are unable to raise production due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. MORE..
6 Apr 2026 (6:08 PM)