Seven police officers attached to the Kotmale Police Station were injured in a wasp attack while conducting a raid on an illicit liquor distillery operating within a forest reserve in the Ramboda area of Wedamulla, Kotmale, today (01). MORE..
1 Apr 2026 (5:54 PM)
India s oil ministry said Wednesday (Apr 1) that domestic jet fuel prices would rise as the Middle East war pushed up energy costs, but that it had cushioned airlines from an expected 100 per cent jump. MORE..
1 Apr 2026 (4:19 PM)
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 has been recorded at 6-48 a.m. Indonesia time today (02) in the Molucca Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups, confirmed the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) stated. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (7:55 AM)
A major 7.4-magnitude offshore quake struck the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia s historic spice island of Ternate early on April 2, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, triggering a tsunami warning for neighbouring South-east Asian nations. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (8:40 AM)
Doctors in all government hospitals will stage a 24-hour token strike starting from 8.00 a.m. today (April 2), the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) announced. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (7:43 AM)
Iran has strongly denied claims made by US President Donald Trump that it had sought a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict. Speaking to Iranian state TV, the country s foreign ministry spokesperson called the statement �false and baseless,� making it clear that no such request had been made by Tehran. MORE..
1 Apr 2026 (11:45 PM)