Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expectations peace talks between the US and Iran may resume and eventually release supply from the key Middle East producing region trapped by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (9:19 AM)
The auspicious time for the tradition of anointing oil for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year commenced at 6-55 a.m. today (15). MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:26 AM)
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15 Apr 2026 (11:48 AM)
The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is scheduled to take place this morning (April 15) at the premises of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:30 AM)
About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations refugee and migration agencies. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:41 AM)
US President Donald Trump s administration plans to launch next Monday the system it will use for issuing refunds to American importers for $166 billion the companies paid in tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in February as unlawful. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (9:16 AM)