Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya district after 1.00 pm, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (8:03 AM)
A fire broke out at an oil terminal in southern Russia s Krasnodar region, prompting a large firefighting operation, the region s emergency operational headquarters said early on Saturday. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (8:13 AM)
Police have arrested the owner of the multi-day fishing vessel seized by the Sri Lanka Navy while transporting a haul of drugs in the deep sea, about 400 nautical miles south of the island. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (12:11 AM)
Minister Vijitha Herath today categorically rejected claims that any fraud had taken place in the importation of coal, but admitted that the imported coal shipment was of substandard quality. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (9:53 PM)
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced that the temporarily suspended QR code fuel quota system for petrol vehicles will be reinstated from midnight today (18). MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (9:25 AM)
The Sri Lankan delegation, headed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe, has engaged in productive discussions with the senior leadership of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, as well as with rating agencies and investors during the IMF-WB Spring Meetings 2026. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (6:33 PM)