Drivers in the US are paying more than ever for diesel at the pump as the US-Israel war with Iran continues to hit Americans' wallets.

Oil prices rose on Friday and are on track ​for the steepest weekly ​gain since mid-July as rising tensions and renewed ​U.S.-Iran hostilities heightened concerns over Middle East supply risks.

The ‘IVS TRADER,’ a vessel carrying coal for the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai for the second quarter of this year, has arrived in Puttalam.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the North-Central, Eastern provinces and Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Monaragala districts.

National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court , a short while ago.

Heavy rainfall is expected today (04) and tomorrow (05) in Monaragala, Ampara, Badulla, Batticaloa and several other areas in the Eastern Province, which have experienced severe dry weather in recent months, according to the Department of Meteorology.

At least 37 people died after inhaling fumes as they tried to tap an oil pipeline in ​southern Nigeria, an environmental group said on Friday, though ‌authorities have not confirmed the toll.

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Uva, Central and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Mullaittivu districts.

Establishing a new public transport culture is the main objective of the Metro Bus service, says Presidential Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

Sri Lanka Navy confirmed that the remains suspected to be of the officer who had been reported missing, following the maritime incident involving Fast Attack Craft P 4447 on 15 August, were recovered from the vessel by naval divers this morning (04).

National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation D.P. Wickramasinghe said that the final decision pertaining to cultivation activities for the upcoming Maha season will be made on September 18, 2026.

The Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Justice Neil Iddawala, has delivered a significant address highlighting Sri Lanka’s transformative progress in anti-corruption measures, legislative reforms,

The number of dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year has increased to 96,040, according to the National Dengue Control Unit.

Thalathuoya Police have arrested the female warden of a Children’s Home and her husband in connection with the alleged torture of a 16-year-old boy accommodated at the institution in the Mailapitiya area of Kandy.

The Supreme Court has concluded its consideration of petitions challenging the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill presented to Parliament by the Government and announced that its confidential determination on

Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a ‌tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River in Nepal, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through its valley, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.

The Illegal Assets Investigation Division has taken steps to temporarily suspend the use, transfer or sale of a residence allegedly belonging to organised criminal figure Prabath Madusanka, alias “Midigama Chooti.”