News from 2026

The ongoing war in Iran is starting to impact economies globally, as reported by business surveys on Tuesday. These surveys reveal…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced on Tuesday that the country is in a national energy emergency due to risks from…

Sri Lanka reached its highest electricity demand on Monday, October 16, due to ongoing dry weather affecting the national power sy…

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Pakistan expressed his willingness to host discussions between the United States and Iran to hel…

QatarEnergy has announced force majeure on its liquefied natural gas contracts with Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and China after m…

A court has frozen assets valued at over Rs. 30 million linked to a suspected drug trafficker. These assets were bought using ille…

Nishantha Wickramasinghe, the former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court aft…

Lebanon has officially revoked the status of the Iranian ambassador, declaring him persona non grata, and has ordered him to leave…

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has given the green light to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's suggestion to create an ex…

Bus fares in Sri Lanka may be adjusted again in July as part of the national bus fare policy, according to Cabinet Spokesperson Mi…

The Colombo High Court has scheduled the case involving Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake for April 30, 2026. This …

Sri Lanka has initiated discussions with the Russian government to secure fuel supplies, as announced by Cabinet Spokesman Ministe…

The Commissioner-General of Essential Services, B.K. Prabhath Chandrakeerthi, has released detailed guidelines to help reduce fuel…

The special ward at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, which was previously only for the Executive President, is now open to th…

Sri Lanka's recent rise in fuel prices follows the official fuel pricing formula, as stated by Dr. Mayura Neththikumarage, the Man…

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has decided to grant bail to Nishantha Wickramasinghe, the former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines.…

Airstrikes hit a site belonging to Iraq’s Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the Anbar province, resulting in the de…

Bahrain has submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would allow countries to use "all necessary means"—a …

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that he had a fruitful conversation with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vi…

Iran fired several waves of missiles at Israel, according to the Israeli military. This action came after U.S. President Donald Tr…

A 41-year-old man from Serunuwara has been arrested for illegally storing and selling around 1,820 litres of diesel. This action t…

Chief Inspector Linton de Silva, who was in charge of the Western Province North Crimes Division, has been transferred immediately…

All public services at the Department for Registration of Persons in Sri Lanka, which were halted today (March 24) because of a sy…

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has set April 2, 2026, as the date to announce its decision on whether to issue arrest warrants f…

An explosion occurred on Monday at the Valero refinery located in Port Arthur, Texas, as reported by local news sources. Following…