NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country’s top refiner and fuel retailer, will supply 12-13 fuel cargoes to Sri Lanka to help the island nation facing an energy crisis, the Indian company said in a statement to Reuters.

A Sri Lankan international student who convinced young girls to send him lewd images and videos before sending the content to their families and friends has been sentenced to 13½ years behind bars by Victoria’s County Court.

Informed sources told Daily Mirror that Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila and Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa have been removed from their ministerial portfolios during a cabinet reshuffle a short while ago.

A cabinet reshuffle will get underway shortly at the Presidential Secretariat, informed sources said.

The seven and-a-half an hour countrywide power cut that was imposed today, will be repeated tomorrow as well, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

Russia’s advance on Kyiv has made scant progress and Ukrainian forces still held Kharkiv and several other cities under attack, British military intelligence said on Thursday, a day after Moscow claimed to have captured the Black Sea port of Kherso

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Thursday that its foreign debt was ’’unsustainable’’, and called for devaluation and higher taxes to revive the almost bankrupt economy.

Considering the sudden price increase of building construction materials, the National Construction Association of Sri Lanka (NCASL) today said that all government construction projects, including the construction of 100,000 km of rural roads, would

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa handed over the appointment letters to 13 new High Court Judges at the Presidential Secretariat this morning, President’s Media Division said.

The trade union action launched by 17 trade unions attached to the health sector has been temporarily called off for 10 ten days.

Claiming that Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa was maintaining stoic silence in the face of the unfolding crisis,National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and Industries Minister Weerwansa yesterday charged that the ignorance of the Finance Minister could

In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries’ roles in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said Thursday in Beijing.

Based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Endangered Species, more than a million species of flora and fauna are said to be endangered in the world today, the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) said.

A man in his thirties died when police opened fire during a raid in Naula area this morning.

Three Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of the Presidential Pardon granted by President to former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva were today fixed for support by the Supreme Court.

The two main gas importing companies, ’’LAUGFS’’ and ’’LITRO’’ today said they would not be able to import gas, as the local banks do not permit them to open Letters of Credit (LCs), which could eventually lead to a massive gas scarci

Sri Lanka along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh abstained from voting on the resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that strongly criticized Russia’s action for invading Ukraine

A 14-hour water cut will be in place in several areas in Colombo on Saturday (5) from 8.00 pm to 10.00 am on Sunday (6) due to essential distribution network improvement work, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

An extra ordinary gazette notification was issued announcing the maximum retail price for 500mg paracetamol tablets to Rs. 2.30.

Leaders of political parties representing Parliament are to meet today where they are expected to discuss several issues including taking action against MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara who have been accused of carrying a parcel inside the

With the pharmaceutical stocks rapidly diminishing, the Sri Lanka Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) yesterday warned of a looming shortage of critical life-saving medicines in the market within the next two to six weeks, due to the worsening

A laptop belonging to a Russian tourist, which was stolen at the Fort Railway Station was recovered and handed back to her by the officers of the Fort Railway Station recently.

The government will issue a gazette notification banning the import of over 600 non essential items, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said .

The government should seek consultations from experts to find solutions to the current economic crisis, Minister of Industries Wimal Weerawansa said today.

While claiming that the main problem for the fuel shortage and prevailing crisis is the forex crisis, SLPP Parliamentarian Dilan Perera today said that as a Minister Udaya Gammanpila had failed and Viyathmaga also has failed.

Despite the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Sri Lanka is still welcoming tourists from Russia as Russia continues to be the leading market for Sri Lanka Tourism.

The Attorney General today informed Supreme Court that the Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude 13 funds including Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF), Pension Fund, Pension Trust Fund, Gratuity or Termination Fund

A shipment of 37,300 MT of diesel has arrived in the country and will be unloaded today, Energy Ministry Secretary K.D.R. Olga said.

Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith met UNHRC High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet in Geneva today.

A writ petition filed by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe was today fixed for support on March 8 by Court of Appeal.