The Special Crime Investigation Unit (SCIU) of the Kandy Police has initiated an investigation into a financial fraud of about Rs. 7 million that occurred at the Municipal car park belonging to the Kandy Municipal Council, following a complaint filed by Municipal Commissioner Indika Abeysinghe.
AMERASINGHE – INDRA – Beloved wife of the late Cecil, loving mother of Nishan and Eva and of Dulshika and Sheahan, precious grandmother of Druvinka, Chevaan and Dihane, loving sister of the late Allan, Ranjini and Eulalie. Remains will lie at the residence from 7.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday 1st April 2026…
One month after the start of the war in the Middle East, the consequences for African countries are severe, particularly in terms of fuel supply. In Nigeria, fuel prices reached record highs on Monday despite the cushion provided by the Dangote refinery.
Vermont’s effort to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change was tested Monday in a federal courtroom, where the state argued that two lawsuits challenging its groundbreaking 2024 law should be thrown out.
Chase Elliott poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Former “Dancing with the Stars” pro Charlotte Jørgensen was a passenger on the Air Canada flight that crashed into a Port Authority vehicle at LaGuardia Airport in New York last week.
Australians are set to see some much-needed relief at the petrol pump after Anthony Albanese announced the reduction of a key fuel tax for three months.The fuel excise, a tax on petrol, will be halved, seeing petrol prices finally go down after soaring for weeks due to the supply issues arising from the Middle East …
Sydney’s lower north shore has long been the home to an excellent collection of Japanese restaurants. In Neutral Bay, there are almost 20 around Military Road, packed into an area smaller than eight football fields. Near Coles, Komaru quietly pumps out excellent sushi and sashimi lunch sets, while Jugemu & Shimbashi…
Flinders Lane will become a “pedestrian first” street this year and other thoroughfares in the CBD will follow as part of a council plan to close some local roads to car traffic for part of the day.
Providing free public transport in NSW would punch a hole of up to $160 million a month in the state’s finances, amid growing pressure on the Minns government to ease hip-pocket pain from escalating fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
CEBU CITY — The provincial government of Cebu will install a waste-to-fuel facility and enforce stricter waste segregation across government offices as part of its Clean Cebu Campaign to address the province’s ongoing garbage problem.
POLICE presence in key transportation hubs in Metro Manila and tourism hotspots across the country has been intensified as more travelers trooped to bus terminals and sea ports for the Holy Week, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday.
THE Philippine aviation sector is navigating its most significant transition since the deregulation of the 1990s. As the country crosses into 2026, the sector is no longer merely recovering from the pandemic; it is being fundamentally rebuilt. From the private sector-led overhaul of the nation’s primary gateway to a…
IN celebration of Women’s Month, Sheraton Manila Hotel at Newport World Resorts proudly spotlights the all-female powerhouse driving its Sales, Marketing and Events team, a group of passionate, results-driven women, led by one of the industry’s seasoned leaders, Ria Galvez, director of Sales, Marketing and Events.
NEW Manila International Airport in Bulacan is poised to become the country’s largest and most ambitious aviation project, designed to address long-term capacity constraints in Metro Manila. Led by San Miguel Corp., the development spans about 2,500 hectares in Bulakan and is envisioned as a modern, high-capacity ga…
United States President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to “blow up” a range of civilian infrastructure in Iran, including all of the country’s desalination plants, in a move that would threaten the water source for millions of people and that experts say would be illegal.
A makeshift memorial for Muriel Furrer, the 18-year-old Swiss cyclist who died after sustaining a head injury in a crash at the road world championships, Switzerland, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP, file)
A traveler moves in view of an air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, right, of the Netherlands and Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy talk during the drivers parade ahead of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The port of Tangier in northern Morocco is beefing up its capacity as the Gulf crisis drives more shipping traffic away from the Bab el-Mandeb strait and the Suez Canal.
Global energy giant Shell is cautioning Australia against taxing gas exporters’ windfall profits, declaring it would destabilise vital trade ties with Asian partners and make it harder for the government to secure increasingly scarce deliveries of petrol, diesel and jet fuel from the region.
US President Donald Trump has threatened widespread destruction of Iran's energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon.In a social media post on Monday, Trump said "great progress is being made" in talks with Iran to end military operations.But he bristled …
The US has been in “serious” discussions with a “new and more reasonable” Iranian government, President Donald Trump has claimed. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he also threatened to obliterate Iran’s critical energy infrastructure if no deal is “shortly reached.”
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached “shortly.” On the ground, the conflict showed no sign of letting up: Tehran struck a key water and electr…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed an Eastern ceasefire with Russia, while also calling for a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure to help relieve pressure building in oil and gas markets.
Tiger Woods appears to be making a profit from his DUI car-crash arrest after fans rushed to buy the same polo shirt he was wearing in his now infamous mugshot.
Since launching their military offensive on Iran on February 28, the United States and Israel have carried out thousands of strikes across the Middle East nation of about 90 million people, targeting military as well as civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and residential buildings.
The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department issued a statement about the rules on March 28, 2026, citing new international safety regulations on lithium batteries.