SLT-MOBITEL, Sri Lanka’s National ICT Solutions Provider, is combining innovation, resilience, and a people‑first vision to amplify efforts at expanding the country’s digital transformation agenda. Building on strong FY 2025 financial results, the company is pioneering initiatives to elevate customer experiences, st…
A 15-member delegation of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development of Parliament, comprising 12 MPs and three Parliamentary officials, visited India for a study tour recently. The delegation was led by Committee Chairperson MP S. M. Marikkar. The week-long visit included engagemen…
Two administrative officers of the Kandy Municipal Council who are alleged to have embezzled nearly Rs. 7 million from the money collected from vehicles entering the municipal car park have been sent on compulsory leave.
The Indian vessel ‘Hari Anand’ carrying a shipment of 36,000 metric tonnes of fuel, arrived at the Colombo Port yesterday. The shipment includes 18,000 metric tons of diesel and 18,000 metric tonnes of Octane 92 petrol. The delivery follows a recent discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Indian Pr…
`Police are still searching for a car and driver involved in a hit-and-run that has left a Melbourne father with serious head injuries in hospital.In CCTV footage seen by 9News, the father and some friends were standing on the road near a car on Westphalian Rise in Clyde North about 1am today, when the occupants of…
Sharon has spent over a year planning her dream lap of Australia. But as fuel prices soar, the crisis is hitting some vanlifers much closer to home. Credit: AAP/SBS News/Alexandra Koster
What’s the most famous street in the world? Probably New York’s Fifth Avenue, which has long been a traffic hellhole. Or perhaps Oxford Street in the UK – a former road to execution, and, these days, criticised as an ugly strip. It’s clear that fame isn’t the same as greatness.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands leaves during the qualifying session of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
In the wake of the recent deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport that killed both pilots and injured dozens of passengers, questions about airline safety are once again on people’s minds.
Forensic investigators work on the scene in Friar Gate, Derby, Sunday March 29, 2026, where a number of people had been injured, some of them seriously, after being hit by a car in the city centre on Saturday night. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
US and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling, and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is stepping on the gas to keep the country’s fuel lifeline flowing, rolling out aggressive measures to fast-track petroleum imports while maintaining round-the-clock monitoring across all ports.
A spokesperson for President Prabowo Subianto said the country was seeking to set aside 80 trillion rupiah to shield its economy from the Middle East fallout
View image in fullscreenSuzuka, JapanTeammates of the Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli pour champagne over him after he won the Japan Grand Prix, making him Formula One’s youngest ever championship leaderPhotograph: Franck Robichon/EPAShareView image in fullscreenTokyo, JapanVisitors ride boats on a lake under cherry …
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed gratitude to India for its swift assistance in supplying fuel to Sri Lanka amid disruptions linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict.
New polling has revealed who Australians are blaming for the fuel crisis.The The Australian Financial Review/Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll shows the vast majority of respondents blame US President Donald Trump for the surge in fuel prices. Overall, 61 per cent of those surveyed put the blame at Trump's door a…
Rob Venables of Bermagui has a use for the tie (C8) that we hadn’t considered: “In our sailing days I was privileged to cruise to New Zealand with Ian Kiernan, founder of Clean up Australia. Ian reckoned the only good thing about ties was to start an outboard motor when the cord broke.”
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The plan’t co-owner Chevron said it suffered outages at its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which supply more than five per cent of the world’s liquefied natural gas
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded, high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a significant development to boost the country’s strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Sunday the government could expand a mandatory five-day vehicle rotation system to the private sector if global oil prices rise to $120-130 per barrel as part of nationwide energy-saving efforts amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a development to boost the country’s strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.
Esta imagen sin fecha proporcionada el 29 de marzo de 2026 muestra lo que describe como una prueba de motor de combustible sólido en un lugar no revelado de Corea del Norte. Periodistas independientes no tuvieron acceso al evento mostrado en esta imagen distribuida por el gobierno norcoreano. El contenido de la imag…
The Minns government has ruled out introducing free public transport for Sydney residents as petrol prices soar and leaders say the war on Iran will last “more than a month”.
WASHINGTON (AP) — US and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.