Indian fuel shipment arrives in Colombo today - DailyNews
The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka yesterday said that a combined shipment of 38,000 metric tonnes of diesel and petrol is set to arrive at Colombo Harbour today.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00CPC mulls oil shipments from Russia - DailyNews
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Managing Director Dr.Mayura Nettikumarage yesterday said that discussions are being held with the Russian government and suppliers to secure the country’s fuel needs.
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Colombo Dockyard delivers tenth vessel - DailyNews
Colombo Dockyard yesterday delivered the tenth vessel in the Misje Eco Bulker newbuilding series, with Misje EcoBulk AS of Norway Owner Roald Misje naming the vessel ‘Misje Kandy,’ inspired by the last capital of the Sri Lankan monarchy as a tribute to Colombo Dockyard. The ceremonial breaking of the Champagne bottl…
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Tiger Woods involved in rollover car crash in Florida
Tiger Woods was involved in what the Martin County Sheriff’s office described as a rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, per an ABC News report.
· Connor Surmonte
Saving energy - DailyNews
The Government has called on all State bodies to resort to energy-saving measures to avert a possible energy crisis in the country triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Essential Services Commissioner General Prabath Chandrakeerthi announced that the Government has decided to introduce a new set of e…
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Panadura Suhada Seva Samithiya AGM - DailyNews
The 42nd Annual General Meeting and get together of Suhada Seva Samithiya, Panadura will be held tomorrow (29) at 4.30 pm at the Paragon hotel on the Panadura – Modera road under the patronage of its president Gamini Malwenna.
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US lawmakers push to suspend federal gas tax as fuel prices rise
Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in Parma, Ohio, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
· Matthew Daly
Jerk DoorDash customer sparks outrage with insulting request for driver: ‘I shouldn’t be punished for refusing’
It’s not called DoorDance.
· Ben Cost
GOP Rep. Sam Graves joins retirement wave setting Congress up for record turnover
Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Capitol Hill, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, FIle)
· Heather Hollingsworth
Everyone’s a winner: You’re spoilt for choice on this big ship
The last thing I expect to be doing on a cruise ship is driving a go-kart. Yet here I am tackling the three-level course that winds around the funnel of Norwegian Viva, in search of a chequered flag.
· Kate Armstrong
Hiking Africa’s second-highest mountain beats Mount Kilimanjaro
The drive to the national park entrance passes through an avenue of tall eucalypts on the slopes of Mount Kenya. As our vehicle climbs towards the park’s Chogoria Gate, I’m briefly struck by the sense that I’m heading into the Australian High Country, a fancy soon dispelled by the sight of an elephant and her calf g…
· Andrew Bain
Extra shifts, driving slower: How NSW is reacting to fuel price pain
As prices at the bowser increase, so have the number of casual shifts single mum and massage therapist Kari Larssen needs to pick up to make ends meet.
· Jessica McSweeney, Cindy Yin, Mostafa Rachwani
‘A lot of people are sad’: Freo businesses struggle over bridge woes
One business has been forced to close while others are cutting back staff, and it’s only the start of the impacts the Fremantle Traffic Bridge closure is having on either side of the river.
· Indigo Lemay-Conway
Strike at one of the largest US meatpacking plants goes into a 3rd week
Workers from the JBS Beef Plant protest across the road from the plant on March 16, 2026 in Greeley, Colo. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
· Matthew Brown
United Airlines flight narrowly avoids military helicopter near California airport
A Federal Aviation Administration logo is displayed in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
· Claudia Lauer
Drunken bozo caught passed out in auto-driving Tesla — next to shocking evidence in passenger seat
A drunk and stoned driver was found passed out in his Tesla — after the the electric vehicle was seen driving through city streets on autopilot mode.
· Ross O'Keefe
Group slams govt's emergency measures
CEBU CITY — Despite signing Executive Order (EO) 110, the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport, the government faces criticism from a local progressive group in Cebu, which warned that the measure fails to ease the burden on commuters and transport workers.
· Kaiser Jan Fuentes
Impeachment vs VP Duterte amid a burning economy
AT a moment when Filipinos are tightening their belts amid rising food prices, volatile fuel costs and deepening economic anxiety, the country’s political leadership is consumed by a different priority: impeachment.
· Anna Malindog-Uy
Smaller fuel prices increases seen
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· Ed Paolo Salting, Catherine S. Valente, Javier Joe Ismael
Curfews, EVs and ethanol: How African countries are trying to save fuel
From diluting petrol to imposing limits on purchases, African countries are resorting to extreme measures to live with fuel shortages and higher prices caused by the Gulf crisis.
· AfricaNews
China's BYD, rival to Tesla, says profit fell despite record revenue
Visitors walk by a hybrid car at a BYD showroom in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
· Chan Ho Him
Israel warns attacks on Iran 'will escalate and expand' despite Trump claims
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Associated Press
Lawmakers concerned over lack of parking at Huanggang border checkpoint
Hong Kong authorities plan to find a nearby site for parking and provide shuttle buses to the checkpoint building
· Jess Ma
Egypt imposes business curfew to counter soaring fuel costs
Egypt has ordered shops, restaurants and shopping malls to close from 9:00pm, hoping to curb energy bills that have more than doubled because of the Iran war.
· Middleeasteye
Anger after chaotic 2½-hour disruption on East Rail line as man opens train exit
Injured passenger found on tracks believed to have received an electric shock
· Theodora Yu
How the fuel crisis could hurt Albanese – Back to Back Barries podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry go for a deep dive into the South Australian election outcome and what it means for federal politics. They examine what the results tell us about preferences and why the Liberals should be cautious when placing One Nation second on the ballot. They also discuss whether Anthony Albanese …
Older Australians in ‘immediate danger’ as fuel crisis affects travel for aged care workers
Unions and farmers call for government intervention as agriculture, construction and waste industries also at risk from higher prices
· Josh Butler
McLaren and Lando Norris aim to put horror start behind them at Japanese Grand Prix
No Mercedes car started last race in China
· Gilesrichards
UAE: Flood chaos in Sharjah as heavy rain paralyses traffic
Heavy overnight rain brought fresh flooding and traffic disruption to Sharjah, as emergency crews battled the UAE’s latest severe weather wave. Police and pumping trucks have been deployed across the emirate to clear standing water and manage traffic, as another wave of severe weather moved through the country on 27…
· AfricaNews
New "Automaker + Shipping" Integration Model! FOTON Motor & COSCO SHIPPING Special Transport Joint Venture Officially Launched
BEIJING, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 26, Guangzhou Yuanfu Automotive Supply Chain Co., Ltd., a joint venture established by FOTON MOTOR and COSCO SHIPPING, was officially unveiled. At the same time, the ro-ro vessel was delivered, and the first large-scale export order of 600 FOTON pickup trucks set sail…
· PRNEWSWIRE
Pain at the pump fuels EV rush in China, driving a timely boost for carmakers
Brent crude above US$110 is pushing mainland buyers away from petrol cars, lifting China’s EV makers despite fading subsidies
· Daniel Ren
‘Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why German petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis
Driving fast is in ‘the German DNA’, say lovers of the speed-limit free autobahn, but support in the country for a restriction is growing
· Ajit Niranjan
OpenClaw effect: explosion in AI token use adds fuel to Chinese AI development
Surging demand supports price increases that will sustain development of new and better models, Zhipu AI CEO says
· Ben Jiang
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to keep fares unchanged for second year in row
Rail operator also says it will continue to offer fare concessions, covering elderly, children, eligible students and people with disabilities
· Ng Kang-chung
Controllers reveal that LaGuardia needed more staff on busy night of deadly plane crash
New York’s LaGuardia airport was so busy last Sunday before an Air Canada (AC.TO) jet collided with a fire truck that additional staff should have been brought in to help, several current and former US air traffic controllers said.
· Reuters
Seven years after shooting, 'The Ultimate Duo' clocks in
The pandemic and a drunk-driving scandal kept this buddy cop comedy on the shelf. Now it's betting on familiar genre comforts
· Moon Ki-hoon
Trump’s Iran plan puts Obama’s cowardly nuke deal to shame
President Donald Trump this week announced he’d postpone US strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure to give time to negotiate a ceasefire.
· David Harsanyi
Snow, stormy winds close schools, cut power and rip off roofs in the Balkans
Heavy snow descended on Croatia Thursday, closing truck traffic on main highways between capital Zagreb and Rijeka.Some 20 centimeters of surprising spring snow fell in just few hours of the morning, causing havoc on very busy roads in Croatia.
· Eldar Emric
India lowers fuel taxes, says rumours of lockdown ‘completely false’
India has lowered fuel taxes in a bid to protect consumers from rising global energy prices – a result of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.
· Al Jazeera
Palace: Govt studying proposed fuel price freeze
MANILA, Philippines- The government is studying a proposed price freeze on petroleum products, Malacañang said Friday, as the Philippines faces four consecutive weeks of steep increases in pump prices.
· Catherine S. Valente
Spain's annual inflation rises in March due to higher fuel costs
Spain's annual inflation rose to 3.3 percent in March, up from 2.3 percent the previous month, driven by higher fuel costs amid the Middle East war, preliminary data showed Friday.
· AFP
Telstra outage in remote NT community impacting Triple Zero access
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· Elsie Lange
Albanese’s next step must address the fuel crisis and assure the public
March 27, 2026 — 7:45pm
· The Age's View
India takes a ‘huge hit’ on tax revenue to keep fuel prices from surging during the Iran war
The Indian government's tax revenues have taken a "huge hit" after New Delhi slashed central excise duties on fuel for domestic consumption, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday.The Indian government late Thursday cut central excise duties on petrol and diesel for domestic consumption by…
· Priyanka Salve
Quadruple amputee cornhole player waives extradition hearing in fatal shooting case
A professional cornhole player with an inspirational story as a quadruple amputee will be moved from a Virginia jail to face charges in Maryland, where he is accused of fatally shooting a front-seat passenger in a car he was driving during an argument.
· Associated Press
Ramon Ang reoffers Petron sale amid energy crisis
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang has renewed his offer to sell Petron Corporation to the Philippine government, citing the ongoing energy emergency and record-high fuel prices.
· Nazylen Joy Mabanglo
DSWD eyes second round of financial aid for drivers
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on March 27, 2026 says it is considering another round of financial assistance if fuel price hikes continue.
· The Manila Times
Opposition pushes to halve fuel tax temporarily
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European stocks expected to open higher as Trump extends strike hiatus
European stocks are expected to open higher on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump extended the ongoing hiatus of attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure.
· Joseph Wilkins