Israel has issued a forced evacuation order to all residents of southern Lebanon, worsening a wave of mass displacement as the Israeli military continues to launch deadly attacks across the country.
Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Tao Ma stressed that the ICAO is ready to provide all necessary support for the advancement of the civil aviation sector in the country.
The private bus service operating under the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority will be integrated with digital technology in line with the Government’s digitalization move.
A decade ago, “identity card” in Sri Lanka meant a laminated card tucked behind a driving licence in the wallet, shown at a bank counter or Government desk. In early 2026, it is starting to look more like infrastructure that is a system sitting quietly behind daily life, opening doors to services, enabling payments,…
To maintain stocks sufficient for three to four months Six new storage tanks being constructed in Kolonnawa In a bid to strengthen national energy security amid the volatile situation in the Middle East, the Government is prioritising large-scale investment in fuel storage facilities to maintain stocks sufficient fo…
INSEE Cement, one of Sri Lanka’s leading cement manufacturer and supplier and the only fully integrated cement plant in the country, announced the recommencement of limestone rail transportation from its Aruwakkalu quarry to the Puttalam plant following the restoration of the section of the railway line damaged by t…
Viren Botheju driving a Mitsubishi Evo 9 clocked 33.700 seconds and Sangeeth Suriyage riding a Yamaha YZ 450F clocked 36.270 seconds to be the fastest driver and rider at the 30th edition of the Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb concluded on February 22. Viren’s timing of 33.700 seconds was the fastest timing of the da…
The diplomat accused of fatally stabbing one person and injuring three others in a Sunday highway “road rage incident” once graduated with academic honors and built a career that took him to the US State Department.
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia gets pushed back into his garage on the third day of Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
If you’re racing to catch up on the Oscar-nominated films before the Academy Awards next week, then you should know that It Was Just an Accident—an Iranian film nominated for Best International Feature and Best Original Screenplay at the 2026 Oscars—is now streaming on Hulu, free to watch for anyone with a Hulu subs…
Children aged 10 to 14 made up half of the almost 500 kids treated in Victorian hospitals with electric scooter injuries last financial year, despite under-16s being excluded from highly publicised e-scooter trials and, more recently, banned from the mode of transport altogether.
Allstate must face a privacy lawsuit accusing the home and auto insurer of illegally tracking drivers through their cellphones without consent, using their data to raise premiums or deny coverage, and selling the data to other insurers.
HAVANA (AP) — Air France announced Wednesday it will suspend flights for several weeks between Paris and Havana given Cuba’s fuel shortage and its impact on tourism and other economic activity.
British recording artist Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting to causing the death of a student while driving under the influence and at high speed.
Qatar's foreign minister "categorically rejected" statements by his Iranian counterpart that Iran's attacks had targeted only US assets in the country and not civilian infrastructure.
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will certify as urgent a proposed measure seeking a new authority to reduce excise tax on fuel products, describing it as “timely” as war spreads in the Middle East.
Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted by 90 percent since Israel and the US launched their five-day onslaught on Iran, energy market intelligence firm Kpler reported.
A high-ranking Jersey City official now running to be a town mayor has been reassigned after humiliating footage showed him using his position to try to get off a drunk-driving arrest — and admitting to cheating on his wife.
An heiress helping to traffic young women to brutal billionaires: the finale of the banker drama used one of its characters to take on a huge real-life scandal
The amount of crude oil being refined locally has dwindled in recent years – but officials say Australia’s strategic reserve means there’s no need to worry
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has extended its ban on U.S. commercial flights to Haiti’s capital through Sept. 3 over a risk that criminal gangs could target aircraft.
With public confidence low following a recent deadly crash in Córdoba, Spain's public railway company is to launch a bus company to help deal with delays and suspended services during infrastructure works planned for the coming years.
Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain, right, BMW Sauber Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld of Germany celebrate during the award ceremony of the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix at the Sepang racetrack in Kuala Lumpur, Sunday, April 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
China-Europe cargo flights face longer routes and higher fuel costs after Middle East airspace closures, the Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding & Logistics says
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia gets pushed back into his garage on the third day of Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
The Puttalam Base Hospital, a critical healthcare hub serving approximately 400,000 residents across nine Divisional Secretariat Divisions, is poised for a significant transformation. Despite its 2019 elevation to “Type A” status, the facility has faced persistent infrastructure hurdles that have hindered its full o…
The Cabinet has officially approved the acquisition of eight used low-floor buses, provided as a grant from the Japanese government to enhance Sri Lanka’s public transport infrastructure.
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A Pennsylvania school bus driver is accused of driving 54 elementary school children while over four times the legal alcohol limit, authorities said, after reports she was swerving through traffic and nearly hitting vehicles before the bus ended up in a snowbank.
A priest who worked across the eastern states and Western Australia has been handed more jail time for raping a young girl while they were driving to a remote beach in the state’s Pilbara in the 1970s.
In the Beirut suburb of Hazmieh, guests were seen leaving the Comfort Hotel in darkness, some still in their nightclothes, as smoke rose from the building. The blast was part of a wider exchange as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire. Lebanese health officials said strikes south of Beirut killed six people and wounded …
Senior Counsel Assisting Patrick Wheelahan KC and Commissioner Stuart Wood allege the M1 Traffic Control Qld Pty Ltd company uses "dummy directors" to hide its true ownership. (ABC News)
BEIJING, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- When over 30 jade-like and lifelike white porcelain artworks were exhibited in Palais des Nations in Geneva recently, their exquisiteness in glaze, texture and shaping well interpreted the essence of oriental beauty.
On the Ecuador-Peru border the Siekopai people fight to protect the Amazon from the oil industry and other threats – and women are at the forefront of the resistance
The son of an Indiana mayor was arrested Saturday evening after he allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel at a McDonald’s drive-thru while he was twice the legal alcohol limit.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …