Month: October 2026
Circle Aramco to Venezuela: The oil concession comes full circle
By Milinda Moragoda More than a century ago, William Knox D’Arcy made a bargain with the Shah of Persia that helped create the...
Second US warship visits Colombo as USS Canberra makes return visit to Colombo
The Pulseline News Desk The United States (US) Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at the Port of Colombo on...
Indian Navy training squadron arrives in Colombo for goodwill visit
By The Pulseline News Desk Three Indian naval and coast guard vessels are scheduled to arrive at the Port of Colombo on October...
The story behind Koluu’s famous Christmas pudding
By Marianne David With over 50 years in the culinary world and more than three decades of making his much-loved Christmas pudding, celebrity...
Norochcholai unit 2 shut down for maintenance
By The Pulseline News Desk The second generating unit of the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant has been taken offline for maintenance and...
Lanka IOC and Sinopec raise Octane 95 petrol price by Rs. 20
By The Pulseline News Desk Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (Lanka IOC) and Sinopec have increased the price of Octane 95 petrol by Rs....
Sri Lanka evacuates 40 Iranian seafarers in humanitarian mission
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka has coordinated the medical evacuation of 40 Iranian seafarers from merchant vessels stranded off its southern...
Gazette sets out procedures for removing robes of imprisoned Buddhist monks
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification amending the Standing Orders under the Prisons Ordinance to establish...
Joint military-wildlife operation planned to protect elephants
The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is preparing to launch a joint operation involving the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the three-armed forces...
Commons Coffee House: A new home, with the same heart and hospitality
The Commons, Sri Lanka’s first homegrown coffee house, relocated in early October to a spacious new home at 62 Kynsey Road, Colombo 7....
