Iran oil refinery hit in “enemy attack” hours after ceasefire agreement
An oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island was hit in what Iranian authorities described as an “enemy attack” on Wednesday, hours after a two-week ceasefire...
Devalaya funds open to public scrutiny says court
Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has ruled that funds held by Devalayas are not private accounts and must be subject to public scrutiny,...
Israel PM says US-Iran ceasefire ‘does not include Lebanon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has announced that Israel backs the United States’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks,...
Iran, US agree to conditional two-week ceasefire and opening of Hormuz Strait
United States President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat that “a whole...
Opposition claims unannounced power cuts, Govt denies
Several opposition members of parliament (MPs) yesterday (7) accused the government of carrying out unannounced power cuts due to the looming energy crisis....
Stand with science: What I’ve learned about health beyond hospitals
By Dr. Dayanath Ranatunga On this World Health Day (7 April), we are reminded of a simple yet powerful truth: health is not...
When wars become a bet
By Nilantha Ilangamuwa How expensive is a strike if its secrets can be bet on? What is the highest-stakes geopolitical question today? Will...
OPEC+ agrees to hike oil output, warns of slow recovery after attacks
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to increase oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a...
Indian Vice President Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka
Preliminary discussions have been held on the upcoming official visit of the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, to Sri Lanka. The...
