Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html SLCERT Warns of WhatsApp Video Call Blackmail Scam Intertropical Convergence Zone to Bring Increased Rainfall Across Sri Lanka Electric Train Project for Colombo Suburbs Set to Begin in 2027 Parliament Reconvenes After New Year Holidays; Key Debates Scheduled Chinese Ambassador Urges Sri Lankan Youth to Strengthen Bilateral Ties Alcohol Consumption Rising in Sri Lanka, Warns ADIC Oil Prices Surge After Reported Strait of Hormuz Incident Vijay’s TVK Emerges as Largest Party in Tamil Nadu, Falls Short of Majority Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has taken steps to increase fuel prices once again HOME ENG Dengue Cases Surge Amid Rains; Special Control Programmes to Begin 12,000 Afghan children affected by war with Pakistan need safe spaces to learn Official Welcome Ceremony Held for Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu Mahinda Rajapaksa Has Not Received Official Notice Over Airbus Probe 102 Chinese Nationals Arrested in Rajagiriya Over Alleged Online Illegal Activities China’s Economic Winter: The Workshop Of The World Loses Its Soul – OpEd Former Indian Peacekeeping Force Commander Deepinder Singh Passes Away Vietnamese President Tô Lâm to Visit Sri Lanka on May 7 Maldivian President Dr. Mohammed Muizzu Arrives in Sri Lanka on State Visit Showers and Thundershowers Expected in Several Provinces Today Department of Buddhist Affairs Clarifies Date of Vesak Full Moon Poya Day Mahindananda Aluthgamage Foundation Property Handed Over to Railway Department Ravi Raises Concerns Over Coal Quality and Tender Process China’s Covert Drone Discovery Sparks Regional Security Fears in Indonesia Maldives Govt Defends Police Action Over Report Alleging Affair Involving President Muizzu China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists, and Activists Israeli Ambassador, Foreign Minister Discuss Tourism and Visitor Facilities Young Woman Killed in Lightning Strike in Habaraduwa Taiwan President Delays Diplomatic Visit After Airspace Restrictions Ravi Says Sri Lanka Must Maintain Balanced Diplomacy Amid Middle East Crisis Imported Vehicle Prices Expected to Rise Following Tax Increase and Rupee Depreciation Ravi: Governing Requires Solutions, Not Opposition-Style Criticism Ravi Karunanayake Questions Government’s Response to Coal Deal Allegations Ravi Warns Against Overreliance on One Country During Global Crises Sri Lankan-Born Population in Australia Nears 185,000 Fuel Prices May Increase Slightly Due to Middle East Crisis – President Death of Suspended Finance Ministry Official Ruled a Suicide Health Ministry Warns of Rising Dengue Cases in Several Districts Afternoon Showers Forecast in Several Provinces; Public Advised to Take Precautions Sri Lanka Tourist Arrivals Cross 850,000 Despite Recent Slowdown US Plans to Withdraw 5,000 Troops from Germany Amid Tensions with Berlin Showers Expected in Several Provinces; Fairly Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast Two Newborn Lion Cubs Draw Visitors to Dehiwala Zoo Registration of Vesak Dansal to Begin on May 4 Restaurant Owners Say Fuel Price Hike Will Not Lead to Food Price Increase Study Finds Rise in 11 Cancer Types Among Young Adults, Links to Obesity End of an Era: Shammi Silva Steps Down as Sri Lanka Cricket Undergoes Overhaul Iran Vows to Protect Nuclear Programme as Tensions Rise Over Strait of Hormuz NATA Proposes Tobacco-Free Generation for Children Born After 2010 Finance Ministry to Address Parliament on $2.5M Incident