Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Iran Says No Progress in Talks as Fresh Strikes Test Fragile Middle East Ceasefire EDB and NMRA Launch Initiative to Boost Sri Lanka’s Pharmaceutical Exports Sri Lanka Defeat West Indies by 41 Runs to Take Early ODI Series Lead Indian and Pakistani Naval Vessels Arrive at Colombo Port for Operational and Goodwill Engagements Sri Lanka Receives US$695 Million IMF Tranche as Total Assistance Reaches US$2.4 Billion Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Expected Across Several Parts of Sri Lanka Today NMRA Considers Medicine Price Increases Amid Rupee Depreciation Authorities Dismiss Claims of Suwaseriya Service Suspension as False Nine Bodies Recovered, 11 Missing After Fire at Elderly Home in Horana Malaysia Blocks New Social Media Accounts for Under-16s Under Tough New Rules 75% of Yala Paddy Lands Receive Fertilizer Subsidy Payments, Authorities Assure Adequate Stocks Sri Lanka Receives US$695 Million IMF Tranche to Boost Foreign Reserves Around 250 Suspected Meningitis Cases Reported Across Several Areas – Health Ministry Heavy Showers and Strong Winds Expected Across Several Parts of Sri Lanka Today CBSL Launches Digital Payment Awareness Programme in Trincomalee Over 360 Online Financial Fraud Incidents Reported in Past Month – SLCERT Ravi Rejects Claims That Opposition Wants Country to Collapse Ravi Warns Debt Restructuring Gains Could Be Lost if Rupee Weakness Continues Ravi Alleges Central Bank Has Failed to Provide Solutions to Current Economic Challenges Ravi Warns Rupee Depreciation Deepens Burden on Highly Indebted Economy Ravi Warns Rupee Depreciation Adds Billions to National Debt Burden Ravi Says Delayed Economic Decisions Have Contributed to Current Challenges Ravi Says Dollar Depreciation and Rate Hikes Were Predictable, Questions Central Bank Decisions Ravi Questions Whether Central Bank Independence Is Creating Difficulties for Government Over One in Five Sri Lankan Schoolchildren Affected by Malnutrition – Health Ministry Trump Claims Israel and Hezbollah Agreed to Halt Attacks Amid Rising Lebanon Tensions Government Launches 55 New University Hostel Projects for 16,000 Students Sri Lanka Reports Over 33,000 Dengue Cases and 19 Deaths So Far in 2026 Protected Forest Network to Expand to 86 Under ‘Vanaspathi’ Programme ‘Praja Shakthi’ Programme Launches 1,000 Development Projects Across 1,000 Villages Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith Calls for Review of Open Economy Policy and IMF Engagement Sri Lanka Launches ‘Triple Elimination’ Programme Across All Maternity Clinics Hayleys Records Highest-Ever Revenue of Rs. 585 Billion in FY2025/26 Sri Lanka’s Export Earnings Rise Sharply in April as Tea Revenue Strengthens Konkatiyawa Forest Declared Protected Reserve Under Wildlife Conservation Initiative Royal Challengers Bangalore Clinch IPL 2026 Title With Victory Over Gujarat Titans Japan Provides US$1.33 Million Assistance to Support Fishermen Affected by Cyclone Ditwah WHO Chief Urges Countries to Reconsider Ebola Travel Bans as Cases Rise in Congo and Uganda Private Bus Owners Seek Interim Fare Hike Following Fuel Price Increase Six Dead After Double Cab Ploughs Into Crowd Near Vesak Dansala in Meegoda Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles Banned in Government Institutions From Today Showery Conditions to Continue Across Several Areas Today Oil Prices Jump Over 2% as Israel-Lebanon Tensions Escalate Sri Lankan Rupee Depreciates 5.4% Against US Dollar in 2026, CBSL Report Shows 2,867 New Nursing Appointments to Be Granted by October – Health Minister Trump to Headline US 250th Anniversary Event Amid Performer Withdrawals Government Moves to Amend Buddhist Temples Act to Strengthen Disciplinary Action Against Monks Malwathu Chapter Appoints Temporary Atamasthanadhipathi Pending Court Ruling Sri Lanka Receives Additional 60MW Battery Storage System Under Renewable Energy Expansion Project HOME ENG