Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Visit India for Talks on Trade, Defence and Energy Nearly 30,000 Dengue Cases Reported Across Sri Lanka in 2026 Sri Lanka Tourist Arrivals Cross 950,000 in 2026 UN Cuts Global Growth Forecast Amid Middle East Crisis and Inflation Concerns US Dollar Selling Rate Surges Above Rs. 342 Preparing Sri Lankan Newsrooms for the Next Election Information War Department of Commerce appoints Somasena Mahadiulwewa as Acting Director General of Commerce Special Traffic Plan Announced for National War Heroes’ Commemoration Ceremony Govt Orders End to Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles in State Institutions Iran Sends New Peace Proposal to US Amid Fragile Ceasefire Foreign Ministry Launches Revamped Website and Unified Digital Platform for Overseas Missions Sri Lanka’s Vehicle Import Bill May Reach US$2.4 Billion in 2026: CBSL Governor South-West Monsoon Gradually Establishing Over Sri Lanka, Says Met Department Parliament Reconvenes Today; Inland Revenue Amendment Bill to Be Debated Sri Lanka Railways to Import 10,000 Rail Tracks for Coastal Line Upgrades CPC Warns Legal Action Against Fuel Stations Violating QR Fuel System Sri Lanka Records Around 2,000 Blood Cancer Cases Annually Showers and Strong Winds Expected in Several Parts of Sri Lanka Today Sri Lanka Tourism Earnings Drop Nearly 39% in April 2026 Madonna, Shakira and BTS to Perform at FIFA World Cup Final Half-Time Show Narendra Modi Awarded Sweden’s Highest Civilian Honour Sri Lanka Marks 17 Years Since End of Civil War Government Plans Stronger Cybersecurity Laws to Combat Rising Online Fraud MOP Fertilizer Samples Sent for Testing Following Farmer Complaints Police Complaint Filed Over Wanawasala Train Derailment; Suspect Arrested India’s Election Commission Orders Probe Into Alleged Voting by Foreign Nationals in Tamil Nadu Polls Economists Warn Rupee Depreciation Could Push Up Fuel and Utility Costs Hotels Association Calls for Crackdown on Unregistered Tourist Accommodation Universities and Health Experts Discuss Stronger Tobacco Control Measures in Sri Lanka Over 1.1 Million Court Cases Pending Across Sri Lanka, Justice Ministry Report Reveals Vehicle Importers Warn New Surcharge Could Push Prices Up by Rs. 1.5 Million Low-Pressure System Near Sri Lanka Gradually Weakening, Says Met Department Vegetable Prices Likely to Rise Amid Ongoing Adverse Weather Oil Prices Surge as Hopes Fade for Strait of Hormuz Deal Low-Pressure System Near Sri Lanka Continues to Persist, Says Met Department Jaffna Kings Ownership Changes Ahead of LPL Season 6 Govt to Install 16 Advanced Cardiac Cath Lab Machines by 2026 PM Says Sri Lanka Has Managed Energy Crisis Without Burdening Public PayPal Officially Expands Services to Sri Lanka An Anomaly of Geography: Re-evaluating the Fixed Palk Strait Link HOME ENG Cuban Ambassador Holds Talks With National Sports Academy on Sports Cooperation US Waives $15,000 Visa Deposit Requirement for World Cup Fans Sri Lanka Customs Revenue Surpasses Rs. 1.1 Trillion Compensation Payments Begin for CEB Employees Who Voluntarily Resigned Rising Property Prices Push Home Ownership Further Out of Reach for Sri Lankans Digital Government Payment System Introduced in 130 Local Government Bodies Sri Lanka and Belarus Sign Aviation Agreement and MoUs During Vijitha Herath Visit Experts Warn of Psychological and Financial Risks of Online Gaming for Children IMF Reaffirms Support for Sri Lanka Amid Economic Pressures