Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Central Bank Holds Overnight Policy Rate at 8.75% Oil Prices Climb to Two-Month High as Middle East Tensions Escalate Sri Lanka’s Headline Inflation Rises to 6.5% in June Eight Tonnes of Plastic Waste Collected From Coast Sent for Recycling Dengue Cases Top 77,000 as High-Risk Areas Remain Under Surveillance Sri Lanka to Repay USD 1 Billion in Foreign Debt This Year Showers and Strong Winds Forecast for Several Parts of Sri Lanka Today Four-Hour Water Cut Scheduled in Parts of Kandy Today Central Bank Keeps Policy Interest Rate Unchanged at 8.75% Rahul Gandhi Arrested During Mass Protest in New Delhi IRD Warns Deliberate Tax Default Could Lead to Prosecution Parliament Refers Electric-Vehicle Import Probe to Attorney General Five Die in Homagama Helmet Factory Fire as Cause Remains Unknown New Anti-Ragging Help Kit Aims to Make Sri Lankan Campuses Safer Chemmani Excavation Reaches 454 Sets of Human Remains Navy Seizes Large Quantities of Narcotics in 2026 Operations SriLankan Airlines Suspends Kuwait Flights for One Week Amid Regional Tensions TPTL to Invite Global Bids for Development of Trincomalee Oil Tanks Central Bank Imposes Rs. 14.6 Million in Fines on 11 Institutions Government Moves to Curb Illegal Chemical Ripening of Fruits Legal Action From End of September for Public Buses Without Mandatory Safety Inspections Iran Summons UK Ambassador Over IRGC Designation Government Plans to Establish 50 Vocational Universities Within Two Years US Issues Worldwide Travel Advisory Amid Rising Middle East Tensions New York Mayor Explores Legal Options Over Possible Netanyahu Arrest During UN Visit Naveen Dissanayake Calls for UNP–SJB Alliance to Build Strong Opposition Schools Identified as Major Dengue Breeding Sites as Cases Top 75,000 PMB Purchases 305 Metric Tons of Paddy in First Four Days EU Raises Concerns Over Pakistan’s Human Rights Record in Latest GSP+ Review Galle Face to Host Free Public Screening of FIFA World Cup Final Showers Expected in Several Parts of Sri Lanka Today Sri Lanka Targets Major Cut in Diesel Power Generation by End of 2027 Showers and Strong Winds Forecast Across Several Parts of Sri Lanka Spain Dethrone Argentina to Win Second World Cup Title CAA Introduces Mandatory Labelling Rules for Soap Products CPC to Build Seven New Oil Storage Tanks at Muthurajawela Sri Lanka Reports Over 73,000 Dengue Cases This Year PUCSL Begins Public Consultation on Renewable Energy Pricing Met Department Issues Warm Weather Advisory for Several Areas CSE Turnover Falls to Lowest Level Since April Former IGP C.D. Wickremaratne Dies in Suspected Suicide at Athurugiriya Residence Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Launches ‘Walk with an Elephant’ Experience ICC Urges Sri Lanka Cricket to Hold Elections, Extends Governance Restrictions Spain Crowned World Champions After Extra-Time Victory Over Argentina PM Harini Meets Qatar’s Emir, Conveys Sri Lanka’s Condolences Few Showers Expected in Several Provinces; Strong Winds Forecast Sri Lanka Records Over 76,000 Dengue Cases This Year HRCSL Raises Concerns Over Denial of Access to Welikada Prison Sri Lanka to Launch Pilot Project for Passenger Drones HOME ENG