Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Strengthening India-South Africa scientific collaboration: A banner handover at the South African Astronomical Observatory Meningitis Case Confirmed at Angunakolapelessa Prison IWT Suspension Internationalised by Pakistan Population surge, policy paralysis: Pakistan’s race towards a demographic breaking point The Strait of Hormuz, the Indian Ocean, and the Freedom of Navigation Sri Lanka Begins Screening Peacekeepers for Haiti Deployment Health Ministry Urges Public to Follow Precautions Amid Suspected Meningitis Cases Government Aims to Hold Provincial Council Elections Next Year – Tilvin Silva Sri Lanka Expands Air Connectivity With Western India Through New Ahmedabad–Colombo Route Over 160,000 Graduates Apply for Teacher Recruitment Examination Oil Prices Fall to Two-Week Lows Amid Optimism Over Possible U.S.–Iran Deal Government Seeks 30-Year BOT Partner for Mattala Airport Development CBSL Further Tightens Vehicle Loan Rules Bangladesh Faces Deadliest Measles Outbreak in Decades Government Considering More Measures to Stabilize Rupee Amid Economic Pressure Southwest Monsoon Strengthening; Increased Rainfall Expected Sri Lankan Rupee Records Sharp Recovery, Becomes Asia’s Best-Performing Currency NBRO Issues Amber-Level Landslide Warnings for Kegalle and Ratnapura Sri Lanka’s Vehicle Import Bill May Reach US$2.4 Billion in 2026: CBSL Governor Over 31,000 People Affected by Adverse Weather Across Eight Districts HOME ENG Pakistan Country Report – May 2026 Special Island-Wide Security Program Announced for Vesak Week Iran Refuses to Send Enriched Uranium Abroad, Hardening Position in Peace Talks Sports Minister Approves New Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee Heavy Rains Cause Flooding and Transport Disruptions Across Several Areas US Dollar Selling Rate Surges Above Rs. 354 as Rupee Weakens Further IMF Says Sri Lanka’s Economic Policy Framework Is Stronger Ahead of Key Review UN Further Cuts Global Growth Forecast Amid Middle East Crisis Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya Holds Bilateral Talks With UK Foreign Secretary RBI Considering Emergency Measures to Stabilize Indian Rupee Sri Lanka Expects US$700 Million IMF Tranche on May 27 Government Rules Out Further Electricity Tariff Hike Until September Nearly 30,000 Dengue Cases Reported Across Sri Lanka in 2026 Sri Lanka’s Inflation Rises Sharply to 4.7% in April Aswesuma Census Process to End on May 31 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Visit India for Talks on Trade, Defence and Energy 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 Finance Ministry Rejects Claims Over Vehicle Import Letters of Credit CAA Announces Estimated Retail Price Ranges for Essential Food Items NBRO Issues Red-Level Landslide Warnings for Kegalle and Ratnapura Minor Flood Warning Issued for Kelani River Basin Areas