Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Aswesuma Census Process to End on May 31 Sri Lanka Expands Air Connectivity With Western India Through New Ahmedabad–Colombo Route UN Further Cuts Global Growth Forecast Amid Middle East Crisis Meningitis Case Confirmed at Angunakolapelessa Prison Bangladesh Faces Deadliest Measles Outbreak in Decades Government Considering More Measures to Stabilize Rupee Amid Economic Pressure Sri Lankan Rupee Records Sharp Recovery, Becomes Asia’s Best-Performing Currency NBRO Issues Amber-Level Landslide Warnings for Kegalle and Ratnapura Over 31,000 People Affected by Adverse Weather Across Eight Districts Iran Refuses to Send Enriched Uranium Abroad, Hardening Position in Peace Talks Sports Minister Approves New Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee IMF Says Sri Lanka’s Economic Policy Framework Is Stronger Ahead of Key Review Sri Lanka’s Inflation Rises Sharply to 4.7% in April Finance Ministry Rejects Claims Over Vehicle Import Letters of Credit NBRO Issues Red-Level Landslide Warnings for Kegalle and Ratnapura Minor Flood Warning Issued for Kelani River Basin Areas Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya Holds Bilateral Talks With UK Foreign Secretary RBI Considering Emergency Measures to Stabilize Indian Rupee Heavy Rains Cause Flooding and Transport Disruptions Across Several Areas Sri Lanka Expects US$700 Million IMF Tranche on May 27 Government Rules Out Further Electricity Tariff Hike Until September Special Island-Wide Security Program Announced for Vesak Week CAA Announces Estimated Retail Price Ranges for Essential Food Items US Dollar Selling Rate Surges Above Rs. 354 as Rupee Weakens Further 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 Government Aims to Hold Provincial Council Elections Next Year – Tilvin Silva 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 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 Madonna, Shakira and BTS to Perform at FIFA World Cup Final Half-Time Show MOP Fertilizer Samples Sent for Testing Following Farmer Complaints HOME ENG