Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 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 Special Island-Wide Security Program Announced for Vesak Week CAA Announces Estimated Retail Price Ranges for Essential Food Items 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 US Dollar Selling Rate Surges Above Rs. 354 as Rupee Weakens Further 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 Aswesuma Census Process to End on May 31 Parliament Reconvenes Today; Inland Revenue Amendment Bill to Be Debated Madonna, Shakira and BTS to Perform at FIFA World Cup Final Half-Time Show 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 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 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 Government Plans Stronger Cybersecurity Laws to Combat Rising Online Fraud 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 Sri Lanka Railways to Import 10,000 Rail Tracks for Coastal Line Upgrades Govt to Install 16 Advanced Cardiac Cath Lab Machines by 2026 PM Says Sri Lanka Has Managed Energy Crisis Without Burdening Public CPC Warns Legal Action Against Fuel Stations Violating QR Fuel System PayPal Officially Expands Services to Sri Lanka An Anomaly of Geography: Re-evaluating the Fixed Palk Strait Link HOME ENG