Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Sri Lanka’s GDP Per Capita Surpasses $5,000 for First Time Showers Expected Across Island After 1 p.m.; Fairly Heavy Rainfall Forecast Finance Ministry Lodges Complaints Over Cyber Breach at External Resources Department Govt May Consider Changes to Sri Lanka Cricket Ahead of May Day, Says Marikkar Iraj Chaminda Pathiraja Appointed Controller General of Immigration and Emigration Cabinet Approves Committee to Implement Easter Attack Probe Recommendations Sri Lanka and Iran Discuss Rescue Efforts, Bilateral Ties in Ministerial Call ‘System failure’ sparked robotaxi outage in central China, police say Pakistan: End the unjust detention and immediately release human rights defender Idris Khattak, facing life-threatening health risk – Experts US says having ‘serious discussions’ with Iran, ignores China-Pak call for immediate cessation of hostilities Baloch Activist Warns UN Council Of Rising Disappearances, Killings Why Pakistan’s 5 point plan for Iran won’t work April Elderly Allowance Under Aswesuma to Be Credited Today Trump Extends Ceasefire with Iran Following Request from Pakistani Leadership Sri Lanka Plans Barrier-Free Toll System on Expressways ‘Walk for Peace’ Pilgrimage Begins from Dambulla with Nationwide Spiritual Journey UGC to Accept University Applications from April 27 Islandwide Showers Expected After 1 p.m.; Fairly Heavy Rainfall Forecast Middle East Conflict Drives Surge in Airfares as Fuel Costs Soar World Earth Day Observed Today with Focus on “Our Power, Our Planet” Sri Lanka Strengthens Counter-Terrorism Financing Framework with Targeted Financial Sanctions When Paradise Bleeds: One Year After Pahalgam, the World Cannot Look Away Sri Lanka and India Move to Formalise Colombo Security Conclave Sri Lanka Launches Low-Floor Priority Bus Service for Persons with Disabilities Suspect Arrested for Rs. 1 Million Online Bank Fraud Mahanayake Theros Request May 30 to Be Declared Vesak Poya Day GMOA Strike Criticised as Ineffective; Union Defends Action as Symbolic Vietnamese Monks Arrive in Sri Lanka for ‘Walk for Peace’ Programme Islandwide Showers and Thunderstorms Expected After 1 p.m.; Heavy Rainfall Warning Issued Oil Prices Rise as U.S.–Iran Tensions Escalate; Wall Street Rally Pauses Xi Jinping Calls for Peace and Dialogue in Middle East During UAE Talks Gautam Adani Overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s Richest Person No Immediate Water Cuts Planned as Supply Restored in Kandy Areas Titanic Survivor’s Life Jacket Sells for £670,000 at Auction Over 400,000 Adults in Sri Lanka Have No School Education, Census Reveals Free Media Movement Condemns CID Request to X Over Journalist’s Post Special Transport Services Continue for Return Travel to Colombo Low-Floor Priority Bus Service to Launch from Makumbura Tomorrow Sri Lanka Tourist Arrivals Surpass 800,000 in 2026 Afternoon Thundershowers Expected Across Island from Tomorrow Indian Vice President Arrives in Sri Lanka; Special Traffic Plan in Place Indian Vice President Concludes Sri Lanka Visit, Strengthens Bilateral Ties NDB to Conduct Forensic Audit with International Experts Over Alleged Fraud Special Transport Services in Place for Post-New Year Travel Rush Anura Karunathilake Sworn in as New Energy Minister Following Jayakody’s Resignation Indian Vice President to Arrive in Sri Lanka for Two-Day Official Visit Trump Warns Strait Blockade Will Continue, Threatens Renewed Strikes on Iran Litro Assures Uninterrupted LPG Supply Through May Afternoon Thundershowers Expected; More Rain Likely from April 20 HOME ENG