Ceylon Wire - English https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Severe Lightning Warning Issued for All Provinces Until Early Tomorrow Over 100kg of Suspected Heroin Found on Weligama Beach Cabinet Approves OQ Trading to Supply 420,000 Metric Tonnes of LPG to Litro in 2027 IMF Signals Continued Support for Sri Lanka Beyond Current Programme Committee Proposes Allowing Buddhist Monks to Wear Robes Outside Prison Colombo Authorities Take Measures to Prevent Flooding Amid Expected Heavy Rains Agriculture Ministry to Double Subsidies for 13 Crops from This Week Iran Seeks India’s Intervention to Assist Stranded Vessels off Galle Saudi Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Sentence Against Sri Lankan National Anojan Sivarasa Police Warn of Legal Action Against False and Unverified Social Media Posts Rs. 11.16 Billion in October Aswesuma Payments to Be Credited Today TISL Seeks Contempt Proceedings Against Keheliya Rambukwella and Four Former Officials Metro Bus Service Faces Questions Over Seating, Fuel Efficiency and Passenger Capacity Sri Lanka Open to New IMF Programme After Current Deal Ends, President Says ACPOSL Suspends Licensing Activities Until November AGM Amid Industry Concerns Low-Pressure Area May Form Over Bay of Bengal, Heavy Rain Expected in Sri Lanka Cyberattack Hits 400 French Supermarkets, Spoiling Food Worth Millions Sri Lanka’s Youth Unemployment Rate Reaches 17.8% in Second Quarter of 2026 HRCSL Finds Customs’ Detention of Two Tamil Books Violated Author’s Fundamental Rights China’s Sapphire Rush: Is Sri Lanka Giving Away Its Gem Wealth While Foreign Traders Reap the Biggest Profits? Commercial High Court dismisses petition against NDB’s Rs. 13 b fraud Amber Advisory Issued for Severe Lightning in Several Provinces SriLankan Airlines Cancels Flight to Dammam Today Government Considers Insurance Scheme for Coconut Cultivation Damage Court Orders Environmental Assessment and Urgent Measures to Prevent Train-Elephant Collisions Kalu Ganga Water Levels Rise Above Five Metres Amid Heavy Rainfall Investigations Underway into Hate Speech Spread Through Fake Social Media Accounts, Minister Says Motor Traffic Department Receives Over 25 Daily Complaints Over Vehicle Registration Fraud Parliamentary Committee Finalising Report on Release of 323 Containers Without Physical Inspection Government Plans to Establish New CPC Fuel Stations, Minister Says NBRO Issues Landslide Warnings for Several Districts Nearly 200 Police Officers Have Died on Duty, IGP Says Northern Railway Line Daily Train Services Drop from 18 to Eight Sri Lanka is forecast to record 4% economic growth in 2026 Emission Eye Unit to Identify Smoke-Emitting Vehicles and Take Legal Action Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for Promoting International Law Sri Lanka’s Financial System Remains Stable Amid Emerging Credit Risks, CBSL Says India Tightens Security Ahead of Protest Over Voter List Revision Sri Lanka CERT Warns of Foreign University Admission Scams Heavy Showers of Around 75mm Expected in Several Areas Today Sri Lanka Receives USD 6.86 Billion in Workers’ Remittances in First Nine Months of 2026 TikTok Accused of Testing Fake Safety Tools on Thousands of Users India Donates Three Tonnes of Anti-TB Medicines to Sri Lanka Motor Traffic Department Warns Against Selling Vehicles Using Open Documents Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill Passed in Parliament Without a Vote Heavy Rainfall Above 75mm Expected in Several Areas Today Opposition to Submit No-Confidence Motion Against Speaker Today Private Sector to Join Metro Bus Service Within a Year, Minister Says Two Pettah Establishments Fined Rs. 200,000 Over Non-Certified Electrical Accessories HOME ENG