Sri Lanka proclaims May 31, 2026 a public holiday for Vesak, after Vesak Day on May 30; the Ministry issued an extraordinary gazette to revise the May 2 holiday. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=121651
UN development chief Alexander De Croo says the Iran war will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, due to disruptions to fuel and fertilizer supplies as farmers plant crops. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=121650
West Bengal and Tamil Nadu recorded India’s highest-ever voter turnout since independence. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar praised voters as polling closed at 6 pm on Thursday. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=121649
ඉතිහාසයේ නව වාර්තාවක් තබමින් මෙවර තමිල්නාඩු මහ මැතිවරණයේ 84.6% දැවැන්ත ඡන්ද ප්රතිශතයක් ප්රකාශිත බව ඉන්දියානු මාධ්ය වාර්තා කරයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=224557
The Department of Examinations announced that applications for the 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination close tomorrow, April 24, at 12:00 midnight. Eligible candidates should submit by the deadline. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=121648
Italy is prepared to deploy up to four vessels, including two minesweepers, as part of an international mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Italian navy chief of staff. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=121647
According to AdaDerana, President Donald Trump said he has ordered the U.S. Navy to shoot and kill any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The report was published April 23, 2026, at 11:42 PM. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=121646
අමෙරිකානු ජනාධිපති ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්රම්ප් මහතා හෝමූස් සමුද්ර සන්ධියේ පුපුරණ ද්රව්ය අටවන ඕනෑම ඉරාන යාත්රාවකට ප්රහාර එල්ල කරන ලෙස තම නාවික හමුදාවට අණ කළ බව පවසයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=224555
2026 අධ්යයන පොදු සහතික පත්ර උසස් පෙළ විභාගයට අයදුම්පත් භාර ගැනීම හෙට, මධ්ය රාත්රී 12.00ට අවසන් වන බව විභාග දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව නිවේදනය කළේය. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=224554