An anti-drug youth summit is planned for June 26 as part of the nationwide “A Nation United” program to combat drug abuse. The plan was announced by the President’s Media Division. Source: AdaDerana. Date: May 22, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122808
A suspect was arrested in Dematagoda by the Western Province North Crimes Division for possession of 39 kilograms of crystal meth (ICE) and 5 kilograms of Kerala ganja, according to Sri Lanka Police. Incident reported by AdaDerana, May 22, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122807
සාක්ෂි සහිත අත්අඩංගුව: දෙමටගොඩ ප්රදේශයේදී ඊයේ අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් සැකකරුට අයිස් කීලෝග්රෑම් 39 ක් සහ කෙරළ ගංජා කිලෝග්රෑම් 5 ක් සවිබලයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225923
Harsha de Silva warned Parliament that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka may hike rates next week by 50–100 basis points (0.5%–1%), signaling a potential tightening and its broader economic impact. Source: AdaDerana, May 22, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122806
A record 274 climbers reached Mount Everest from the Nepali side in a single day, the highest such total on Everest in one day. An official cited the milestone as unprecedented. The report appears via AdaDerana on May 21, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122805
A subcommittee under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability has been formed to investigate the environmental impact of Sri Lanka’s Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant and to provide recommendations. The commission released the appointment details and intends to report findings. May 21, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122804
අග්රාමාත්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය ලන්ඩනදී ශ්රී ලාංකිකයන් හමුවී සුහද සාකච්ඡාවක නිරත වී තිබේ; එක්සත් රාජධානියේ නිල සංචාරය අතරතුර. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225922
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports approved the members nominated for Sri Lanka Cricket’s new Selection Committee, signaling a fresh governance step for SLC. Announcement comes via AdaDerana; details follow in the linked report. Date: May 21, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122803
A 79-year-old woman was found murdered and her body stuffed inside a suitcase at her residence in the Seeduwa Police area. The death is treated as a gruesome murder; investigation ongoing. Report from AdaDerana, May 21, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122802
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රික්ට නව තේරීම් කමිටුව පත් කිරීමට අදාළ අනුමැතිය ශ්රීකිරි ඔත්තු ලබා ඇති බව තොරතුරු. තරුණ හා ක්රීඩා කටයුතු අමාත්ය සුනිල් කුමාර ගමගේ අනුමැතියෙන් 2026 මැයි 20 යි ආයතනයේ ඉල්ලීමකට අනුව කමිටුව පත් කෙරිණි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225921