Two suspects linked to “Loku Pattie” were arrested in Balapitiya/Ambalangoda for possession of a foreign-manufactured pistol, one magazine, 16 live rounds, and 11.5 grams of Ice (crystal meth). Police recovered the items during the operation. May 4, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122054
Sri Lanka hosted an official state reception for Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu upon his three-day visit. The ceremony took place on May 5, following his arrival on May 4. The report is from AdaDerana. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122053
TVK, led by actor Vijay, leads in Tamil Nadu, emerging as the single largest party in early results. TVK leads 66 constituencies, while DMK tops 49 and AIADMK 45. The report notes TVK’s significant gains and overtaking the ruling DMK. Source: AdaDerana, May 4, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122052
මාලදිවයින් ජනාධිපති ආචාර්ය මොහොමඩ් මුයිසු මහතාගේ පිළිගැනීමේ නිල රාජ්ය උත්සවය තෙදින Official visit සඳහා ඇරඹී ඇත. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225054
විශේෂ මෙහෙයුම් මගින් 26,346 ක් පරික්ෂාවට ලක්කරමින් අපරාධ හා මත්ද්රව්ය නිවාරණ කටයුතු සිදුකර ඇත; පොලිස් අත්අඩංගුවට පුළුල් පිරිසක් පත්වී ඇත. පොලිස්පති උපදෙස් මත දිවයින පුරා ක්රියාත්මක. (AdaDerana) source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225053
Police arrested 548 suspects as part of island-wide raids conducted under the IGP’s directives, screening over 26,000 people to prevent crime and drug trafficking. More details follow Ada Derana coverage. (May 4, 2026) source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122051
Amsterdam becomes the first capital to ban public advertisements for meat and fossil fuels. Since May 1, ads for burgers, petrol cars, and airlines have been removed from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. Source: AdaDerana RSS, May 4, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122050
Three people died aboard an Atlantic cruise ship amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak, according to the World Health Organization as reported to the BBC. Further details and confirmed cases are being investigated. The report is from AdaDerana, dated May 4, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122049
මුලතිව් කල්ලප්පාඩු ප්රදේශයෙන් ධීවර කටයුතු සඳහා මුහුදට ගිය ධීවරයින් දෙදෙනෙකු අතුරුදන්වී තිබේ. දත්ත මූලාශ්ර: AdaDerana (May 4, 2026). source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225051