Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa warns Sri Lanka faces serious economic risk, accusing the government of misleading the public with false statistics rather than revealing the true economic state. The report notes his warning and calls attention to transparency concerns. May 26, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122965
Twenty-two Buddhist monks arrested at Katunayake Airport for allegedly smuggling Kush cannabis and hashish from Thailand were remanded again until June 9 by Negombo Magistrate’s Court. The case, reported by AdaDerana on May 26, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122964
The Sri Lankan rupee strengthened against the U.S. dollar, with CBSL reporting a buying rate of Rs 318.32 and a selling rate of Rs 328.69 on May 26, 2026. Source: AdaDerana. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122963
The Election Commission says Provincial Council elections can occur anytime once Parliament enacts the required legal provisions, following Parliamentary Select Committee recommendations. This statement indicates readiness pending legislative finalization. Source: AdaDerana, May 26, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122962
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiations with Iran could take a few days, dashing hopes for a quick end to the conflict. This follows U.S. defensive strikes in southern Iran a day earlier. The situation suggests a potentially prolonged diplomatic and military standoff. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122961
සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස මහත්මයා රට භයානක ආර්ථික අර්බුදයකට මුහුණ දමින් තිබෙන බව අවධාරණය කළා. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=226119
නීති ප්‍රතිපාදනය මත පළාත් සභා ඡන්දය පැවැත්වීම සඳහා මැතිවරණ කොමිෂන් සභාව සූදානම් බව පවසයි; පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ විශේෂ කාරක සභාවේ නිර්දේශය අනුව ඕනෑම අවස්ථාවකට විමසීම සිදු කළ හැකි බව සඳහන්ය. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=226118
The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) reports about 22,000 annual deaths in Sri Lanka linked to tobacco use. Source: Ada Derana. Publication date: May 26, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122960
Brent crude rose over 2% in Asian trade after U.S. strikes in Iran, heightening market uncertainty about a potential end to the war and a peace deal. The situation keeps the Strait of Hormuz situation unsettled as negotiations remain elusive. May 26, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122958
අල්ලස් කොමිසම ගොනුකළ හෝරාවන් මත හිටපු නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය සරණ ගුණවර්ධන මහතාට එරෙහි නඩු තීන්දුවන් ජුනි 09 දක්වා කල් තබා කොළඹ මහද්ධිකරණය පනවා ඇත. තීන්දුව හතරකි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=226116