Sri Lanka’s Air Force warns locals and foreigners not to operate drones in Sri Lanka without proper authorization, per SLAF announcements. The advisory emphasizes that unauthorized drone activity is prohibited. Report via AdaDerana RSS, March 18, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119908
Four people were killed and about 40 injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Ambalantota–Kataragama road in Weerawila, police said. The crash involved two buses; details were reported by AdaDerana on March 18, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119907
Public urged to resolve QR code issues before visiting filling stations, as the regulation is strictly enforced from today (March 18, 2026). The Filling Station Owners Association asks customers to ensure their QR codes function to comply with the new rule. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119906
Sri Lanka will implement an odd–even vehicle fuel rationing scheme starting tomorrow, March 19, 2026, per the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). Vehicle owners may purchase fuel based on their number plates (odd or even) on corresponding days. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119904
The government unveiled a new fuel management system to bolster the fisheries sector. Secretary Dr. B. K. Kolita Kamal Jinadasa of the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic, and Ocean Resources said the system will promote sustainability and ensure steady fuel access for fishery operations. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119903
The UN maritime chief warned that naval escorts for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz would not guarantee safe passage and could even mark ships as targets for Iran, as Tehran seeks greater leverage over this vital shipping lane. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119902
ලංකා ඛනිජ තෙල් නීතිගත සංස්ථාව පවසන්නේ වාහන අංක තහඩුවේ අවසාන අංකය අනුව සහ QR කේතය භාවිතා කර ඉන්ධන නිකුත් කිරීම හෙට (19) දිනයේ සිට ආරම්භ කිරීමට යයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=222824
QR කේතයට අදාළ ගැටලු විසඳා ඇති බව අද සිට ජනතාවට දන්වා ඉන්ධන පිරවුම්හල් වෙත පැමිණෙන ලෙස ඉන්ධන පිරවුම්හල් හිමියන්ගේ සංගමය දැනුම්දෙයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=222823
ශ්රී ලංකාව තුළ දේශීය හා විදේශීය පුද්ගලයන්ට නිසි අවසරයකින් තොරව ඩ්රෝන පියාසර කිරීම තහනම් බව ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව මහජනතාවට දැනුම් දෙයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=222822
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe, assured that the tourism industry would receive an uninterrupted fuel supply and be safeguarded from disruptions that could affect other sectors. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119901
