Sri Lanka’s 5% 2026 growth forecast is uncertain due to shifting global conditions after March, says CBSL Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe. He notes it’s difficult to provide an accurate forecast amid global instability. Original expectation was around 5% for 2026. May 18, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122653
An economist from the University of Colombo urges future Sri Lankan vehicle import policies to restrict imports to necessity. Priyanga Dunusinghe recommends formulating rules that allow imports only when truly needed, shaping a policy focused on essential demand rather than broad access. Source: Ada Derana, May 18, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122652
Iran forms a new top security body to manage the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and intends to charge ships for passage. The announcement was made by Iran’s leading security council on May 18, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122651
වාහන ආනයනය අවශ්‍යතාවය මත පමණක් සිදුකිරීමට තබා ප්‍රතිපත්ති සම්පාදනය කළ යුතුය. කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ ආර්ථික විද්‍යා අංශයේ මහාචාර්ය ප්‍රියංග දුනුසිංහ මහතා මෙය පැහැදිලි කරනවා. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225753
Impact: ත්‍රිවිධ හමුදානියන් 5,289කට ඔවුන්ගේ ඊළඟ නිල සඳහා උසස්වීම් ලබාදී ඇත. (AdaDerana, May 18, 2026) source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225752
ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ඉන්දියාව අතර අගෝස්තු මාසයේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත ටෙස්ට් තරග දෙකකී වැටහීමක්. තොරතුරු AdaDerana RSS මඟින් වාර්තා කරයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225751
Modi’s allies advocate for larger families in India, aiming to counter a declining fertility rate despite the country’s 1.42 billion population and challenges like youth unemployment. The push comes as demographic trends shift, emphasizing pro-natalist policies by Modi’s supporters. Source: AdaDerana article (May 18, 2026). source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122648
The Colombo High Court temporarily lifted the overseas travel ban on MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who faces corruption-related charges. The decision allows him to travel abroad while his case proceeds. Source: AdaDerana, May 18, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122647
The Agriculture and Agrarian Insurance Board will compensate farmers for crop damage from recent adverse weather, per Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne. The announcement confirms government support via the board to provide weather-induced crop loss payouts. Source: AdaDerana, May 18, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=122646
ඩොලරයේ විකුණුම් මිල ශ්‍රී ලංකා රුපියල් 334 ඉක්මවා ගොස් ඇත. (AdaDerana, May 19, 2026) source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=225750