Sri Lanka police have launched a 24-hour WhatsApp hotline for the Western Province to enable the public to report information intended to prevent and control crime. The new channel aims to improve crime prevention and public safety through citizen tips. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119878
යුධමය වාතාවරණය හේතුවෙන් උද්ගත වූ තෙල් අර්බුදය මතුවීමට මුහුණ දීමට ගුවන් සේවාව අඛණ්ඩව පවත්වා ගැනීමට අද (17) පැවැත්වූ විශේෂ සාකච්ඡාවෙන් ක්රියාමාර්ග නියම කෙරිණි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=222802
Several European airlines have extended suspensions of flights to the Middle East, including Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, according to AdaDerana; the report is dated March 18, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119877
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is deliberately undermining Iran’s regime to give the Iranian people a chance to remove it, following the overnight killings of senior Iranian figures, including Ali Larijani and a Basij commander. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119871
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation reports that over 400,000 QR codes have been issued under the national fuel pass. The MD, Mayura Neththikumarage, says most technical and registration issues affecting the fuel QR system have now been resolved. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119870
Sri Lanka’s SLBFE reports October 2025–February 2026 legal action against scammers and unlicensed foreign employment agencies involved in fraudulent overseas jobs, resulting in the recovery and refund of over Rs 194.5 million to victims. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119869
ජනාධිපතිවරයා සහභාගී වන විශේෂ ප්රවෘත්ති සාකච්ඡාව මේ වන විට ආරම්භ වී තිබේ. සජීව විකාශය AdaDerana RSS හරහා ලබා ගත හැක. නිකුත් වූ දිනය: මාර්තු 18, 2026 රාත්රී 12:32AM. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=222801
Middle East crude oil benchmarks hit record highs, becoming the world’s most expensive as supply is disrupted by the Iran war. Trading activity declined despite higher prices, with some traders questioning the benchmarks’ relevance amid disrupted supply. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119868
Sunil Handunneththi, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, stated that the government is operating a special system to ensure an uninterrupted fuel supply for the industrial sector. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119867