https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-basl-responsible-scrutiny-judiciary-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Bar Association: judicial independence is not a shield against scrutiny https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-fire-house-kinsey-junction-borella/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Fire breaks out at house near Kinsey Junction in Borella https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-galle-motorcycle-three-wheeler-two-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Two killed in Galle crash involving motorcycle and three-wheeler https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-gregory-lake-pollution-cea-findings/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Gregory Lake water could be fatal if drunk, environmental authority finds https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-gsp-plus-reapply-2028-herath/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to reapply for EU GSP+ by end of 2028, Foreign Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-jaffna-restaurant-fined-950000-bottled-water/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Jaffna restaurant fined Rs. 950,000 over Rs. 200 water bottle https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-kebithigollewa-infant-three-killed-crash/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Ten-day-old infant among three killed in Kebithigollewa head-on collision https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-matara-beauty-salon-heroin-ice-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Couple arrested at Matara beauty salon with heroin and Ice worth Rs. 70 million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-met-heavy-rainfall-western-sabaragamuwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Met Department forecasts rainfall above 50mm in the south-west https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-nepal-flood-toll-270-glacial-collapse/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Nepal flood toll passes 330 as US scientists rule out earthquake, blame glacial collapse https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-nilaveli-coral-museum-research-centre/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Nilaveli coral centre to open as museum and research facility https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-npp-mp-intervenes-basl-22a-petition/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z NPP MP asks Supreme Court to throw out Bar Association petition against 22A https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-nuwara-eliya-pony-assault-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested over pony assault at Gregory Lake after video goes viral https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-online-networks-trading-intimate-images-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Probe launched into online networks trading images of women and children https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-premadasa-rambewa-false-data-promises/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa says government policy rests on false data, citing Rs. 17,315 poverty figure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-president-mahanayake-theros-kandy/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z President calls on Malwathu and Asgiriya Mahanayake Theros in Kandy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-prison-overcrowding-analyst-reports-anuradhapura/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Justice Minister gives six-week timeline for easing prison overcrowding https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-rooftop-solar-300kw-curtailment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Large rooftop solar ordered off the grid daily until Sunday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-sri-lanka-120th-minimum-wage-ranking/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka 120th of 130 countries in global minimum wage ranking https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-sri-lanka-disaster-aid-nepal-floods/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka commits USD 1 million to Nepal flood relief https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-ssc-test-day-five-sri-lanka-follow-on/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Dinusha's unbeaten 133 saves the SSC Test as Sri Lanka deny India a sweep https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-warm-weather-advisory-eastern-six-districts-aug28/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Warm weather advisory for Friday puts Jaffna and Kilinochchi back on the list https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-27-welikada-inmate-escapes-jailors-motorcycle/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z Welikada inmate escapes on a prison jailor's motorcycle https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-ambalangoda-police-station-viral-video-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z IGP orders probe into viral video filmed inside Ambalangoda Police Station https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-amber-advisory-high-waves-colombo-pottuvil/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Amber advisory issued for 2-3 metre waves from Colombo to Pottuvil https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-bus-driver-appeal-dismissed-mundalama-crash/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal upholds 13-year sentence for bus driver in 2017 Mundalama crash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-cbsl-governor-economy-pre-crisis-level/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Economy has almost returned to pre-crisis level, Central Bank Governor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-ciaboc-urged-probe-chief-justice-surasena/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Civil group asks Bribery Commission to investigate allegations against Chief Justice https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-cid-kuruwita-soldier-killing-new-information/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z CID says suspect has confessed to killing retired soldier missing since 2018 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-dolly-parton-dies-80/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-el-nino-health-sector-heat-diseases/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Health Ministry braces for climate-related disease surge as El Niño turns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-expressway-congestion-long-weekend/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z RDA reports heavy congestion at four expressway interchanges as long weekend begins https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-final-randoli-perahera-traffic-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Police issue traffic plan for the final Randoli Perahera in Kandy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-fintech-festival-2026-colombo-november/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to hold first FinTech Festival in Colombo in November https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-gregory-lake-water-quality-cea/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Gregory Lake water could be fatal to drink, MP says citing CEA findings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-iranian-tankers-anchored-off-galle-blockade/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Iranian tankers idle off Galle as US blockade strands Iran's fleet https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-jaffna-fort-portuguese-guard-tower/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Excavation at Jaffna Fort uncovers a guard tower from the earlier Portuguese fort https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-jaffna-prison-emergency-response-mechanism/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Prison emergency response mechanism extended to Vavuniya and Jaffna https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-jerome-fernando-glorious-church-uk-charity/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Jerome Fernando's church announces UK charity registration; register dates it to last October https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-kantale-tortoises-rescued-drought/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Wildlife officers rescue 47 tortoises from dried-up Kantale pond https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-kilinochchi-level-crossing-crash/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Girl, 17, killed and two siblings injured at ungated Kilinochchi rail crossing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-know4sure-hiv-self-testing-platform/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Health officials urge wider use of online HIV self-testing platform https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-lawyers-public-mandate-judiciary-remarks/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Lawyers' group says parliamentary remarks on Chief Justice breached standing orders https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-meta-settlement-social-media-children/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Meta to pay up to $16.68bn to settle US claims over harms to children https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-milad-un-nabi-president-message-negombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z President urges equality and justice as Sri Lanka marks Milad-un-Nabi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-namal-online-abuse-networks/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Namal urges government action on online networks sharing intimate images https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-nuwara-eliya-lowest-minimum-temperature/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Nuwara Eliya records national low of 14.6°C as lowland minimums stay near 27°C https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-pakistan-hospital-fire-newborns/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Fire in Islamabad hospital maternity ward kills 14 newborns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-palaly-airport-expansion-land-acquisition-tnpf/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z TNPF leader says Palaly airport expansion is a cover for taking 3,000 acres in Valikamam North https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-paranthan-reserve-illegal-sand-mining/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Forest officers file case over illegal sand mining in Paranthan Proposed Reserve https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-pnm-false-information-sallay-detention/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Patriotic National Movement alleges false information used to extend Sallay's detention https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-police-26868-inspected-490-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z 490 arrested from 26,868 people inspected in a day of island-wide police operations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-president-defends-22a-faster-justice/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z President defends 22A, says the amendment will speed up justice https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-railway-social-media-circular-union-legal-action/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Railways restricts staff social media use as unions fight legal action against official https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-railway-unions-no-special-trains-school-holidays/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Railway unions say no special trains scheduled for school holidays https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-rumesh-tharanga-reclaims-world-no1-javelin/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga reclaims world No. 1 spot in men's javelin https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-sajith-premadasa-el-nino-disaster-preparedness/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa calls for new disaster management structure, citing Odisha model https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-searic-summit-2026-sri-lanka/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to host South East Asia Rotaract summit for the first time https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-sri-lanka-nepal-floods-no-casualties/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z No Sri Lankan casualties reported in Nepal flash floods, Foreign Ministry says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-trincomalee-29-oil-tanks-lease-proposals/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z CPC to seek investors for 29 idle Trincomalee oil tanks in re-export hub push https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-unccd-cop17-drought-preparedness-patabendi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka tells UN desertification summit drought planning must start before the crisis https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-us-pauses-immigrant-visa-appointments/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z US pauses visa appointments worldwide for consular officer training https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-wijepala-protect-honest-police-officers/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Government will step in to protect honest police officers, Wijepala says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-yala-blocks-1-2-closure-drought/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Yala National Park Blocks 1 and 2 to close for a month over drought