https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-akila-viraj-ranatunga-bribery-cases-postponed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Two former ministers' corruption cases put off to January by the same magistrate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ambewela-reservoir-spill-gates-agra-oya/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Both Ambewela reservoir spill gates opened after afternoon rain, warning issued for Agra Oya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-anti-corruption-committee-13-members/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z A 13-member committee will oversee Parliament's share of the anti-corruption action plan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ayurveda-act-amendment-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears amendment of the 1961 Ayurveda Act to open an export licensing route https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-buddhasasana-council-monk-robe-rules/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Maha Sangha backs prison robe rule, asks all 31 chapters to agree how it will work https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-cal-research-2027-expenditure-capex/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Rs 4.99 trillion for 2027: why two readings disagree on whether capital spending rises or falls https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-cid-searches-devananda-home-office/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z CID searches Douglas Devananda's home and office over missing firearms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-coal-commission-extended-december-16/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Coal commission's term extended to December 16 by extraordinary gazette https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-credit-risk-methodology-cabinet-pdma/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves a credit risk method for the lenders the debt law leaves out https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-cricket-bill-30-petitions-supreme-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Thirty petitions have been filed against the Sri Lanka Cricket Bill, the Speaker tells Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-elephant-density-wildlife-dg-marasinghe/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Elephant density about ten times India's, wildlife chief says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-elina-gunawardena-victorias-secret-runway/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Elina Gunawardena reported as first Sri Lankan to walk the Victoria's Secret runway https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-google-cloud-outage-uk-banks-courts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Google Cloud power failure in London disrupts European banks, courts and deliveries https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-harin-fernando-court-election-law/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Harin Fernando back before Badulla court over a 2024 election-day procession https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ilo-platform-work-priorities-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka sets platform work priorities after ILO adopts first global standard https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-imported-tyre-sls-standards-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears mandatory Sri Lanka Standards for imported tyres https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-inferior-coal-18-3-billion-marikkar/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Marikkar tables a coal loss document in Parliament and raises his own figure to Rs. 18.3 billion https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ipa-world-congress-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Colombo hosts the first International Police Association World Congress held in Asia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-kavantissa-vet-surgeon-resigns/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z The vet who treated Kavantissa quits after a social media campaign against him https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-kolonnawa-drainage-15-billion-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Rs 15 billion approved to finish a Kolonnawa drainage project stalled since 2020 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-lightning-two-women-killed-anuradhapura/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Two women killed by lightning in Anuradhapura paddy field https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-met-100mm-rain-warning-six-provinces/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Met Department warns of 100 mm rain in six provinces as a lower-atmosphere disturbance develops https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-namal-firearms-allegation-patabendi-elephants/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa tells Parliament the Environment Minister supplied the guns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-nation-united-one-year-300218-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z A year of 'A Nation United': 300,218 arrests, 2,580 rehabilitation referrals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-nbri-landslide-warnings-five-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Landslide warnings for five districts, in hills the rain advisory does not cover https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-pathahewaheta-pradeshiya-sabha-suspended/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Central Province Governor suspends SJB-controlled Pathahewaheta Pradeshiya Sabha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ppp-bill-cabinet-gazette-national-agency/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears PPP bill for gazette, with a new national agency at its centre https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-psta-bill-22-petitions-supreme-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Twenty-two petitions against the counter-terrorism bill reach the Supreme Court https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-psta-bill-gsp-plus-apparel-trade-risk/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Apparel industry warns the counter-terrorism bill could cost Sri Lanka GSP+ https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ranawaka-285-pardons-claim/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Ranawaka says the President pardoned 285 convicts in 2025 and 49 more this year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-rpta-timekeeper-rs-100-bribe-ciaboc/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Bus stand timekeeper arrested over a Rs 100 bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-saarc-cultural-centre-matara-ocean-university/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z SAARC Cultural Centre in Matara handed to Ocean University for a first permanent campus https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-sajith-armed-force-super-tuskers/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa proposes armed force and wildlife hospital to protect remaining tuskers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-saliya-peiris-organised-crimes-bill-detention/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Saliya Pieris says Organised Crimes Bill allows a year's detention without a judge https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-sampath-bank-david-pieris-vehicle-financing/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Sampath Bank and David Pieris Automobiles launch vehicle financing tie-up https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-sarvodaya-bond-green-allocation-extension/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Sarvodaya extends sustainable bond deadline after green lending falls short https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-shabwa-camp-attack-uk-typhoons-saudi/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Yemen camp death toll rises to 73 as Britain sends Typhoons to defend Saudi Arabia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-sick-injured-elephants-nationwide-wildlife-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Agbo found healthy and in musth as sick elephants are reported across the country https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-soysapura-moratuwa-restaurant-shooting-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Man shot dead at Moratuwa restaurant, but outlets differ on who was killed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-speaker-rules-out-judicial-appointments-debate/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Speaker rules out a parliamentary debate on the unfilled superior court vacancies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-srilankan-airlines-hackers-dayasiri-claim/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z MP tells Parliament hackers have taken control of SriLankan Airlines systems https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-suraksha-insurance-2026-27-cabinet-approval/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears expanded Suraksha student insurance for 2026/27 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-tattoo-hairstyle-arrest-claims-two-bills/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Two ministers reject tattoo and hairstyle arrest claims — naming two different bills https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-three-urea-ships-maha-season/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Three urea ships due this month for Maha — and the 180,000-tonne figure has changed meaning https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-welle-saranga-henchman-t56-anguruwathota/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Gunman held with T-56 before alleged Anguruwathota killing, directed from abroad by 'Welle Saranga' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-wheat-flour-price-rs-13-increase/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Wheat flour goes up Rs 13 a kilo from midnight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-afp-foreign-interference-warning-diaspora/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Australian police warn diaspora communities after a second foreign interference conviction https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-akurana-cement-mixer-crash-four-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Four killed as cement mixer ploughs into vehicles at Akurana on the Kandy–Matale road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-anti-corruption-amendment-act-enacted/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill becomes law as Speaker endorses certificate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-aspi-falls-125-points-turnover-halves/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z ASPI gives back most of Friday's gain and closes below the level the sell-off started from https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-chanaka-inferior-coal-blackout-claim/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Opposition MP blames inferior coal for the islandwide blackout, citing CEB's own reports to Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-cheapside-hoard-sri-lankan-gems-london/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan sapphires and rubies go on permanent display in London's Cheapside Hoard https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-china-merchants-saclh-logistics-hub-scrapped/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z China Merchants, the Ports Authority and Access Engineering scrap the Colombo logistics hub https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-customs-narcotics-central-mail-exchange/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Customs opens 11 uncollected parcels at the Central Mail Exchange and finds Rs. 67.5 million in drugs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-cwe-re-established-new-appointments/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Government revives the 1949 Co-operative Wholesale Establishment and names a new CEO https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-dialog-doc990-sunshine-healthcare-stake/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Dialog gives up control of Doc990 as Sunshine Healthcare buys in https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-france-partial-curfews-riots-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z France imposes partial curfews after weekend riots; Macron keeps his interior minister https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-gammanpila-psta-bill-supreme-court-petition/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Gammanpila asks the Supreme Court to rule the anti-terrorism bill needs a referendum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-gammanpila-writ-petition-fort-protest-ban/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Gammanpila asks the Court of Appeal to quash the Fort protest ban, citing the march the state did allow https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-gl-peiris-summoned-ciaboc/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z G.L. Peiris summoned by the bribery commission he accused of fabricating cases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-hemachandra-romania-labour-working-group/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Deputy Minister to open Sri Lanka–Romania labour body in Bucharest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-insulin-plant-koggala-production-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's first insulin plant to produce in 2027 — six years after its foundation stone https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-iosco-regulators-colombo-sec-enforcement/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Securities regulators from 14 jurisdictions met in Colombo on cross-border enforcement https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-kavantissa-shooting-suspects-remanded-mahawa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Magistrate says there are not yet grounds to refuse bail over Kavantissa's shooting — then remands both suspects anyway https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-mahinda-rajapaksa-kavantissa-tribute/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Mahinda Rajapaksa pays tribute to Kavantissa: 'the forest embraced the king one last time' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-met-rain-75mm-forecast-lightning-advisory-lapsed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Rain above 75 mm forecast for four provinces as Sunday's lightning advisory lapses https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-namal-secretary-sanje-samarasinghe-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa's secretary arrested over the money in the safe, three days after the overnight raid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-navy-55-apprehended-illegal-fishing-smuggling/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Navy's '55 apprehended' figure covers two separate operations in different seas https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-passenger-drone-arrives-port-city-first-flight/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's first passenger drone arrives, maiden flight set for Port City https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-pm-wildlife-crime-enforcement-kavantissa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Prime Minister promises a new animal hospital and strict enforcement after Kavantissa's death https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-president-committee-kavantissa-death-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z President gives a six-member committee 30 days to explain how Kavantissa died https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-prison-population-down-6000-government-analyst-reports/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Prison population down 6,000 as Government Analyst reports speed up https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-pucsl-approves-three-day-power-cuts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z PUCSL clears one-hour evening power cuts for three days as Lakvijaya stays offline https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-ranil-mihintale-buddhism-foremost-place/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Ranil says Article 9 was not Sri Lanka's invention but a British-Kandyan agreement https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-rupee-weakens-bill-auction-100bn-dollar-bond/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Debt office lifts bill offer to Rs. 100bn for a third weekly rise, a week after falling Rs. 23.9bn short https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-sajith-hsbc-global-service-centre-exit/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa says he has heard HSBC may move its Colombo service centre to the Philippines https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-sajith-kavantissa-elephant-protection-organisation/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa launches a Kavantissa elephant body and wants wildlife written into fundamental rights https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-sirisena-apology-gnanasara-pardon-technical-error/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Sirisena apologises to the Maha Sangha over the paperwork failure that undid Gnanasara's pardon https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-slpa-scraps-china-merchants-logistics-jv/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Ports Authority scraps $280mn China Merchants logistics venture, reopens it to bidding https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-thai-deputy-pm-visit-unp-foreign-ministry/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Foreign Ministry rejects UNP claim that Thai Deputy PM was snubbed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-19-thailand-recall-two-elephants-sri-lanka/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Thailand under activist pressure to take back two gifted elephants, minister says