https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-ambassador-unifil-naqoura-visit/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's ambassador to Lebanon visits UNIFIL headquarters and the Sri Lankan contingent https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-basil-rajapaksa-browns-hill-property-order/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z FCID moves to freeze use of Basil Rajapaksa's Matara land, and the INTERPOL notice is still only 'sought' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-bridge-collapse-galaha-deltota-road/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Bridge section collapses in heavy rain, halting all traffic on the Galaha–Deltota road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-colombo-municipal-council-pink-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Colombo's Town Hall turns pink to open Breast Cancer Awareness Month https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-cse-aspi-flat-close-recovery-fades/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Colombo stocks close flat as an early recovery fades and foreign selling continues https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-defence-welfare-funds-integration-committee/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Defence Ministry weighs merging the National Defence Fund and 'Api Wenuwen Api' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-disability-rights-bill-caucus-1996-act/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Bill to replace the 1996 disability rights law returns from the Legal Draftsman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-fertilizer-subsidy-30000-maha-season/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears Rs. 16 billion to carry the Rs. 30,000 fertilizer subsidy into the Maha season https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-fuel-queues-ease-minister-private-distributors/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Energy Minister says fuel queues will ease by Wednesday as private distributors cut supply https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-gnanasara-robes-sangha-sabha-prisons/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Sangha Sabha tells Prisons only the Maha Sangha may remove a monk's robes, after Gnanasara is issued prison dress https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-indian-nationals-online-gambling-thalawathugoda/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Eight Indian nationals arrested over alleged online gambling operation in Thalawathugoda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-israel-private-recruitment-sri-lanka-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Israel to halt private recruitment of Sri Lankan construction workers from January 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-maharagama-protected-sea-shells-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Maharagama man arrested over Rs. 1.5 million sale of protected sea shells https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-mahinda-kahandagama-arrested-ice-mirihana/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Former SLPP councillor Mahinda Kahandagama arrested in Mirihana over alleged 'Ice' possession https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-namal-rajapaksa-janaki-siriwardena-remanded-october-16/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa and Janaki Siriwardena remanded to October 16, with the bail ruling set for the same day https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-protection-state-terrorism-bill-presented-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Terrorism Bill to repeal the 1979 PTA presented to Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-rumesh-tharanga-world-athlete-year-nomination/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga becomes the first Sri Lankan nominated for World Athlete of the Year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-sarana-gunawardena-wife-remanded-october-20/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Sarana Gunawardena's wife and two court officials remanded to October 20 in bribery case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-soldier-arrested-cattle-rustling-kebithigollewa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Soldier among five arrested over cattle theft in Kebithigollewa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-sri-lanka-mauritius-3-2-friendly/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka beat Mauritius 3–2 in the second of two friendlies in Saint Pierre https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-sri-lanka-thailand-visa-exemption-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears mutual visa exemption with Thailand three weeks after Colombo lost its 60-day waiver https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-suresh-salley-discharged-cid-custody/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Suresh Salley fit for discharge after four months in hospital, returns to CID custody https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-urea-vessel-hormuz-fertilizer-stocks/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Urea shipment for Sri Lanka stranded near Hormuz as Maha season stocks hold at 180,000 tonnes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-world-bank-development-update-4-4-percent-growth/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z World Bank lifts Sri Lanka growth forecast to 4.4% as output returns to 2018 levels https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-abeysinghe-imf-proposals-npp-policies/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Government will not adopt IMF proposals that clash with NPP policy, deputy minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-adb-development-priorities-2026-2029/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and ADB map development priorities for 2026 to 2029 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-apeksha-hospital-denies-donation-appeal/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Apeksha Hospital says it issued no public appeal for medicine donations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-avatr-07-evolution-auto-launch/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Evolution Auto launches the AVATR 07, a 575km electric SUV built with Huawei and CATL https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-backhoe-saman-assets-frozen-40-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Police freeze Mercedes and deposits linked to 'Backhoe Saman' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-batalanda-ag-fresh-investigations/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Attorney General calls for fresh investigations into Batalanda killings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-carnage-athlete-foundation-global-results/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Carnage-backed athletes take world championship results in triathlon and powerlifting https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-cid-karuna-amman-abduction-statement/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z CID records a statement from Karuna Amman in an abduction investigation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-cna-safari-tourism-yala-gal-oya/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Singapore's CNA features Sri Lankan safaris, setting Yala's leopards against Gal Oya's quiet water https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-cse-aspi-closes-down-168-points/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Colombo stocks fall 0.81% as the ASPI sheds 168 points on Rs. 3.16bn turnover https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-dialog-indira-cancer-trust-pledge-from-heart/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Dialog lights its head office pink for a month-long breast cancer pledge campaign https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-dmc-4363-rain-164348-drought/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Rain has hit 4,363 people across 17 districts while drought still affects 164,348 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-edb-expo-2027-western-province-governor/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z EDB pitches the logistics-hub case to the Western Province Governor ahead of Expo 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-extreme-heat-pregnancy-childbirth-un/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z UN climate chief calls pregnancy a 'new faultline' of the heat crisis https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-financial-literacy-58-percent-cse-40th/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z PM puts financial literacy at 58%, up from 35%, at CSE's 40th anniversary https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-gnanasara-returns-welikada-prison-sentence/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Gnanasara Thera returned to Welikada Prison as six-year sentence takes effect https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-haywind-mannar-wind-farm-turbines-erected/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z First two turbines erected at Hayleys' 50MW Mannar wind farm https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-hiv-860-new-infections-nsacp/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka records 860 new HIV infections as reported total reaches 7,403 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-igp-social-media-police-transfers-disarray/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z IGP tells officers to ignore social media as opposition calls police 'in disarray' over transfers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-imf-staff-level-agreement-seventh-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and IMF reach staff-level agreement on seventh review, unlocking US$345 million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-india-sri-lanka-cooperative-food-mou/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z India and Sri Lanka's cooperative bodies sign MoU on essential food supplies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-katugastota-water-cut-48-hours/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z 48-hour water cut for three Katugastota areas from Tuesday morning https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-kdu-chancellor-kolitha-gunathilake/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake appointed KDU Chancellor https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-kumara-jayakody-bribery-case-november/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Bribery case against ex-minister Kumara Jayakody put off to November 3 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-lankapropertyweb-amplifier-national-ai-award/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z LankaPropertyWeb's AMPLIFIER takes silver at the National AI Awards https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-millennium-housing-boi-metro-bus-land/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Listed developer refuses to hand over Athurugiriya land sought for Metro Bus station https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-national-ict-awards-28th-125-winners/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z 28th National ICT Awards hands out 125 prizes across 43 categories https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-no-fuel-shortage-panic-buying-cpptoa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Tanker owners say there is no fuel shortage and urge public to stop panic buying https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-nobel-medicine-optogenetics-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Nobel medicine prize goes to the three scientists behind optogenetics https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-parliament-anti-corruption-bill-debate-october-8/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Parliament to debate Anti-Corruption Bill on 8 October after Supreme Court findings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-prison-population-remand-inmates-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Prison population falls by 3,000 in two months, but seven in ten inmates are unconvicted https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-ranil-wickremesinghe-singapore-check-up/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Ranil Wickremesinghe to travel to Singapore for routine check-up https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-sampath-bank-google-pay-merchants-ipg/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Sampath Bank opens Google Pay to merchants, three months after enabling it for cardholders https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-shiranthi-rajapaksa-anticipatory-bail-maligakanda/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Shiranthi Rajapaksa asks a court to bar her arrest at the airport when she returns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-station-masters-nbro-upcountry-rail-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Station masters say up-country trains resumed without NBRO clearance https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-tid-cocaine-racket-italy-seeduwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z TID says a cocaine ring run from Italy sold to businessmen in restaurant car parks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-train-derailment-gangoda-kadigamuwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Rockfall derails Peradeniya–Colombo express, suspending upcountry train services https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-unemployment-4-percent-second-quarter/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Unemployment at 4% in second quarter, with graduates and young women worst affected