https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-appropriation-bill-2027-first-reading-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z 2027 Appropriation Bill goes to Parliament with a Rs. 4,992bn spending estimate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-galkulama-bus-crash-a9-anuradhapura/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z Fourteen injured as private bus hits a tree on the A9 at Galkulama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-gammadda-lokananda-vidyalaya-puttalam-building/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z Puttalam school that lost a classroom to fire receives new building from Gammadda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-india-supreme-court-katchatheevu-fishermen/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z India tells its Supreme Court it will not reopen the Katchatheevu accords, and directs fishermen to stay out of Sri Lankan waters https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-kananathan-nigeria-air-force-crash-condolences/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's former envoy to Nigeria sends condolences after military air crash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-official-email-addresses-government-officials/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z Government to issue official email addresses to all public officials https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-sabaragamuwa-11-students-expelled-ragging/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z Sabaragamuwa University expels 11 students over the ragging-linked death of Charith Dilshan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-shiranthi-rajapaksa-arrested-ciaboc/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrested by the Bribery Commission over a Rs. 10 million state bank payment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-07-two-fake-doctors-meegalewa-forged-documents/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z Two men arrested in Meegalewa for posing as doctors, with Rs. 1.5 million in medicines seized 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-athapaththu-icc-player-of-month-nomination/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Athapaththu shortlisted for ICC Women's Player of the Month after a September built on a 7 for 5 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-cabinet-road-contracts-colombo-traffic-study/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet awards over Rs. 4bn in road improvement contracts and hires consultants for a Colombo congestion study https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-cabinet-textbooks-delft-ferry-indigenous-regulations/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet writes indigenous livelihoods into wildlife law, and clears a Delft ferry and Rs. 1.6bn in textbook printing 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-ecourt-1050-email-accounts-350-courts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears 1,050 official email accounts for 350 courts, with voice-to-text to cover the stenographer shortage 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 CPC rules out a price rise until month-end as a union says the fuel shortage has returned https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-galgamuwa-hakka-patas-wildlife-raid/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Wildlife raid in Galgamuwa uncovers alleged hakka-patas workshop 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-kalutara-water-cut-october-8/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Eight-hour water cut for five Kalutara district areas on Thursday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-kusal-mendis-test-captain-reports/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Reports say Kusal Mendis will take over the Test captaincy from Dhananjaya de Silva 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 Colombo councillor Mahinda Kahandagama arrested in Mirihana over alleged 'Ice' possession https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-maho-crime-oic-acquitted-sexual-bribe/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Former Maho crimes OIC acquitted of soliciting a sexual bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-06-namal-rajapaksa-2027-budget-graduate-jobs/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa writes to the President from remand, asking the 2027 Budget to fund the NPP's graduate job pledges 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-organised-crime-prevention-bill-gazetted/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Organised crime bill gazetted, giving effect to the UN convention on transnational crime 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-sliit-ai-biomass-power-forecasting/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z SLIIT team reports 25% better forecasting for biomass-fuelled power in industry journal 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-trincomalee-prison-superintendent-bribe-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Trincomalee prison Assistant Superintendent arrested over alleged Rs. 1.235 million bribe 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-vehicle-imports-800000-since-restrictions-lifted/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka has imported more than 800,000 vehicles worth US$3.8 billion since restrictions lifted 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