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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-agbo-tusker-military-search/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Tusker Agbo found in Nachchaduwa reserve after two-day military search https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-apeksha-linac-procurement-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Doctor asks the President to probe a bid to buy a 17-year-old cancer machine for Apeksha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-bandaragama-principal-assault-grade-7-student/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Principal accused of assaulting 11-year-old student at Bandaragama school https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-bogawantalawa-women-protest-estate-workers/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Women march in Bogawantalawa for estate workers' land, housing and seed rights https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-cfb-wainwright-alberta-fire-deaths/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Deaths and injuries at Canadian army base as fire spreads at CFB Wainwright https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-chihuahua-ex-attorney-general-cia-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Mexico arrests former Chihuahua prosecutor over unauthorised CIA role in drug raid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-coyle-business-delegation-vietnam-trade/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan entrepreneurs court Vietnamese partners on six-day mission https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-credit-cards-july-august-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka adds 29,071 active credit cards in July and August as growth resumes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-foreign-buying-rupee-bonds-third-week/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Foreign investors buy Sri Lanka rupee bonds for a third week, recovering the September outflow https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-haputale-landslide-kirindi-oya-heavy-rain/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Earth slip damages two Haputale houses as Kirindi Oya rises and Bogawantalawa floods https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-hegseth-iran-nuclear-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z US defence secretary warns Iran of 'devastating' military action over nuclear programme https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-keppetiyagoda-siriwimala-nayaka-thera-passes-away/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Ven. Keppetiyagoda Siriwimala Nayaka Thera, Anunayaka of the Ramanna Maha Nikaya, dies at 95 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-kirindiwela-cinema-firearms-grenades-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Arms cache with grenades and 3,843 rounds found inside Kirindiwela cinema https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-kolkata-durga-puja-stampede-19-dead/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Death toll rises to 19 in Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-manel-jayasinghe-fao-100-women-heroes/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan farmer Manel Jayasinghe named among FAO's 100 Women Heroes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-pakistan-sri-lanka-tri-series-opener-37-runs/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs in the Rawalpindi tri-series opener https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-peliyagoda-fish-market-disrepair/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Traders warn Peliyagoda fish market could be shut as cleaning contract fails https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-pm-30000-teachers-education-reforms-badulla/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z PM puts the teacher recruitment figure at 30,000 and moves the delivery date to early 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-president-supreme-court-decisions-badulla/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z 'Do not expect decisions beyond Supreme Court rulings,' President says in Badulla https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-road-deaths-2100-road-safety-council/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z More than 2,100 killed on Sri Lanka's roads this year, road safety council says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-russian-ballet-exam-record-1600-students/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Record 1,600 students sit Russian ballet exam in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-slaf-commissions-43-officers-china-bay/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Air Force commissions 43 officers at China Bay parade https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-slpp-organisers-brawl-thispane-nuwara-eliya/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Two SLPP organisers trade blows at Thispane meeting, and each blames the other https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-18-tiger-shroff-mumbai-shooting/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Tiger Shroff escapes unhurt as gunmen open fire in Mumbai