https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-1818-drug-hotline-24-hours/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Government restates that the 1818 drug tip-off hotline runs 24 hours https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-ambalangoda-perahera-traffic-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Special traffic plan for Ambalangoda on October 1 and 2 as Modara Devalaya perahera parades https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-anti-corruption-clause-17-referendum-avoided/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Government will drop or amend the Anti-Corruption Bill clause that needs a referendum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-budget-november-12-relief-packages/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Party leaders confirm November 12 Budget date as government weighs relief packages https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-cbsl-plantation-pyramid-schemes-crackdown/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank calls plantation deposit schemes pyramids, says 40% returns cannot come from farming https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-cbsl-policy-rate-hold-8-75/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank holds policy rate at 8.75% as inflation runs at 8% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-chinese-ambassador-health-minister-nephrology/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Chinese ambassador meets health minister, with the Polonnaruwa blast on the agenda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-coal-commission-18-notices-jayakody/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Coal commission issues notices to 18, including former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-cpc-fuel-prices-revised-diesel-petrol-hike/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z CPC raises diesel and petrol prices from midnight, days after pledging to hold diesel steady https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-cse-aspi-close-flat-intraday-reversal/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse gives up a 117-point morning gain to close flat https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-faama-executive-committee-2026-27/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Apparel accessory makers re-elect Salieh, target US$1bn shift to local raw materials https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-foreign-investors-sell-rupee-bonds-second-week/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Foreign investors sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds for a second week, ending a 13-week buying run https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-fort-magistrate-pasan-amarasena-death-threat/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Fort Magistrate's security strengthened after alleged death threat letter https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-gampaha-police-sergeant-drowning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Police sergeant dies after drowning while bathing in Gampaha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-gmoa-tax-relief-doctors-migration/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z GMOA seeks pre-budget tax relief, says over 2,500 doctors have left since 2021/22 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-groundwater-mapping-five-districts-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves Rs. 180 million project to map and regulate groundwater in five districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-income-tax-deadline-2025-26/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Income tax deadline for 2025/26 falls today, IRD warns of penalties https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-interpol-red-notice-wadduwa-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Interpol Red Notice suspect who twice escaped custody arrested in Wadduwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-katunayake-bia-ice-seizure-rs80m/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Businessman held at Katunayake with Rs. 80 million of 'Ice' packed in biscuit boxes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-kirindiwela-imbulahena-murder-suicide/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Woman, 75, killed at home in Kirindiwela; husband dies under train https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-laugfs-holdings-muthukumarana-group-ceo/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z LAUGFS Holdings names Dhanusha Muthukumarana Group MD and CEO https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-maharaja-media-asian-television-awards-nominations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan productions land four nominations at 31st Asian Television Awards https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-maldives-dollar-conversion-40-percent-tourism/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Maldives doubles resort dollar-conversion rule to 40%, opening a pitch for Sri Lankan tourism https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-met-amber-lightning-alert-heavy-rain-october-1/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Amber alert for severe lightning tonight, heavy rain forecast for Thursday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-namal-rajapaksa-bail-granted-airbus-money-laundering/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa granted bail in Airbus money laundering case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-panadura-businessman-abduction/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Businessman abducted in Panadura found near cemetery; police suspect a relative https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-peoples-leasing-debenture-oversubscribed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z People's Leasing Rs. 10 billion debenture issue oversubscribed and allotted https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-plantations-climate-resilience-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Plantation companies detail their El Niño defences, from mandatory mother-leaf plucking to drone mapping https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-pm-aesthetic-education-bataduwa-school/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z PM opens Galle aesthetic school: "We need doctors who can understand the pain of their patients" https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-ranil-uk-trip-case-ag-position/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Ranil's UK trip case recalled for November 11 as Attorney General's position is awaited https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-rupee-330-65-bond-yields-lower/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Rupee firms marginally to 330.65/80 as bond yields fall across the curve https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-september-inflation-ccpi-8-percent/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Inflation holds at 8% in September, a 37-month high, breaching the Central Bank's target for a third month https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-shiranthi-rajapaksa-return-warning-deputy-minister/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Deputy minister says Shiranthi Rajapaksa must return and face the inquiry https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-slc-governance-bill-independent-directors/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z New Bill would give Sri Lanka Cricket a 14-member board with seven independent directors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-sri-lanka-australia-senior-officials-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Australia conclude sixth senior officials talks and fourth maritime dialogue https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-weerasinghe-fuel-subsidy-surcharge-inflation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Inflation would have been higher without fuel subsidy and vehicle surcharge, Governor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-weerawansa-summoned-ccib-friday/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Weerawansa summoned to the CCIB on Friday over Anuradhapura rally remarks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-windforce-green-bond-withdrawn/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z WindForce drops Rs. 4 billion green bond as borrowing costs climb https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-world-bank-110m-cyclone-ditwah-roads/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z World Bank approves $110 million to rebuild 600 km of Ditwah-damaged roads https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-asian-games-cricket-quarter-finals-washout/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka into Asian Games cricket semi-finals without bowling a ball https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-baseline-road-extension-phase-three-maga/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Maga Engineering wins Rs. 2.89 billion Baseline Road extension contract https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-batticaloa-mailathamadu-grazing-land/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Government to gazette Mailathamadu as designated grazing land, Handunnetti says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-best-workplaces-asia-2026-sri-lanka/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan firms take 20 places on Great Place To Work's 200 Best Workplaces in Asia list https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-bia-e-gates-expansion-twelve/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet triples BIA e-gates to 12 and opens them to foreign travellers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-bimputh-lanka-liquidator-preliminary-report/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Bimputh Lanka liquidation advances as Supreme Court appeal stays unresolved https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-bus-priority-lane-enforcement-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bus priority lanes enforced from Tuesday as Metro fleet enters service https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-cabinet-committee-repatriate-cultural-heritage/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet appoints committee to pursue return of Sri Lankan artefacts held abroad https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-cabinet-education-reforms-grades-2-6-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears education reforms for Grades 2 and 6 from 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-cbsl-socio-economic-data-2026-49th/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank issues 49th edition of its annual socio-economic data folder https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-children-photos-social-media-ministry-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Ministry warns parents over children's photos posted for social media revenue https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-china-sri-lanka-bridges-agreement-signed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z China and Sri Lanka sign agreement to rebuild 14 Cyclone Ditwah bridges https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-colombo-port-brass-rice-container/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Container of brass declared as rice held at Colombo Port for joint inspection https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-computer-training-centre-muwadora-uyana/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Computer training centre and upgraded library open at Muwadora Uyana flats https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-cse-aspi-20817-market-breadth/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse extends slide as market breadth collapses to 31 gainers against 163 decliners https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-dematagoda-four-firearms-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Four locally made T-kata firearms seized in Dematagoda, 23-year-old arrested https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-diesel-relief-40-billion-three-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves Rs. 40.65 billion diesel relief package — petrol left out https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-food-waste-five-year-plan-fao/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka launches five-year plan with FAO to cut food loss and waste https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-foreign-employment-2025-remittances-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's 2025 migration picture: departures flat, remittances up 22.8% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-fowzie-supreme-court-apology-vehicle/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court orders Fowzie to pay Rs. 6.6m and publish a newspaper apology with a photo of the vehicle https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-gammanpila-acquitted-rs21m-breach-of-trust/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Colombo High Court acquits Udaya Gammanpila in Rs. 21 million breach of trust case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-gnanasara-arrest-warrant-court-of-appeal/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal issues arrest warrant for Gnanasara Thera after he fails to appear https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-gold-jewellery-seized-bia-angoda/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Woman held at Katunayake airport with Rs. 36.6 million in gold jewellery https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-gotabaya-virtual-testimony-lalith-kugan-november-27/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Gotabaya Rajapaksa gives evidence in Lalith–Kugan disappearance case; hearing continues November 27 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-herath-araghchi-iran-unga81/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Vijitha Herath meets Iran's Araghchi at the UN, urges de-escalation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-illegal-firearms-891-seized-nine-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Police seized 891 illegal firearms so far this year, Cabinet Spokesman says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-imf-exit-no-final-decision-nalinda/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z No final decision on leaving the IMF programme, Cabinet Spokesman says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-india-anti-tb-medicines-donation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z India sends three tonnes of anti-TB medicines to Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-indian-housing-project-alagolla-badulla/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Foundation stone laid for 51 Indian-funded estate houses at Alagolla, Badulla https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-kandy-pavement-collapse-old-prison/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Four injured as pavement caves in near old Kandy Prison https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-land-title-commissioner-arrested-borella-land/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Ex-Land Title Settlement commissioner arrested over Rs. 1.58 billion Borella state land https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-malaysian-corporates-business-beyond-borders/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka pitches Malaysian corporates in Kuala Lumpur, overstating its new Fitch rating https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-metro-buses-122-launched-seven-routes/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Metro bus network opens on seven routes, with 50 more buses promised for Jaffna, Kandy and Galle https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-namal-rajapaksa-bail-refused-krrish-airbus-remand/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa refused bail in Airbus case, remanded in both Krrish and Airbus matters https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-ndb-deloitte-final-forensic-report-13-6-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Deloitte's final report puts NDB fraud at Rs. 13.64 billion; bank hires foreign asset-tracing firm https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-neville-wanniarachchi-probe-concludes/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Bribery Commission tells court probe into Mahinda's former security chief has concluded https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-renuka-perera-granted-bail-ntc-permits/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Former NTC chairman Renuka Perera released on bail after 12 days in remand https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-sajith-poverty-data-report-debate/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sajith challenges government to debate socio-economic report, says poverty data is a decade old https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-sdig-kodituwakku-cid-statement-port-ice/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Senior DIG Kodituwakku gives statement to CID over Colombo Port Ice seizure; transfer sought for six officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-singapore-ai-crocodile-hoax-charged/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Singapore charges man over AI-generated crocodile image that shut a reservoir https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-single-national-digital-system-public-services/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z President orders a single national digital system for public services https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-slt-chairman-ai-small-models-governance/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z SLT chairman says Sri Lanka should chase smaller AI models, calls compute its 'most critical gap' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-sri-lanka-brazil-dairy-cooperation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears Brazil technical cooperation deal to build up Sri Lanka's dairy sector https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-sri-lanka-cricket-bill-gazetted/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka Cricket Bill gazetted with 14-member board and ministerial audit powers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-sri-lanka-world-travel-awards-cultural-nature-destination/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka named Asia's leading cultural and nature destination at World Travel Awards https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-tilvin-silva-jvp-faction-rumours-pm/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Tilvin Silva dismisses talk of a JVP faction working against PM Amarasuriya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-trcsl-adb-spectrum-monitoring-systems/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears $9.25mn ADB-funded spectrum and service-quality monitoring for TRCSL https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-truepass-media-alliance-publisher-identity/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's largest news publishers join a single shared login platform https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-trust-ordinance-amendment-gazette-aml/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves gazetting of amended 1917 Trust Ordinance to close money-laundering gap https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-us-army-pacific-vowell-visit/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z US Army Pacific deputy commander begins three-day Sri Lanka visit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-29-vasantham-tv-three-films-schedule/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z PMO refers complaint over plan to air three Tamil films a day on Vasantham TV