https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-ambalangoda-police-station-viral-video-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z IGP orders probe into viral video filmed inside Ambalangoda Police Station https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-ciaboc-urged-probe-chief-justice-surasena/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Civil group asks Bribery Commission to investigate allegations against Chief Justice https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-expressway-congestion-long-weekend/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z RDA reports heavy congestion at four expressway interchanges as long weekend begins https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-iranian-tankers-anchored-off-galle-blockade/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Iranian tankers idle off Galle as US blockade strands Iran's fleet https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-jaffna-fort-portuguese-guard-tower/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Excavation at Jaffna Fort uncovers a guard tower from the earlier Portuguese fort https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-jaffna-prison-emergency-response-mechanism/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Jaffna Prison becomes second site for joint emergency response mechanism https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-milad-un-nabi-president-message-negombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z President urges equality and justice as Sri Lanka marks Milad-un-Nabi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-nuwara-eliya-lowest-minimum-temperature/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Nuwara Eliya records national low of 14.6°C as lowland minimums stay near 27°C https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-palaly-airport-expansion-land-acquisition-tnpf/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z TNPF leader says Palaly airport expansion is a cover for taking 3,000 acres in Valikamam North https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-paranthan-reserve-illegal-sand-mining/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Forest officers file case over illegal sand mining in Paranthan Proposed Reserve https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-police-26868-inspected-490-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z 490 arrested from 26,868 people inspected in a day of island-wide police operations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-railway-unions-no-special-trains-school-holidays/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Railway unions say no special trains scheduled for school holidays https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-sajith-premadasa-el-nino-disaster-preparedness/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa calls for new disaster management structure, citing Odisha model https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-trincomalee-29-oil-tanks-lease-proposals/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z CPC to seek investors for 29 idle Trincomalee oil tanks in re-export hub push https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-unccd-cop17-drought-preparedness-patabendi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka tells UN desertification summit drought planning must start before the crisis https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-26-wijepala-protect-honest-police-officers/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z Government will step in to protect honest police officers, Wijepala says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-22a-petition-social-media-activists/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Social media activists file fresh Supreme Court challenge to 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-aluthgamage-fertilizer-probe-usd-6-7-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Bribery Commission says US$6.7 million fertilizer probe still open, court sets December date https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-avurudu-nekath-seettuwa-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z 2027 Avurudu Nekath released: New Year dawns at 3.29 p.m. on April 14 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-bia-indian-nationals-cigarettes-834000/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Two Indian nationals held at BIA with 55,600 smuggled cigarettes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-bus-lalith-brought-back-dubai/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Underworld figure 'Bus Lalith' flown back to Sri Lanka from Dubai https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-cabinet-300000-smart-meters-adb/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears 300,000 smart meters under US$12.5m ADB allocation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-cabinet-central-expressway-link-roads-104bn/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves Rs. 104.9bn to link Central Expressway to local road network https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-cabinet-national-business-facilitation-centre/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves National Business Facilitation Centre to cut investment approval delays https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-cabinet-remote-witness-evidence-civil-cases/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears remote witness evidence in civil cases by audio-visual link https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-cancer-linear-accelerator-procurement-delay/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Doctors' union says cancer radiation machine purchase has been stalled five years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-china-rmb-79mn-14-bridges-ditwah/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves China-funded rebuild of 14 Cyclone Ditwah bridges https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-copa-postal-fraud-investigations/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z COPA presses Postal Department to finish fraud investigations dating back to 2004 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-criminal-assets-3878-million-red-notices/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Police move to seize Rs. 3.87 billion in criminal assets over three years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-dmc-16647-affected-adverse-weather/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z DMC puts August weather toll at 16,647 affected and nine dead across 15 districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-drought-compensation-3-billion-farmers/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 3 billion released for drought-hit farmers as damage nears 8,000 acres https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-el-nino-economy-hydropower-agriculture/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z El Niño drought could hit growth through power and food imports, analyst warns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-eleven-new-envoys-credentials-president/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Eleven new ambassadors and high commissioners present credentials to President https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-fourth-randoli-perahera-traffic-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Police issue traffic plan for fourth Randoli Perahera in Kandy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-fuel-qr-system-continues-middle-east/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z QR fuel system to stay in place as Middle East crisis drags on https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-govt-el-nino-food-supply-assessment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Government reviews importer stocks as El Niño threatens food supplies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-heiyanthuduwa-chemical-leak-kelani-river-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Blue liquid in a Heiyanthuduwa paddy field triggered the Colombo water shutdown — and the firm won't name it https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-hemarathana-forensic-report-rug/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Government Analyst report on rug filed in Hemarathana Thera case; hearing put off to 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-homagama-journalists-housing-scheme/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Applications open for 27 Homagama housing units reserved for journalists https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-interest-free-loans-rice-millers-yala/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Rice millers to get interest-free loans of up to Rs. 25 million this week https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-jetstar-inaugural-melbourne-colombo-flight/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Jetstar's first Melbourne–Colombo flight lands at Katunayake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-kehelbaddara-padme-remanded-september-3/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z 'Kehelbaddara Padme' remanded until September 3 after a year in detention https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-makumbura-nine-bus-crew-drug-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Nine bus drivers and conductors arrested over drug use at Makumbura https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-mannar-basin-four-blocks-licensing-round/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka opens four Mannar Basin blocks to international oil and gas bidders https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-met-showers-western-sabaragamuwa-strong-winds/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast for the south-west with winds up to 50 kmph https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-new-zealand-applied-learning-industry-connect/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z New Zealand and Sri Lanka open talks on vocational education partnerships https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-npp-mp-petition-supporting-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z NPP MP files first Supreme Court petition supporting the 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-nz-herald-jaffna-north-tourism-feature/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z NZ Herald feature spotlights Sri Lanka's north as an emerging destination https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-operation-economic-outcast-iran-sanctions/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z US names Iran sanctions campaign 'Operation Economic Outcast', says China not exempt https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-pc-elections-jayatissa-kottahachchi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet spokesman rejects own MP's claim that PC elections will not be held https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-pmb-paddy-45362mt-yala/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Paddy Marketing Board buys 45,362MT of Yala paddy, overshooting its season target https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-prajashakthi-23000-projects-rs23-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Prajashakthi programme has spent Rs. 23bn on 23,000 projects, President's office says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-railway-union-gm-locomotive-failures/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Station masters' union demands probe into locomotive breakdowns, names Railway GM https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-rathmalana-woman-illicit-liquor/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Woman held at Rathmalana Beach with 120 litres of illicit liquor https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-ratmalana-training-aircraft-hard-landing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Training aircraft damaged in hard landing at Ratmalana, runway blocked https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-saliya-peiris-22a-should-not-be-enacted/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Saliya Peiris: 22nd Amendment 'should not be enacted' at all https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-sallay-90-day-detention-order-extended/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Fresh 90-day detention order issued for former SIS chief Suresh Sallay https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-sallay-court-appeal-obstruction-intervening-petitions/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z State tells Court of Appeal that Sallay obstructed the Easter probe and withheld passwords https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-slfp-womens-wing-22a-petition/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z SLFP Women's Wing files Supreme Court petition against 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-specialist-medical-dental-service-category/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet moves to create separate service category for medical and dental specialists https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-thrive-psc-kilinochchi-gender-equality/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z THRIVE steering committee meets in Kilinochchi in shift to district-level decisions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-thushara-fernando-motor-traffic-commissioner/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Retired Air Vice Marshal Thushara Fernando appointed Commissioner General of Motor Traffic https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-un-red-cross-autonomous-weapons-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z UN and Red Cross warn world is nearing 'moral red line' on autonomous weapons https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-water-supply-suspended-colombo-gampaha/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Water supply cut to parts of Colombo and Gampaha over Kelani River water quality https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-25-who-universal-health-preparedness-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears Sri Lanka to host WHO health emergency preparedness review