https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-amber-advisory-strong-winds-rough-seas-aug29/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Amber advisory narrows: east coast belt dropped, wave ceiling eased to 2.5 metres https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-ciaboc-officers-visit-karunanayake-residence/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Bribery Commission officers visit Ravi Karunanayake's residence after MP fails to appear https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-coconut-yield-dry-weather-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Coconut Research Institute warns dry weather could cut next year's yield https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-electric-trains-rs80-billion-allocation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 80 billion allocated for electric trains, with construction now starting next year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-gonapola-container-truck-overturns/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Container truck overturns at Gonapola, the second on the same stretch in six hours https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-govt-monitoring-iranian-tankers-eez/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Foreign Ministry breaks silence on Iranian tanker fleet anchored off Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-india-recovers-bodies-nepal-floods-downstream/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z India recovers seven bodies from rivers downstream of Nepal's flood zone https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-labour-laws-17-member-committee/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Seventeen-member committee appointed to amend Sri Lanka's labour laws https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-minneriya-reservoir-36-percent-yala-release/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Minneriya falls to 36% as Polonnaruwa's Yala water releases are shut off one by one https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nawalapitiya-bus-overturns-four-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Four injured as private bus overturns at Rambukpitiya near Nawalapitiya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nepal-bailey-bridges-technical-help-khanal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Nepal asks India and China for bailey bridges as it turns down general rescue help https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nepal-barrier-lake-risk-recedes-satellite/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Barrier lake on the Nepal-Tibet border shrinks, easing fears of a second flood https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nepal-flood-rebuild-4-5-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Nepal puts flood rebuild at $4-5 billion, close to a tenth of its economy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nepal-flood-toll-626-missing-2400/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Nepal flood toll reaches 626 as the missing list passes 2,400 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nuwara-eliya-1500-hectares-protected-zones/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Nuwara Eliya to gazette 1,500 hectares of forest land around water sources as protected zones https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nwsdb-groundwater-tube-wells-drought/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Water Board turns to groundwater with 60 tube wells in Monaragala as reservoirs fall to 34.7% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-perahera-sannasa-president-no-debate/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z President says debate on stopping the Perahera should never return to the political stage https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-police-freeze-rs6-billion-assets-organised-crime/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Police put frozen criminal assets at Rs. 6 billion, Rs. 2.1bn above their own figure four days ago https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-showers-forecast-sun-overhead-aug29/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast for the wet zone as the sun passes over the Vanni https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-sri-lanka-kazakhstan-rugby-sevens-suzhou/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka open Asia Sevens Series with 49-7 win over Kazakhstan in Suzhou https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-tangalle-galle-murders-police/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Two men killed in Tangalle and Galle attacks as police report three murders overnight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-wheat-flour-price-up-17-rupees/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Wheat flour goes up Rs. 17 a kilo, and canteen food follows within hours https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-10000-rails-imported-coastal-line-rehabilitation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 2 billion rail shipment clears port two months behind schedule https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-204-wild-elephant-deaths-eight-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z 204 wild elephants dead by mid-August as jaw-bomb killings climb fastest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-akd-central-highlands-authority-estate-rights/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Central Highlands Authority bill due in Parliament as President pledges estate land rights https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-amber-advisory-strong-winds-rough-seas/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Amber advisory shifts north: strong winds off Kankesanthurai, Mannar and Trincomalee https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-anuradhapura-korakahawewa-wife-murdered/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Woman killed inside Anuradhapura forest reserve, husband injured in suicide attempt https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-beliatta-arrest-facebook-groups-cid-email/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z First arrest in Facebook image-trading probe as police open CID reporting channels https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-child-online-risks-gaming-betting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Psychiatrist warns of gaming addiction, cyberbullying and betting exposure among children https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-ciaboc-manusha-preliminary-probe-concluded/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Bribery Commission completes preliminary probe into Manusha Nanayakkara https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-colombo-divisional-secretariat-brawl/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Brawl breaks out at Colombo Divisional Secretariat over birth certificate delays https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-colombo-port-top-20-container-rankings/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Colombo Port climbs to 20th in global container rankings on 11.9% growth https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-cse-aspi-gains-foreign-buying/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse edges higher as foreign buyers return after a losing week https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-dinana-dakuna-imf-poverty-crisis/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Dinana Dakuna says IMF-framed stability masks a collapse in real incomes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-ditwah-4918-houses-under-construction/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Defence Ministry says 4,918 houses under construction for Ditwah victims https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-el-nino-84546-affected-vegetable-prices/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z El Niño toll climbs to 84,546 as traders warn vegetable prices will rise https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-eppawala-lanka-phosphate-capacity/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Lanka Phosphate adds Rs. 110mn of machinery at Eppawala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-expressway-revenue-124-million-long-weekend/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Expressways take Rs. 124 million in two days as Poya long weekend travel peaks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-filgrastim-160000-vials-mcpa-emergency/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Doctors say 160,000 cancer drug vials are stuck over the back of a label https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-former-speaker-denies-fuel-vehicle-misuse/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Former Speaker denies vehicle and fuel misuse, says audit figures are being distorted https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-government-pharmacists-one-day-strike/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Government pharmacists call one-day strike from Monday over withdrawn allowance circular https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-gregory-lake-pollution-action-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Ministers order urgent clean-up plan for Gregory Lake, reviving a dormant filter system https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-imf-seventh-review-mission-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z IMF team due in Sri Lanka next month for seventh EFF review https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-jesudasan-properties-70-million-frozen/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 70 million in property linked to drug trafficker Naufer Jesudasan frozen https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-kandy-esala-perahera-water-cutting-concludes/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Kandy Esala Perahera ends with water-cutting ceremony at Gatambe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-king-harald-v-norway-dies-haakon-viii/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Norway's King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-kodagoda-alternative-dispute-resolution/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Justice Kodagoda says 90% of disputes need not reach a courtroom https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-mahendran-extradition-legal-barrier/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Minister says legal barrier blocks Mahendran's extradition, with other routes under review https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-navodayapuram-housing-50-landslide-families/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z President hands over 'Navodayapuram' houses to 50 landslide-hit families in Poonagala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-navy-commander-india-defence-cooperation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Navy Commander reviews defence cooperation plan with India on New Delhi visit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-negombo-prison-officers-identification-parade-notices/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Negombo Prison Chief Jailer and 19 officers ordered to face identification parade https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-nepal-barrier-lake-overflow-rescue-suspended/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Barrier lake on the Nepal-Tibet border breaches after halting rescue work https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-nepal-reverses-foreign-rescue-teams/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Nepal reverses course and admits foreign rescue teams after diplomatic pressure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-parliament-convene-september-8-11/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Parliament to sit for four days from September 8 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-pm-harini-vasudeva-nanayakkara-book/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z PM Amarasuriya praises Vasudeva Nanayakkara's place in Sri Lanka's left https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-port-city-murder-two-arrested-sigiriya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Two Chinese nationals wanted over Port City murder arrested in Sigiriya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-pothuhera-derailment-northern-line-disrupted/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Train derails at Pothuhera, disrupting Northern Line services https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-railway-station-masters-basl-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Railway Station Masters' Association backs BASL over 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-reservoirs-drop-kantale-drought-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Reservoirs fall to single digits as drought bites, with Kantale at 30% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-rumesh-tharanga-zurich-diamond-league-92-07m/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga throws 92.07m to win Zurich Diamond League with final attempt https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-saman-lal-fernando-probe-completed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Bribery Commission completes probe into former Moratuwa mayor Saman Lal Fernando https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-school-gardening-nutrition-nuwara-eliya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z School gardening scheme reaches 400 Nuwara Eliya schools in WFP nutrition push https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-sewwandi-ccd-statement-order/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Court clears detectives to question Ishara Sewwandi in Angunukolapelessa prison https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-sri-lanka-response-un-rapporteur-22a-judges/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka tells UN the judges' retirement-age change is not aimed at specific judges https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-state-bungalows-two-years-productive-use/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Two years on, 30 former ministers' bungalows still await a use https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-substance-abuse-80-100-deaths-daily/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Substance use kills 80 to 100 people a day in Sri Lanka, expert tells police campaign https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-two-more-petitions-supporting-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z More intervenient petitions back the 22nd Amendment as supporting side grows https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-ugandan-king-oyo-nyimba-dies-34/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once the world's youngest monarch, dies at 34 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-28-warm-weather-advisory-hambantota-aug29/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z Warm weather advisory adds Hambantota, pushing the heat warning into the south