https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-48cc-motorcycle-registration-mandatory/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Motor Traffic Department says 48cc motorcycles must be registered, rejecting dealer claims https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-abeysinghe-ndtv-world-summit-economic-reset/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Abeysinghe to present Sri Lanka's economic reset at NDTV World Summit in New Delhi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-agbo-13-elephants-wild-tuskers/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Agbo named among 13 elephants needing urgent protection, conservation group says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-amnesty-ohchr-psta-bill-recommendations/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z UN human rights office and Amnesty International both press Sri Lanka to rewrite the terrorism bill https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-aspi-falls-209-points-deputy-minister/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Colombo shares fall 1.05% hours after deputy minister calls the market stable https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-brazil-delegation-fisheries-ornamental-fish/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Brazil opens talks on Sri Lanka's ornamental fish trade and seafood raw material supply https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-copf-new-procurement-act/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Finance committee takes up a new Procurement Act, with pharmaceutical delays singled out https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-dammam-king-fahd-airport-attack/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z One killed, eight injured in attack on Dammam's King Fahd airport https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-drug-raids-586824-arrests-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z 586,824 arrested in two years of drug raids, minister tells Parliament — an hour after an MP questioned arrest targets https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-galina-basnayake-asian-para-games-silver/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Galina Basnayake takes Sri Lanka's first swimming medal of the Asian Para Games https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-hambantota-port-suez-recovery/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Hambantota bets that ships returning to Suez will sail past its door https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-harry-brook-fastest-odi-double-century/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka chase down 430 to beat England in Rawalpindi record-breaker https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-imf-1bn-outflow-import-fraud-remand/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z IMF has not discussed the alleged US$1bn outflow with Colombo, as three suspects are further remanded https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-ird-excise-mou-tax-evasion/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Inland Revenue and Excise sign an intelligence-sharing pact as the money-laundering evaluation runs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-lakvijaya-unit-two-power-cuts-lifted/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Power cuts lifted as Lakvijaya's second unit returns to full capacity https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-low-pressure-area-forms-met-advisory/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Low-pressure area forms near Sri Lanka, with more than 100mm of rain forecast for four provinces https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-namal-igp-gnanasara-equal-law/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Namal asks what happens to the IGP, citing Gnanasara's contempt case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-nbro-landslide-warnings-nine-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Landslide warnings widen to nine districts as heavy rain is forecast again for Friday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-ndb-third-quarter-profit-fraud-impact/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Two newsrooms, one NDB filing, opposite leads — and no fraud charge since the first quarter https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-nmcrp-palm-oil-import-restrictions/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Consumer group accuses Finance Ministry officials of misleading the President over palm oil imports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-polgahawela-npp-councillor-remanded/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z NPP councillor in Polgahawela remanded until 5 November over alleged sexual assault https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-rahal-bulathsinhala-dies-73/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Veteran actor Rahal Bulathsinhala dies at 73 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-ranawaka-case-witness-expenses-complaint/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Ranawaka's lawyers seek probe into Rs. 450,000 of state funds spent flying witness from Germany https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-reserves-6-9-billion-pboc-swap-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Government confirms reserves figure includes the China swap facility https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-roadworthiness-certificate-5000km-proposal/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Motor Traffic chief proposes roadworthiness tests every 5,000km or three months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-rupee-332-20-bond-yields-rise/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Rupee closes at 332.20/35 and the whole bond curve is marked up from a softer Wednesday close https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-saliyawewa-bus-overturns-one-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z One killed, 10 injured as bus overturns at Saliyawewa on Anuradhapura–Puttalam road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-salley-intervening-petitions-rejected/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal shuts Cardinal Ranjith and other intervenors out of Sallay's detention case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-satyagraha-court-order-disperse/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Court orders monks at Viharamahadevi Park satyagraha to leave; police read it out and withdraw https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-shaybah-aramco-drone-attack-us-diplomats-leave/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Two killed in drone attack on Aramco's Shaybah oilfield as US orders diplomats out of Saudi Arabia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-slcert-php-vulnerabilities-websites-offline/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka CERT issues critical PHP alert as websites go dark worldwide https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-sri-lanka-england-odi-rawalpindi/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka meet England at Rawalpindi with both sides still without a point https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-sri-lanka-romania-political-consultations/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Romania hold sixth political consultations, with 26,000 workers on the agenda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-srilankan-saudi-suspension-november-1/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z SriLankan pushes its Saudi suspension to 1 November, the third date to slip https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-tusker-mahasen-missing-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Mahasen, the tusker Premadasa asked to protect three days ago, is missing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-ukraine-returns-remains-sri-lankan-russia/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Remains of a Sri Lankan who fought for Russia handed to Moscow, not Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-us-envoy-slusabc-investment/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z US ambassador urges Sri Lankan firms to invest in America, not just sell to it https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-vallibel-one-fortress-resorts-stake/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Vallibel One buys out its own subsidiary and chairman to reach 49.93% of Fortress Resorts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-warakapola-woman-dies-well-cat/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Woman, 32, dies after falling into a well while lighting a rescue for her cat https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-455-wild-elephants-killed-2025-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Parliament is told 455 wild elephants died in 2025 — one in every sixteen alive https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-akd-hulangamuwa-economic-advisor-harsha/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Harsha de Silva tells Parliament the President takes economic advice from Wickremesinghe's former adviser https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-ambalangoda-construction-earth-collapse-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Worker dies after earth collapse at Ambalangoda construction site https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-anuradhapura-thuruwila-water-cut/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Eight-hour water cut across eleven Anuradhapura areas on Thursday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-aspi-closes-below-20000/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z ASPI closes under 20,000 for a third losing session — and settles a two-day argument over the SL20 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-basl-psta-organised-crimes-bills-withdrawal/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Bar Association demands withdrawal of both terrorism and organised crime bills, and goes to the Supreme Court https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-borella-ds-junction-water-pipe-traffic/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Water leak repair at Borella D.S. Junction snarls traffic into Colombo for a second day https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-defence-deputy-minister-army-headquarters/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Defence deputy minister briefed on an army restructuring the public has not been told about https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-demerit-points-april-1-vehicle-fitness-tests/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Demerit points to take full effect on April 1, as DMT plans garage-issued vehicle fitness tests https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-diamond-pasta-semolina-mill/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Diamond Pasta opens what it says is Sri Lanka's first durum semolina mill https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-gampaha-magistrate-contempt-igp-circular/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Gampaha Magistrate refers the IGP for contempt after police answered a nationwide order with a three-division memo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-gas-shortage-minister-no-shortage-assurance/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Minister tells Parliament there is no gas shortage. Five hours later Hiru reports one across the island https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-gnanasara-asgiri-pardon-satyagraha-sixth-day/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Asgiri prelate says monks are seeking a legal route to a pardon for Gnanasara Thera https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-gotabaya-travel-motion-rejected-date-error/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Court rejects Gotabaya's travel motion over a date error, but the AG says he is not a suspect https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-haldummulla-postman-undelivered-letters/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z 2,078 undelivered letters found under a postman's bed in Haldummulla https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-ipa-world-congress-colombo-69th/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Colombo hosts the 69th IPA World Congress — the first held in Asia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-ird-tax-returns-november-30-deadline/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z IRD presses 1.2 million taxpayers to file by 30 November — including those already taxed at source https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kadigamuwa-landslide-fourth-time/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Earth falls onto the Kadigamuwa track a fourth time in 16 days, on a line reopened for 19 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kalutara-prison-shots-fired-phone/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Prison officers fire into the air at Kalutara as a man throws a phone over the wall https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-katchatheevu-pathfinder-roundtable/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Develop Katchatheevu, or leave it barren? A Colombo roundtable splits https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kavantissa-expert-committee-first-meeting/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Kavantissa committee meets for the first time and examines the wildlife department's response https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kavantissa-herd-waits-crossing/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Kavantissa's herd is being filmed waiting at the crossing he used to lead them across https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kotte-administrative-capital-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Government revives the Kotte administrative capital plan, 40 years on https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-liquor-sticker-tender-criteria-allegation/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z MP alleges liquor-sticker tender criteria were changed to favour a Presidential Secretariat official https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-madugoda-inferior-coal-darkness/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z MP turns the government's own campaign slogan against it over the power cuts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-met-low-pressure-rain-increase-advisory/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Met Department says disturbance near Sri Lanka may deepen into a low-pressure area within 24 hours https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-myanmar-national-kush-bia-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Myanmar national held at BIA with 4.6kg of Kush hidden among sweets and clothing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-ncpi-inflation-8-1-percent-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z National inflation holds at 8.1% in September, a 40-month high, as food and non-food move apart https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-np-capital-website-offline/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z NP Capital's website is offline, and the Daily Mirror says no one has explained why https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-opposition-select-committee-kavantissa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Opposition signs a motion for a select committee on Kavantissa's death https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-police-warn-ai-deepfake-scams/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Police warn that AI voice and video fakes are being used to impersonate relatives and ask for money https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-premalal-jayasekara-open-warrant/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court issues open warrant for Premalal Jayasekara, who left for Bangkok in August https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-putin-witkoff-resume-ukraine-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Putin agrees 'in principle' to resume three-way Ukraine talks after St Petersburg meeting https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-ragama-batuwatta-cemetery-firearm-24-rounds/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Firearm and 24 live rounds dug up in a Ragama cemetery on a detained suspect's information https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-resus-energy-green-bond-luxembourg/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Resus Energy dual-lists its green bond in Luxembourg, where it will not trade https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-rupee-331-87-bond-yields-steady/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Rupee eases to 331.87/95, and EconomyNext's own SL20 close is contradicted by its next filing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-sallay-easter-case-adjourned-november-25/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Easter case against Suresh Sallay put off to 25 November as prosecutors ask for eight officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-satyagraha-arrest-viharamahadevi-park/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested near the Gnanasara satyagraha at Viharamahadevi Park https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-senasinghe-imf-loan-shark-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z SJB MP tells Parliament the IMF is "like a loan shark" https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-slpp-village-to-village-meetings/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z SLPP to start 'village to village' ward meetings next week, Namal Rajapaksa says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-spacepac-delegation-southern-naval-area/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z US Space Force delegation calls on the navy a second time in three days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-srilankan-airlines-denies-cyberattack/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z SriLankan Airlines rejects the hacking claim and says no ransom was ever demanded https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-srilankan-airlines-swimming-championship/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z SriLankan Airlines wins the Trade Services swimming title for the first time in nearly 20 years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-sugeeshwara-bandara-remanded-october-28/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Sugeeshwara Bandara remanded to 28 October, taking custody past four months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-supplementary-estimate-6-billion-msme-financing/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Government tables Rs. 6 billion supplementary estimate alongside a state debt resolution https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-telegram-online-business-scam-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Sooriyawewa man, 26, arrested over Telegram 'online business' scam https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-thirty-fisheries-inspectors-appointed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Thirty Fisheries Inspectors appointed as ministry presses a technology-led overhaul https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-treasury-bill-auction-short-end/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Debt office raises Rs 80.61bn of a Rs 100bn bill offer — and 87% of it matures in three months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-trincomalee-resort-owner-murdered/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Holiday resort owner killed with sharp weapon in Trincomalee https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-typhoon-champi-strongest-storm-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Super typhoon Champi becomes the most powerful storm on Earth this year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-upper-kotmale-deduru-oya-spill-gates/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Thirteen divisions under flood warning as Deduru Oya and Kala Oya discharges climb https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-vidullanka-ranna-solar-commissioned/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Vidullanka opens its largest solar plant at Ranna — a month after it began feeding the grid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-fitch-recalibrates-national-rating-scale/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Fitch recalibrates Sri Lanka's national rating scale after September sovereign upgrade