https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-glenn-maxwell-retires-international-cricket/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Glenn Maxwell retires from international cricket, ending a career that closed in Kandy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-met-fairly-heavy-rain-75mm-southern-uva/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Met Department forecasts fairly heavy rain above 75mm in Southern and Uva provinces https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-northern-line-trains-suspended-deduru-oya/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Northern Line train services suspended as the Deduru Oya overflows between Wellawa and Ganewatta https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-trump-vance-iran-talks-progress-qatar/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Trump and Vance report progress in Qatari-mediated Iran talks as US strikes continue in Hormuz https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-323-containers-committee-report-nanayakkara/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z No documents missing from the 323-container inquiry, Justice Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-adnoc-adipec-energy-supply-buffers/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z ADNOC chief says world has drained a billion barrels of spare oil cover since Hormuz closed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-afghanistan-overtake-sri-lanka-odi-rankings/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Afghanistan overtake Sri Lanka to reach sixth in ICC ODI rankings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-ampara-lathugala-drowning-thune-wewa/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Man missing three days found drowned in Thune Wewa, Ampara https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-antonelli-youngest-f1-champion-mexico/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Kimi Antonelli becomes Formula One's youngest world champion at 20 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-batticaloa-koppara-fish-252000/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z 200kg fish landed off Batticaloa sells for Rs 252,000 — in a market where prices have halved https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-bimal-rathnayake-terrorism-bill-open-discussion/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Government is open to discussion on the Terrorism Bill, Bimal Rathnayake says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-binance-withdrawals-resume-net-outflow/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Binance customers pull a net $3.64 billion as withdrawals reopen after record hack https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-bond-case-pretrial-january-28-mahendran/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Bond case pre-trial conference pushed to January 28 as Mahendran stays away again https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-bus-van-fares-unchanged-three-wheeler-split/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Bus and school van fares to stay put after fuel rise; three-wheeler unions split https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-cb-governor-necessary-policies-kelaniya/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Necessary policies must go ahead whether the public likes them or not, Central Bank Governor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-ccp-discipline-anti-corruption-resolution/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Chinese Communist Party adopts resolution tightening discipline and loyalty https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-chevaan-daniel-abu-vice-president/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Chevaan Daniel elected ABU vice-president at Colombo assembly https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-china-funded-bridge-reconstruction-yakkala/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z China-funded project to rebuild 14 disaster-damaged bridges begins at Yakkala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-cse-aspi-20079-second-consecutive-decline/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse falls for a second session but holds above 20,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-deduru-oya-four-spill-gates-opened/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Four spill gates opened at Deduru Oya Reservoir as water levels rise https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-europe-supermarket-refrigeration-cyberattack/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Cyberattack switches supermarket freezers to defrost across seven European countries https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-festive-season-essential-goods-no-shortage/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Government promises no festive-season shortages as importers watch El Niño and freight costs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-fish-stocks-decline-research-vessel-moratorium/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Research vessel moratorium is holding up fish stock assessments as catches decline https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-floodwater-disease-warning-leptospirosis/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Health experts warn of disease surge in the two weeks after floodwaters recede https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-former-trade-secretary-arrested-bailed-theatre-chairs/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Former trade ministry secretary arrested, bailed over Rs 7.9 mn theatre chair purchase https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-fuel-import-bill-51-percent-nine-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Fuel import bill rises 51.5% to $4.49 billion in first nine months of 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-gas-queues-litro-two-days-80000-cylinders/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Gas queues persist for a second day as Litro says shortage will ease within two days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-hasthi-sena-elephant-protection-operation-launched/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z 'Hasthi Sena' launched: military and wildlife officers begin islandwide elephant protection operation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-hiv-487-new-cases-first-half-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka records 487 new HIV cases in the first half of 2026, up 13.3% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-ird-tin-congestion-online-appeal/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Crowds overwhelm Inland Revenue head office as TIN rule bites; department urges people to apply online https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-itec-deepavali-2026-lamps-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z 2,026 oil lamps to be lit in Colombo for Deepavali on Friday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-jailer-2-india-box-office-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Jailer 2 becomes the highest-grossing Tamil film at the Indian box office https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-kalutara-prison-remandee-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Remand prisoner found dead at Kalutara Prison two days after being held on a drug charge https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-keheliya-private-staff-salaries-case-november-7/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Keheliya Rambukwella private-staff salaries case recalled for 7 November https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-keppetipola-vegetable-prices-rain-damage/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Malu miris hits Rs 700 a kilo at Keppetipola as rain keeps damaging crops https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-kiribathgoda-cosmetics-shop-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Fire destroys cosmetics shop in Kiribathgoda, no injuries reported https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-kularatne-writ-petition-appeal-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Appeal Court puts Kularatne suspension petition over to Tuesday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-namal-hambantota-port-case-high-court-16th/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa to be produced before Hambantota High Court on 16 November over 2017 port protest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-namal-rajapaksa-custody-deaths-isolated-incidents/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Custody deaths cannot be treated as isolated incidents, Namal Rajapaksa says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-paffrel-ai-disinformation-electoral-mechanism/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z PAFFREL wants a mechanism for election disinformation, as research finds AI chatbots got up to 35% of answers wrong https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-palm-beach-learjet-crash-nine-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Nine killed as Bahamas-bound Learjet crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-pan-asia-bank-q3-nine-month-profit/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Pan Asia Bank quarterly profit up 25% as assets climb 22% to Rs 374bn https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-private-hospitals-emergency-medicine-shortage/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Private hospitals short of emergency drugs, consultant warns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-priyankara-jayaratne-vesak-cards-case-november-13/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Vesak cards case against former minister Priyankara Jayaratne set for further evidence on November 13 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-public-servant-salary-pension-expenditure-h1-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z State salary bill up 12% and pensions up 15.3% in first half of 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-ranil-unp-sjb-alliance-gen-z/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z A UNP-SJB alliance would not guarantee victory, Ranil Wickremesinghe tells party members https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-royal-college-western-province-chess/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Royal College sweep all three age groups at Western Province schools chess https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-rupee-6-8-percent-depreciation-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Rupee has lost 6.8% against the dollar this year, and October added half of a point https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-russia-ukraine-alert-apps-cyberattacks/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Air-raid alert apps in Ukraine and Russia hacked to send false nuclear warnings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-seylan-bank-september-quarter-profit/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Seylan Bank September-quarter profit up 6% to Rs 3.08bn https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-sri-lanka-ambassador-jordan-assumes-office/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z New Sri Lankan ambassador to Jordan takes up duties in Amman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-sri-lanka-korea-niosh-changshin-mou/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears Korea study-and-work MoU as minister travels for signing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-sri-lanka-most-expensive-cigarettes-ppp/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka has the world's most expensive cigarettes relative to incomes, assessment says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-srilankan-ul605-emergency-landing-dry-ice/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z SriLankan flight from Melbourne lands under emergency at Katunayake after cargo-hold smoke https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-stf-badowita-asanka-heroin-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z STF arrests woman it says ran 'Badowita Asanka' heroin network inside Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-suriyakanda-constable-released-cannabis-land-case/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Embilipitiya court releases constable in Suriyakanda cannabis-raid case on the day charges were due https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-trincomalee-kappalthurai-shooting-three-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z One of three wounded in Trincomalee shooting dies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-trump-iran-war-end-soon-hormuz-tankers/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Trump says Iran war will end 'very soon' as tankers burn in the Strait of Hormuz https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-trump-supreme-court-california-ballots-segregate/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-unawatuna-foreign-children-threatened-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested in Unawatuna over threats to foreign children outside his business https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-unscr-1325-sinhala-tamil-translations/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z UN women, peace and security resolutions published in Sinhala and Tamil https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-us-midterms-53-million-early-votes/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z More than 53 million Americans have voted early, a day before the US midterms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-vehicle-import-bill-falls-34-percent-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Vehicle import spending fell 34% in September — but registrations jumped 18% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-visit-finland-dinner-date-sri-lankans/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Finland is flying 16 singles out for a free dinner date — and Sri Lankans can apply https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-02-weerawansa-un-protest-witness-warrant-december-7/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z Warrant issued for witness in 2016 UN office protest case against Weerawansa