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 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-ahasa-tv-bmi-launch/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z BMI Group launches Ahasa TV on former CSN frequencies, pledges independent newsroom https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-akd-ranil-16-cooks-privileges/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z 'Was he planning to open a restaurant?': President revives 16-cooks claim at Gampaha rally https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-bia-terminal-1-expansion-commences/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z BIA Terminal 1 expansion begins with 36 new check-in counters https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-cbsl-red-team-specialist-cyber/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank recruits a red team specialist to attack its own defences https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-chamika-karunaratne-arrest-warrant/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Arrest warrant issued for cricketer Chamika Karunaratne over missed maintenance hearing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-coca-cola-calin-slim-digis-awards/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Coca-Cola takes two marketing awards in its 65th year in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-congo-ebola-8000-cases/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 8,000 confirmed cases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-cse-aspi-below-21000-turnover-low/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse slips below 21,000 as turnover falls to lowest of the year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-dayasiri-slfp-general-secretary-appeal-rejected/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Appellate court rejects Dayasiri Jayasekara's bid to be recognised as SLFP General Secretary https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-demerit-points-pilot-october-1/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's driver demerit points pilot to begin October 1 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-dengue-100127-cases-milestone/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's dengue cases pass 100,000 for the year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-diesel-prices-steady-next-revision/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Government trying to hold diesel prices steady at this week's fuel revision https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-dttb-launch-lotus-tower/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Television digitalisation project launched at Lotus Tower; broadcasts from December 2028 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-ect-joint-venture-shipping-lines/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka explores East Container Terminal joint venture as shipping lines circle https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-electricity-tariff-cuts-no-timeline/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z No timeline for electricity tariff cuts, Energy Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-environment-ministry-renewable-safeguards/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Environment Ministry says renewable projects clear assessments first https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-expressway-audit-171-years-loans/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Audit: expressway network would need 171 years to repay construction loans https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-fuel-bowser-owners-distribution-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Fuel bowser owners threaten to halt deliveries from Friday over transport charges https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-grama-niladhari-1650-appointments-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z 1,650 Grama Niladhari appointments to be issued on October 8 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-grandpass-ice-31-grams-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Colombo crime division arrests 26-year-old with 31 grams of ICE in Grandpass https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-herath-unga-national-statement-priorities/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka urges world to put humanity before weapons in UN General Assembly statement https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-justice-minister-brazil-envoy-judicial-digitisation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Justice Minister briefs Brazil's new envoy on court digitisation drive https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-kavinda-brussels-roundtable-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan MP to address Brussels roundtable on foreign interference in political parties https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-kirinda-fishermen-harbour-sand-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Kirinda fishermen force harbour gates open over sand blockage https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-lal-wijenayake-remains-npp-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Lal Wijenayake to stay with NPP despite opposing 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-lioc-fuel-price-revision-mops/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z LIOC says Sri Lankan fuel is priced below the minimum international rate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-madampe-motorcycle-crash-two-children-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Two children killed, mother critically injured in Madampe motorcycle crash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-matara-ivory-wildlife-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested in Matara over ivory and protected-animal ornaments https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-metro-bus-104-launch-seven-routes/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z All 104 Metro buses enter service on Tuesday across seven Western Province routes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-nalinda-opposition-disarray-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Opposition in disarray after 22A passage, Health Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-namal-fourth-suspect-krrish-ciaboc/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa named fourth suspect in CIABOC's Krrish bribery case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-police-body-camera-tender-chatgpt-allegation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Activist alleges police body-camera tender document was written with ChatGPT https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-police-service-reforms-wijepala/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Police to get 10,000 recruits and a formal transfer system, Public Security Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-ponzi-scheme-warning-abeysinghe/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Deputy minister warns public off high-return investment schemes, publishes yield benchmarks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-rathgama-panwila-shooting-t56/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Man critically injured in Rathgama shooting police link to underworld clash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-riverstone-oscars-2027-entry/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z 'Riverstone' named Sri Lanka's entry for the 99th Academy Awards https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-rumesh-tharanga-asian-games-javelin-gold/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga throws 88.55m to win Sri Lanka's first gold of the Asian Games https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-sajith-solar-pucsl-net-metering/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sajith accuses government of gutting rooftop solar as net metering ends https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-sathosa-transport-manager-isuru-saviya-remanded/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Former Sathosa transport manager remanded over Rs. 1.9 million cooperative fund case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-saudi-ambassador-ajwad-bilateral-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's envoy in Riyadh meets Saudi public diplomacy deputy minister https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-sc-dismisses-contempt-petitions-shani-ravi-gamini/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court throws out contempt petitions against Shani Abeysekara, Ravi Seneviratne and Fr. Cyril Gamini https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-shasheendra-preliminary-objections-october-8/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Court to rule on October 8 on defence objections in Shasheendra Rajapaksa corruption case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-shashi-weerawansa-passport-case-october-12/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Shashi Weerawansa passport case put off to October 12 pending Supreme Court records https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-slpp-rival-rally-chanaka/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z SLPP in talks to stage a rally to rival its Anuradhapura event, Chanaka says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-sri-lanka-russia-fisheries-cooperation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka asks Russia for vessels and cold storage to modernise deep-sea fishing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-tendulkar-openai-chatgpt-partnership/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sachin Tendulkar announces partnership with OpenAI https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-upcountry-train-gampola-october-2/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Upcountry trains to Peradeniya and Gampola resume from October 2 after Ditwah repairs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-us-sri-lanka-nuclear-smuggling-detection/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z US and Sri Lanka Navy build nuclear smuggling detection capacity in Colombo workshop https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-vidullanka-battery-storage-winning-bids/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Vidullanka ventures win bids for 18.7MW of battery storage at solar plants https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-wanathavilluwa-explosives-daily-hearing-october-5/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Wanathavilluwa explosives case to be heard daily from October 5 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-world-rabies-day-awc-criticism/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z 'Rabies control has become a racket': animal welfare coalition accuses Health Ministry of neglect https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-yoshitha-daisy-forrest-pretrial-november-3/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case set for November 3 pre-trial conference