https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-met-showers-western-sabaragamuwa-monday/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast for Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces on Monday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-middeniya-murder-two-accomplices-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Two held over Middeniya shooting after drug suspect linked to killing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-taiwan-southern-rain-offices-schools-closed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Southern Taiwan shuts offices and schools as torrential rain floods Kaohsiung https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-us-economic-d-day-iran-oil-export-threat/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z US vows 'economic D-Day' as Iran threatens to halt all Gulf oil exports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-aluthgama-ganegama-railway-crossing-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Three-wheeler driver killed at Aluthgama crossing, residents block coastal line https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-amber-heat-advisory-eastern-north-central-aug24/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Amber heat advisory issued for Monday across two provinces and five districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-asela-dharmasiri-remanded-ampara/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Veterans' association convenor remanded over online posts targeting Ampara official https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-audit-parliament-fuel-unlimited-allocations/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Special audit finds unlimited fuel issued to Parliament's top officials https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-australia-h5n1-fur-seal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in a mammal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-borella-grenade-attack-wanathe-chathu/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Grenade thrown at Borella house linked to associate of 'Wanathe Chathu' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-bowatenna-reservoir-desilting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Bowatenna Reservoir to be drained for first full desilting in 50 years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-caa-fake-sls-water-bottles-avissawella/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes 8,500 water bottles carrying fake SLS certification https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-caasl-chairman-ranjith-rajasinghe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Retired Colonel Ranjith Rajasinghe named Civil Aviation Authority chairman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-cannabis-1044kg-mau-ara-hambegamuwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Over 1,000 kg of cannabis seized at Mau Ara in Monaragala; two arrested https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-colombo-electric-railway-maradana/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Colombo electric railway project to begin next year, Deputy Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-construction-equipment-theft-kamburugoda/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested over Rs. 1.2 million construction equipment theft in Kamburugoda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-emergency-care-82-hospitals-adb/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Health Ministry upgrading emergency units at 82 base hospitals under ADB project https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-galpoththahena-lake-drowning-eheliyagoda/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Man, 22, drowns while bathing with friends in Galpoththahena Lake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-gampaha-mosques-rs10mn-milad-un-nabi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 10 million allocated for Gampaha mosques ahead of Milad-un-Nabi festival https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-habarana-hurulu-eco-park-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Over 100 acres burnt in fire at Hurulu reserve in Habarana https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-hrcsl-prison-violence-prevention-measures/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Rights commission reviews prison violence measures as new jails planned https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-hydropower-reservoirs-67-percent-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Hydropower reservoirs at 67%, enough to generate until October https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-iran-condemns-us-sanctions-neighbours-warned/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Iran condemns coming US sanctions and warns neighbours against joining https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-itak-referendum-22nd-amendment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z ITAK calls for referendum on 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-jaffna-traders-fined-overpricing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Jaffna traders fined Rs. 668,000 for selling goods above regulated prices https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-japan-earthquake-5-9-tokyo-kanto/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Magnitude 5.9 quake near Tokyo injures at least 37, disrupts rail services https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-kalutara-bogus-doctors-suspended-sentence/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Two given suspended sentences for posing as doctors in Aluthgama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-kandy-perahera-police-abuse-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested for abusing police on duty at Kandy Esala Perahera https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-kekirawa-man-hacked-death-party/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Man, 56, hacked to death after argument at party in Kekirawa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-kiriwaththuduwa-murder-suspect-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Suspect arrested over murder of 78-year-old man in Kiriwaththuduwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-koddaikallar-motorcycle-crash-students/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Two students killed as motorcycles collide on Batticaloa–Koddaikallar road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-mackay-test-750-balls-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Australia's two-day Mackay win is fourth-shortest Test on record https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-medawachchiya-wild-elephant-attack-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Man killed by wild elephant while riding home from almsgiving in Medawachchiya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-met-showers-sabaragamuwa-north-western/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast again for Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces on Sunday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-monaragala-hulandawa-teak-reserve-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Fire destroys more than 15 acres of state teak reserve in Monaragala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-navy-kendu-leaves-negombo-seizure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Navy seizes 2,276 kg of smuggled Kendu leaves at Negombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-npp-district-rallies-september-5/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z NPP to hold district-wide public rallies led by President from September 5 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-nuwara-eliya-haggala-bus-brake-failure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z One killed as buses collide after brake failure near Haggala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-ocean-winner-cargo-ship-sinks-odisha/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Search continues for 22 crew after cargo ship sinks in Bay of Bengal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-phi-union-data-suspension-meegasdeniya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z PHIs to suspend all data reporting island-wide from Monday over airport transfer https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-port-city-4-1-billion-investment-target/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Government targets a further US$4.1 billion in Port City investment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-premadasa-paddy-guaranteed-price/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa says Rs. 120 guaranteed paddy price costs farmers Rs. 17 a kilo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-presidents-fund-lottery-scholarships-anuradhapura/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z President's Fund scholarships for lottery sellers' children launched in Anuradhapura https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-roadworthiness-certificate-replace-emission-2028/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Roadworthiness certificate to replace emission test from 2028 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-ssc-test-day-one-padikkal-117-india-300/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Padikkal hundred carries India to 300 for five on opening day at the SSC https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-supra-grade-mso-annual-transfers-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z 2027 annual transfers announced for senior Management Service Officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-three-wheeler-minimum-age-40-proposal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Minimum age for three-wheeler drivers could be raised to 40, Deputy Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-tourism-revenue-1796-million-seven-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Tourism revenue falls 11.5% to US$1.8bn in first seven months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-upcountry-railway-restoration-kotagala-radella/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Rain and granite shortage stall upcountry railway landslide repairs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-vocational-training-foreign-employment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Schools to be used as vocational training centres under education reforms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-walawe-river-ambalantota-water-suspended/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Ambalantota water treatment plant shuts down as Walawe River level drops https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-walpola-railway-crossing-girl-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Girl, 8, dies after garbage lorry crashes at Walpola railway crossing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-wennappuwa-woman-illicit-liquor-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Woman, 51, arrested with 67.5 litres of illicit liquor in Wennappuwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-zelenskiy-wartime-election-ukraine/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Zelenskiy says a wartime election would 'destroy' Ukraine