https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-asian-games-cricket-bronze-bangladesh/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Tharindu Ratnayake's 65 lifts Sri Lanka to Asian Games cricket bronze https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-ask-handun-whatsapp-industry-ministry/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Industry Ministry opens WhatsApp voice channel for questions to the minister https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-bewaxed-delhi-expansion/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan waxing chain BeWAXed opens in New Delhi with Indian partner https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-bibila-court-case-productions-stolen/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Repeater gun among 50 case productions stolen from Bibila Magistrate's Court https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-ciaboc-971-staff-23-regional-offices/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Bribery Commission to recruit 971 staff and open 23 regional offices https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-colombo-high-court-woman-life-sentence-heroin/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Colombo High Court sentences Wellampitiya woman to life over 4.95g of heroin https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-elephant-welikanda-railway-station-window/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Wild elephant damages Welikanda station window in overnight search for food https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-first-national-school-meal-forum/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka holds first National School Meal Forum as programme reaches a million children https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-flydubai-copilot-axe-attack-israel-flight/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z UAE calls flydubai cockpit attack a terrorist act as airline halts Israel flights https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-foreign-ministry-us-secondary-sanctions-clarification/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Foreign Ministry says US sanctions on Iranian ships are global policy, not aimed at Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-ground-theory-coffee-roastery/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Ground Theory expands Colombo roastery, promotes locally grown Arabica https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-imported-tyres-sls-standards-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Imported car and three-wheeler tyres to require SLS compliance from January 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-kanishka-senanayake-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Kanishka Senanayake, son of former Colombo mayor Rosy Senanayake, dies at 41 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-maize-shortage-poultry-production/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Maize import delays threaten chicken and egg supply before festive season, poultry industry warns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-navy-officers-vsv-medals-tri-forces/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Navy Commander among 57 tri-forces officers awarded Vishishta Seva Vibhushanaya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-ngo-bill-un-special-rapporteurs/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Four UN Special Rapporteurs warn Sri Lanka's NGO Bill breaches freedom of association https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-ocean-university-negombo-lecturer-abuse/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Hiru investigation alleges lecturer beats students at Ocean University's Negombo campus https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-ranawaka-fuel-pricing-formula-disclosure/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Ranawaka demands fuel pricing formula be published, citing gap with Singapore prices https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-03-slbfe-israel-job-scam-kalutara-candidate/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z Former election candidate remanded over Rs. 1.2 million Israel job scam https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-adb-100-million-tvet-skills-loan/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z ADB approves $100mn loan to overhaul Sri Lanka's vocational training system https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-anuradhapura-acquittal-1999-election-bombing/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Anuradhapura High Court acquits accused in 1999 election-period bombing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-ask-handun-whatsapp-industry-ministry/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Industry Ministry opens WhatsApp voice line to the minister under 'Ask Handun' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-bandula-gunawardena-ciaboc-rs-90-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Bandula Gunawardena questioned by Bribery Commission over 2007 Cabinet paper https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-bogambara-prison-transfers-begin-100-inmates/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Bogambara takes its first 100 inmates, seven weeks after the first promised date https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-cbsl-cultivation-investment-companies-public-funds/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Cultivation investment firms spent public money on newspapers, supermarkets and cricket sponsorships, CBSL Governor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-coastal-line-broken-rail-wellawatte-delays/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Broken rail near Wellawatte delays Coastal Line trains https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-concessionary-credit-95-billion-msme-progress/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Deputy Minister details Rs. 95 billion concessionary credit programme for 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-cse-aspi-turnover-below-1-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse slips as turnover falls below Rs. 1 billion https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-cse-corporate-debt-pabc-aitken-spence-sampath/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Corporate debt issues crowd the Colombo bourse as PABC debenture is oversubscribed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-customs-revenue-ninth-month-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Customs beats September target by the 29th, a ninth straight monthly win https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-dehiwala-zoo-hippo-calf-named-momo/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Dehiwala Zoo's Nile hippo calf is named 'Momo' after a children's competition https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-dfcc-india-exim-bank-trade-loan-agreement/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z DFCC Bank signs first India Exim Bank trade loan agreement with a Sri Lankan bank https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-dpi-fintech-expansion-wijayasuriya/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Digital ID and data exchange open fintech door beyond payments — Wijayasuriya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-driving-licence-backlog-678000-printing/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z 678,000 driving licences await printing as oversight committee orders probe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-drug-arrests-9105-children-youth-police/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Police say 9,105 children and young people arrested for drug offences in a year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-energy-minister-fuel-consumption-solar-1200mw/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Minister urges public to cut fuel use, puts added solar capacity at 1,200 MW by 2029 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-examinations-department-75th-anniversary-pm/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Exams Department central to a future-ready education system, says PM at 75th anniversary https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-honorary-consul-mombasa-kenya-renewed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka renews Honorary Consul appointment in Mombasa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-illegal-assets-rs-44-5mn-katuneriya-frozen/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 44.5 million property linked to drug trafficker 'Ada' frozen https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-imf-woldemichael-sampath-forum-seventh-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z No mission-stage deal does not mean the IMF programme is off track, Fund's Colombo representative says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-indigo-resumes-india-sri-lanka-flights/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z IndiGo resumes Delhi, Bengaluru and Trichy–Jaffna flights https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-iranian-tankers-supplies-blocked-sri-lanka/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z US sanctions pressure leaves 20 Iranian tankers off Sri Lanka without supplies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-kadawatha-electrocution-worker-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Worker killed and two injured installing electricity pole in Kadawatha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-kankesanthurai-187-acres-released-jaffna/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Security Forces release 187 acres in Kankesanthurai for civilian use https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-lal-kantha-private-media-channels-paddy/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Lal Kantha accuses two private channels of distorting his paddy land remarks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-liquor-shops-closed-world-temperance-day/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z All liquor shops to close on Saturday for World Temperance Day https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-mahanayake-theros-anojan-state-intervention/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Mahanayake Theros urge State intervention to save Anojan Sivarasa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-metro-buses-private-hire-denial/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Lanka Metro Transit says metro buses cannot be hired privately, contradicting its own project official https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-minuwangoda-court-registrar-arrested-bribery/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Minuwangoda court registrar arrested over Sarana Gunawardena bribery case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-muthurajawela-katunayake-pipeline-work-begins/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Work begins on the Muthurajawela–Katunayake aviation fuel pipeline https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-ntc-bus-fares-unchanged-october-fuel/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z No bus fare rise after October fuel revision, NTC chairman says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-nuwara-eliya-post-office-restoration/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Governor inspects restoration of the Nuwara Eliya Post Office https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-paperless-customs-launch-tax-simplification/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Customs declarations go paperless, with tax simplification promised for next year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-peradeniya-black-bridge-expedited/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Peradeniya 'Black Bridge' work to be accelerated after delays, minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-police-sergeant-chicken-bribe-malwathuhiripitiya/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Police sergeant suspended over alleged chicken bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-shark-meat-fins-wellamankaraya-five-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Five fishermen arrested with shark meat and fins at Wellamankaraya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-sri-lanka-t20i-squad-pakistan-kusal-mendis/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka name 15-member T20I squad for Pakistan tour; Hasaranga, Nissanka and Asalanka left out https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-suresh-sallay-medical-board-doctors-summoned/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Court summons 10 doctors from Suresh Sallay's medical board https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-tanker-owners-cpc-commission-agreement/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Tanker owners given two days to review CPC formula as accounts differ on the rate granted https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-tourist-arrivals-september-158557-sltda/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z September tourist arrivals miss record by 414 as Indian market surges https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-toxic-free-fruit-programme-caa-april-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Fruit sellers face prosecution from April 2027 under new toxic-free certification scheme https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-unp-probe-attack-ranil-security-officer/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z UNP demands full probe into court attack, rejects minister's 'minor' description https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-us-coast-guard-cuba-fuel-vessel-grace/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z US Coast Guard intercepted fuel ship bound for Cuba, report says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-vanathavilluwa-guilty-pleas-two-defendants/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Two defendants offer to plead guilty in Wanathavilluwa explosives case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-warm-weather-advisory-heat-alert-october-3/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z Warm weather advisory in force until 3 October for northern, eastern and north-central districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-02-xpressjobs-skills-expo-2026-recruitment-partner/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z XpressJobs named recruitment partner for Skills Expo 2026, its third year running