https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-el-nino-cabinet-subcommittee-job-losses/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet subcommittee turns to job losses as El Niño hits six districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-mattakkuliya-woman-narcotic-pills-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Woman arrested with 1,000 narcotic pills in Mattakkuliya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-saudi-tanker-sidr-filipino-sailors-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Saudi Arabia blames Iran for tanker attack that killed two Filipino sailors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-tourism-five-million-carrying-capacity/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Five million tourists is the ceiling, Deputy Minister says, shifting policy from volume to value https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-trump-strait-hormuz-renaming/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-us-sri-lanka-national-guard-disaster-cooperation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and US explore disaster response equipment cooperation in Canada talks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-ambatale-24-hour-water-cut-colombo-suburbs/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z 24-hour water cut for Colombo suburbs from Thursday night https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-ambuluwawa-auditor-general-land-audit/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Auditor General opens audit into Ambuluwawa land allocation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-brent-crude-96-goldman-120-forecast/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Brent tops US$96 for the first time since June as Goldman flags US$120 by year-end https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-child-abuse-warning-grade5-results/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Ministry warns of legal action over abuse of children linked to scholarship results https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-commonwealth-lawyers-22a-bench-concerns/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Commonwealth Lawyers Association president questions 22nd Amendment bench https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-customs-chinese-cigarettes-metal-doors/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Customs finds 200,000 Chinese cigarettes built into a container of imported doors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-dinana-dakuna-bribery-complaint-npp-mps/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Dinana Dakuna asks Bribery Commission to summon all 159 NPP MPs over allowances https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-diyawanna-lake-pollution-three-phase-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Parliament committee orders three-phase plan to stop Diyawanna Lake pollution https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-drought-trincomalee-reservoirs-livestock-wildlife/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Trincomalee tanks run dry as villagers ration the last water for wildlife https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-elephant-train-collision-detection-13-locations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Sensor system to warn train drivers of elephants to be piloted at 13 locations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-eraj-fernando-former-hambantota-mayor-dead/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Former Hambantota mayor Eraj Fernando found dead in Colombo apartment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-fruit-farmers-insurance-scheme-aaib/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z New crop insurance scheme covers pineapple, papaya and banana growers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-gcrmn-coral-report-south-asia-sri-lanka-decline/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z South Asia's reefs recovered — but Sri Lanka's shelf declined https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-grade5-scholarship-results-released-cutoff-139/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship results released; cut-off mark set at 139 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-japan-seven-low-floor-buses-handover-metro/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Japan hands over seven low-floor buses for the Metro Bus fleet https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-muzammil-son-arrested-bia-ccib/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Son of former Colombo mayor arrested at Katunayake airport over Rs. 36 million claim https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-namal-rajapaksa-ciaboc-airbus-summons/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa to appear before Bribery Commission on Friday over SriLankan aircraft deal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-nato-defence-cooperation-thuyacontha/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Defence Secretary asks NATO for help modernising military hardware and cyber capabilities https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-paye-burden-urgent-action-presidential-secretary/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z PAYE burden needs fixing without delay, Presidential Secretary tells revenue chiefs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-polonnaruwa-irrigation-halted-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Polonnaruwa shuts off the last of its irrigation water as the FAO warns of an exceptional El Niño https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-priyankara-perera-singer-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Veteran singer and actor Priyankara Perera dies at 64 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-sallay-health-report-court-order/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Fort Magistrate orders National Hospital report on Suresh Sallay's health https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-sedawatta-ice-heroin-arrest-ccd/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Suspect held in Sedawatta with 8kg of Ice and 4kg of heroin https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-shammi-silva-kapuwatha-illegal-assets-summons/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Former SLC president Shammi Silva summoned over assets investigation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-sri-lanka-squads-england-white-ball-tour/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Asalanka named white-ball vice-captain as Sri Lanka pick squads for England tour https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-supreme-court-concludes-22a-hearing/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court concludes 22nd Amendment hearing, determination to go to the Speaker https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-thalawathugoda-travel-agency-robbery/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 65 million in cash and gold stolen from Thalawathugoda travel agency https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-tourist-arrivals-august-191704-sltda/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z August tourist arrivals reach 191,704 but fall 3.3% on last year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-vehicle-registrations-july-53221-dealer-stock/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Vehicle registrations slide to 53,221 in July as dealer stock masks true credit demand https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-vijitha-herath-uae-visit/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Herath begins two-day UAE visit, with labour and tourism ministers on the schedule