https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-22a-judicature-bills-tabled-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z 22nd Amendment goes before Parliament today as Opposition prepares objections https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-caa-animal-medicines-seizure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z Regulators seize 1,090kg of unregistered animal medicines https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-caa-kadawatha-vehicle-spare-parts-seizure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes Rs. 5 million of substandard vehicle parts in Kadawatha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-first-kumbal-perahera-kandy/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z First Kumbal Perahera takes to Kandy's streets tonight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-kanjipani-relative-shooting-five-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z Five held over Maligawatta killing of Kanjipani Imran's relative https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-kushner-netanyahu-gaza-talks-no-breakthrough/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z Kushner leaves Israel without breakthrough on Trump's Gaza plan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-met-showers-sabaragamuwa-western-provinces/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast for Sabaragamuwa, Western and North-western provinces https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-rajnath-singh-sri-lanka-visit-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expected in Colombo in September https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-sltda-chairman-suranjith-wewita-appointed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z Suranjith Wewita appointed SLTDA Chairman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-summitpura-chatu-oman-repatriation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z Red Notice suspect 'Summitpura Chatu' flown back from Oman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-trump-kim-north-korea-response-drills/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z Trump says Kim Jong Un has responded to his overtures https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-22a-enactment-timeline-jayatissa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Government targets end-September or October to enact 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-aswesuma-august-payment-august-19/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 11.56 billion August Aswesuma payment to be credited on Wednesday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-bank-managers-arrested-import-scam/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Four bank officials remanded over US$1bn Undiyal import racket https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-bihar-temple-stampede-lakhisarai/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Seven killed in crush at Bihar temple after electricity pole falls https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-cbsl-governor-invest-bloomberg-growth/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank Governor tells investors 'this is the time' to back Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-cert-central-bank-fcid-impersonation-scam/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z CERT warns of scam impersonating Central Bank and FCID officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-colombo-apartment-fall-boy-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Boy, 12, dies after fall from Colombo 09 apartment building https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-defence-rd-centre-integration-pre-budget/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z President orders defence R&D units merged into single national centre https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-digital-ticketing-national-parks-minneriya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Digital ticketing fast-tracked for national parks as jeep numbers climb https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-easter-trial-defence-evidence-begins/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Defence evidence begins in Easter Sunday conspiracy trial https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-el-nino-strongest-75-years-maha-season/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Met Department warns of strongest El Niño in 75 years as Maha season brought forward https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-elahera-kayak-tourism-polonnaruwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Kayak rides open on the Elahera Yoda Ela in Polonnaruwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-factcheck-cbsl-debt-gdp-claim/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Fact-check: CBSL Governor's debt figures track a narrower measure than headline suggests https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-four-killed-road-accidents-kalpitiya-madampe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Four killed, including six-year-old, in three road accidents https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-government-analyst-reports-70-percent-drugs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z 70% of Government Analyst reports relate to drugs, department says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-grama-niladhari-trade-union-called-off/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Grama Niladhari officers call off trade union action after President's assurance https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-gregory-lake-jet-ski-navy-rescue/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Navy rescues two children after jet ski overturns at Gregory Lake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-habarakada-hotel-owner-shooting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Hotel owner wounded in Habarakada shooting https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-hemas-twiga-kenya-acquisition/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Hemas buys 75% of Kenyan stationery maker Twiga for $16.2mn https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-iran-fully-offensive-hormuz-mou-expires/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Iran threatens 'fully offensive' shift in Hormuz as US deal deadline passes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-ird-61-percent-revenue-target/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Inland Revenue says 61% of Rs. 2,402bn tax target collected so far https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-ird-migrant-remittances-no-separate-tax/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z No separate tax on remittances sent through banks, IRD says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-japan-jds-grant-591-million-scholarships/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Japan grants Rs. 591 million to train 15 Sri Lankan public sector officials https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-kandy-liquor-shops-closed-esala-perahera/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Liquor shops across parts of Kandy to close for 11 days during Esala Perahera https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-kandy-perahera-police-information-system/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Police launch real-time information system for Kandy Esala Perahera https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-kite-flying-safety-lady-ridgeway/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Children's hospital warns of kite-flying injuries as school holidays peak https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-nayaru-beach-drowning-mullaitivu/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Man visiting from Canada drowns at Nayaru Beach in Mullaitivu https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-nhda-general-manager-compulsory-leave/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z NHDA General Manager sent on compulsory leave over misconduct allegations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-ntc-women-scheduler-officers-appointed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Women appointed as NTC scheduler officers for the first time https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-pillayan-indicted-vice-chancellor-murder/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Pillayan and three others indicted over Eastern University VC's murder https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-sainthamaruthu-oic-ciaboc-bribe-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Acting OIC and constable arrested over alleged Rs. 20,000 bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-sltda-chairman-hewawasam-resigns/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Buddhika Hewawasam resigns as SLTDA Chairman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-sri-lankan-fake-canadian-passport-taoyuan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan held at Taipei airport with forged Canadian passport bought for $10,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-tangalle-bus-drivers-drug-tests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Four bus drivers arrested after drug screening at Tangalle bus stand https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-thanamalwila-police-bribe-cannabis-raid/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Four police officers arrested over Rs. 500,000 bribe in Thanamalwila cannabis case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-trincomalee-bladder-stone-surgery-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Trincomalee surgeons remove 3.1kg bladder stone, claim world record https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-vehicle-import-tax-restrictions-temporary/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Herath says vehicle import tax curbs will go once Middle East crisis ends https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-vietnam-airlines-direct-colombo-flights/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Vietnam Airlines opens direct Ho Chi Minh City-Colombo route https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-white-house-transshipment-report-sri-lanka/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka named in White House report on China tariff transshipment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-wildlife-vets-work-to-rule-military-vets/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Military vets drafted in as wildlife veterinarians enter third month of work-to-rule https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-yala-wildlife-water-park-development/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Three bowsers a day keep Yala's wildlife watered as park redevelopment is planned https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-17-yapahuwa-clay-pipeline-excavation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Excavation at Yapahuwa uncovers underground clay pipeline and a citizens' quarter https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-galle-test-day-three-dinusha-century/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Dinusha's maiden century cannot stop India taking 178-run lead in Galle https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-open-budget-survey-participation-score/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka scores 9 out of 100 for public participation in budget survey https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-18-viasl-loan-to-value-ratio-surcharge/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z Vehicle importers ask government to raise loan-to-value ratio to 60%