https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-abeysinghe-imf-proposals-npp-policies/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Government will not adopt IMF proposals that clash with NPP policy, deputy minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-adb-development-priorities-2026-2029/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and ADB map development priorities for 2026 to 2029 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-apeksha-hospital-denies-donation-appeal/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Apeksha Hospital says it issued no public appeal for medicine donations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-avatr-07-evolution-auto-launch/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Evolution Auto launches the AVATR 07, a 575km electric SUV built with Huawei and CATL https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-backhoe-saman-assets-frozen-40-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Police freeze Mercedes and deposits linked to 'Backhoe Saman' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-batalanda-ag-fresh-investigations/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Attorney General calls for fresh investigations into Batalanda killings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-cid-karuna-amman-abduction-statement/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z CID records a statement from Karuna Amman in an abduction investigation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-cna-safari-tourism-yala-gal-oya/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Singapore's CNA features Sri Lankan safaris, setting Yala's leopards against Gal Oya's quiet water https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-cse-aspi-closes-down-168-points/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Colombo stocks fall 0.81% as the ASPI sheds 168 points on Rs. 3.16bn turnover https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-dialog-indira-cancer-trust-pledge-from-heart/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Dialog lights its head office pink for a month-long breast cancer pledge campaign https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-dmc-4363-rain-164348-drought/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Rain has hit 4,363 people across 17 districts while drought still affects 164,348 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-edb-expo-2027-western-province-governor/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z EDB pitches the logistics-hub case to the Western Province Governor ahead of Expo 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-extreme-heat-pregnancy-childbirth-un/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z UN climate chief calls pregnancy a 'new faultline' of the heat crisis https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-financial-literacy-58-percent-cse-40th/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z PM puts financial literacy at 58%, up from 35%, at CSE's 40th anniversary https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-gnanasara-returns-welikada-prison-sentence/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Gnanasara Thera returned to Welikada Prison as six-year sentence takes effect https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-haywind-mannar-wind-farm-turbines-erected/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z First two turbines erected at Hayleys' 50MW Mannar wind farm https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-hiv-860-new-infections-nsacp/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka records 860 new HIV infections as reported total reaches 7,403 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-igp-social-media-police-transfers-disarray/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z IGP tells officers to ignore social media as opposition calls police 'in disarray' over transfers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-imf-staff-level-agreement-seventh-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and IMF reach staff-level agreement on seventh review, unlocking US$345 million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-india-sri-lanka-cooperative-food-mou/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z India and Sri Lanka's cooperative bodies sign MoU on essential food supplies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-katugastota-water-cut-48-hours/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z 48-hour water cut for three Katugastota areas from Tuesday morning https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-kdu-chancellor-kolitha-gunathilake/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake appointed KDU Chancellor https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-kumara-jayakody-bribery-case-november/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Bribery case against ex-minister Kumara Jayakody put off to November 3 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-lankapropertyweb-amplifier-national-ai-award/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z LankaPropertyWeb's AMPLIFIER takes silver at the National AI Awards https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-millennium-housing-boi-metro-bus-land/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Listed developer refuses to hand over Athurugiriya land sought for Metro Bus station https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-national-ict-awards-28th-125-winners/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z 28th National ICT Awards hands out 125 prizes across 43 categories https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-no-fuel-shortage-panic-buying-cpptoa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Tanker owners say there is no fuel shortage and urge public to stop panic buying https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-nobel-medicine-optogenetics-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Nobel medicine prize goes to the three scientists behind optogenetics https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-parliament-anti-corruption-bill-debate-october-8/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Parliament to debate Anti-Corruption Bill on 8 October after Supreme Court findings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-prison-population-remand-inmates-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Prison population falls by 3,000 in two months, but seven in ten inmates are unconvicted https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-ranil-wickremesinghe-singapore-check-up/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Ranil Wickremesinghe to travel to Singapore for routine check-up https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-sampath-bank-google-pay-merchants-ipg/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Sampath Bank opens Google Pay to merchants, three months after enabling it for cardholders https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-shiranthi-rajapaksa-anticipatory-bail-maligakanda/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Shiranthi Rajapaksa asks a court to bar her arrest at the airport when she returns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-station-masters-nbro-upcountry-rail-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Station masters say up-country trains resumed without NBRO clearance https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-tid-cocaine-racket-italy-seeduwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z TID says a cocaine ring run from Italy sold to businessmen in restaurant car parks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-train-derailment-gangoda-kadigamuwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Rockfall derails Peradeniya–Colombo express, suspending upcountry train services https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-05-unemployment-4-percent-second-quarter/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Unemployment at 4% in second quarter, with graduates and young women worst affected https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-ahungalla-shooting-74-year-old-window/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Gunman fires through window of Ahungalla house, wounding man of 74 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-anojan-legal-delegation-saudi-arabia/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Four-member legal team to travel to Saudi Arabia over Anojan Sivarasa death sentence https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-aswesuma-missing-documents-october-29-deadline/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Aswesuma recipients blocked since 2023 given until October 29 to file missing documents https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-bia-gold-jewellery-996g-pallekele-businessman/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Businessman held at BIA with 996g of gold jewellery strapped to his body https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-caa-underweight-bread-raids-89-cases/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z CAA finds 89 cases of underweight bread across 225 shops and bakeries https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-cambridge-university-press-wtc-colombo-office/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Cambridge University Press & Assessment opens Colombo office, hires local team https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-family-health-service-officers-1056-appointments/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z 1,056 family health service officers get appointments at Temple Trees https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-fuel-imports-4-billion-eight-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Fuel imports cost $4.07bn in eight months — but monthly spending has fallen since April https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-gampola-nawalapitiya-rail-december-kandy-february/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Gampola–Nawalapitiya rail link targeted for December, Kandy by February https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-ganemulla-cemetery-pistol-konda-ranji/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Pistol recovered from beneath a grave in Ganemulla after 'Konda Ranji' questioning https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-geoffrey-bawa-vitra-design-museum-retrospective/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Major Geoffrey Bawa retrospective opens at Germany's Vitra Design Museum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-hambantota-port-one-million-teu-milestone/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Hambantota port passes one million containers since 2025 crane upgrade https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-heavy-showers-landslide-warnings-four-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Heavy falls above 75 mm forecast for seven provinces; landslide warnings in four districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-herath-rejects-us-pressure-iranian-vessels/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Foreign Minister denies US pressured Sri Lanka over Iranian vessels https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-hrcsl-special-police-unit-older-persons/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Rights commission renews 2023 call for a police unit dedicated to older persons https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-kusal-mendis-player-pool-world-cups/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Mendis wants a 25-player pool and stronger backups before the World Cups https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-litro-gas-prices-unchanged-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Litro holds LP gas prices for October, leaving September's cut in place https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-local-administrative-services-online/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Grama Niladhari and divisional secretariat services to move online next year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-mattegoda-funeral-hall-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Mattegoda residents protest against Rs. 40 million funeral hall site https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-navy-seizes-indian-trawler-nine-fishermen-delft/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Navy seizes Indian trawler and nine fishermen south of Delft https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-no-licence-fee-songs-private-functions-weddings/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z No licence fee for songs at weddings or family functions, minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-pm-digital-connectivity-secondary-schools/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Digital connectivity for all secondary schools by year-end, says PM https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-sajith-icrc-missing-persons-forensic/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa meets ICRC delegation head on missing persons and forensic capacity https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-sajith-solar-australian-high-commissioner/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Sajith briefs Australian envoy on solar policy, asks why not 1 million rooftops https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-samanalawewa-student-drowns-educational-trip/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Schoolboy, 16, drowns at Samanalawewa during an educational trip https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-south-asian-precision-medicine-summit-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Colombo hosts South Asian Precision Medicine Summit on genomics, digital health and AI https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-sri-lanka-odi-squad-pakistan-tri-nation-series/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka name 16-member ODI squad for Pakistan tri-series; Nissanka subject to fitness https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-tokyo-cement-ditwah-orphans-education-support/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Tokyo Cement to pay school allowances to 79 children orphaned by Cyclone Ditwah https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-04-world-habitat-day-5000-houses-handed-over/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z 5,000 government-assisted houses to be handed over for World Habitat Day