https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-21-nbro-red-landslide-warnings-six-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Red landslide warnings double to six districts as five rivers reach flood levels https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-21-southern-expressway-eight-vehicle-crash/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Eight vehicles collide on Southern Expressway, ten hospitalised including six schoolchildren https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-121000-public-service-recruitment-akuressa/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z 121,000 state recruits by year-end, President says, including 10,000 police and 23,000 teachers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-amber-lightning-advisory-uva-eastern/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Amber lightning advisory for Uva, the East and three northern districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-anuradhapura-rabies-prevention-drive/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Anuradhapura targets 4,000 dog vaccinations in rabies week as research puts the coverage gap outside the city https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-aswesuma-norwood-fraud-30-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Aswesuma fraud at Norwood nears Rs. 30 million, with dead pensioners' details used to claim benefits https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-bachelet-exits-un-chief-race/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Bachelet quits UN chief race after one 'encourage' vote — the rights chief who scrutinised Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-beruwala-resort-owner-kidnapping-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested over Beruwala resort owner's abduction in debt dispute https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-bomiriya-passport-forgery-70-year-old/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z 70-year-old arrested with 48 passports in Bomiriya document forgery raid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-caa-104-violations-lunch-sheets-sili-bags/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z CAA detects 104 violations in islandwide raids on lunch sheets and 'Sili-Sili' bags https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-cert-adb-cnii-assessment-findings/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka CERT and ADB review first audit of the country's critical information infrastructure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-china-south-asia-marine-cooperation-qingdao/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka pitches blue-economy cooperation with China at Qingdao marine forum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-ditwah-5-million-25000-houses/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z President puts the Ditwah rebuild at 25,000 houses — four times the destroyed-homes count on record https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-dry-weather-169071-ten-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Dry-weather toll climbs to 169,071 across ten districts as rain falls elsewhere https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-emirates-qatar-airways-sltpb-atm-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka signs Emirates and Qatar Airways tourism deals at twice-delayed Arabian Travel Market https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-fuel-prices-october-subsidy-akuressa/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Fuel prices must rise on October 1, President says, but a subsidy will absorb part of it https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-galle-bess-commissioned-16-facilities/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Galle battery storage plant commissioned as regulator brings 160 MW target forward to October https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-gampaha-imbulgoda-fake-certificate-racket/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Gampaha forgery raid seizes 51 official seals and 35 fake certificates https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-horana-ellakanda-waterfall-fake-police-robbery/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Three arrested for posing as police to rob couples at Horana waterfall https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-iran-seven-conditions-us-talks-qatar/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Iran sets seven conditions for talks with Washington — but names only six https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-justice-minister-law-equally-prisons/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Law must apply equally to those in power, Justice Minister tells new prison officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-kuwait-deportation-20-sri-lankans-katunayake/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z 20 Sri Lankans deported from Kuwait over visa violations arrive at Katunayake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-nbro-landslide-warnings-six-districts-100mm/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z First death of the monsoon episode as landslide alerts reach Level 3 Red and six river basins rise https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-northern-province-350-health-service-assistants/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z 350 health service assistants appointed across Northern Province hospitals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-paranthan-tipper-drivers-bribery-sand-permits/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Five held at Paranthan checkpoint for allegedly bribing police over sand permits https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-presidents-fund-spectacles-hearing-aids/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z President's Fund begins free spectacles and hearing aids scheme at Rajarata https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-qatar-joint-committee-labour-hemachandra/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Qatar revive labour Joint Committee after more than five years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-rajarata-15-tanks-silt-clearing-52-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 52 million to clear silt from 15 Rajarata tanks before Maha season https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-sajith-unedited-un-franche-video/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sajith Premadasa releases 41-minute unedited video of UN envoy meeting https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-savinda-tennakoon-top-model-universe-third/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan model Savinda Tennakoon takes third at Top Model of Universe in Istanbul https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-shiranthi-rajapaksa-not-returned-fcid/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Shiranthi Rajapaksa has not returned to Sri Lanka, four days before FCID summons https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-slaf-netball-public-service-tournament/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Air Force netball teams win both league titles at Public Service tournament in Jaffna https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-smartphones-80-percent-device-use-2025/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Smartphones now account for 80.6% of device use in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-sri-lanka-women-asian-games-gold-medal-match/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Athapaththu's unbeaten 83 carries Sri Lanka into Asian Games gold medal match https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-thai-trio-bia-kush-hashish-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Three Thai women arrested at BIA with 7.6kg of Kush and hashish https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-weligama-payagala-teens-missing-drowning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Two 15-year-old boys missing after separate drownings in Weligama and Payagala