https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-2027-examination-dates-announced/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Examinations Department fixes 2027 dates for Scholarship, A/L and O/L https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-410mw-battery-storage-energy-security/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Energy Minister sets out 410MW of battery storage as dry weather squeezes supply https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-anuradhapura-supermarket-sls-wire-cords/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Anuradhapura supermarket fined Rs. 200,000 over uncertified wire cords https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-badulla-hospital-anaesthetist-body-found/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Body of missing Badulla Teaching Hospital anaesthetist found https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-banagoda-aasl-chairman-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Admiral (Retd.) Kanchana Banagoda named AASL chairman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-basl-president-secretary-22a-referendum-petition/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z BASL president and secretary petition Supreme Court for 22A referendum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-borella-grenade-four-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Four arrested over live grenade left at Borella house https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-chaminda-wijesiri-granted-bail/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri granted bail pending appeal, barred from leaving country https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-cope-peradeniya-wastewater-bank-accounts/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z COPE flags Peradeniya University over wastewater cost rise to Rs. 1.4 billion https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-cse-turnover-16-85bn-ct-holdings-cargills/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 15bn CT Holdings and Cargills stake sales drive record Colombo turnover https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-dengue-cases-94037-western-province/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's dengue cases pass 94,000 as July proves the worst month yet https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-dry-weather-8000-acres-crop-damage/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Dry weather damages 8,000 acres of crops, 7,000 farmers affected https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-easter-attacks-verdict-september-22/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Easter Sunday attacks conspiracy verdict set for September 22 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-easter-vavuniya-confidential-statement-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Vavuniya resident gives sealed statement to court in Easter attacks case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-four-killed-road-accidents-24-hours/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Four killed in road accidents across four police divisions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-hdfc-daya-gamage-974-million-cope/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Daya Gamage-linked firms owe state housing lender Rs. 974 million, COPE told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-icc-sanctions-jaiswal-asitha-fernando/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z ICC fines Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando over head clash at the SSC https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-imran-khan-22-captains-letter-ranatunga/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Ranatunga among 22 former captains in second letter on Imran Khan's health https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-joint-opposition-basl-president-resignation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Joint Opposition protest outside BASL demands Amarasuriya's resignation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-keerthisena-galgamuwa-prison-death-alive/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Man declared dead in prison walks into his own funeral in Galgamuwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-lanka-salusala-chairman-bail-vat/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Lanka Salusala chairman bailed over Rs. 45 million VAT default https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-met-showers-western-sabaragamuwa-monday/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast for Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces on Monday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-middeniya-murder-two-accomplices-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Two held over Middeniya shooting after drug suspect linked to killing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-moodys-caa1-affirmed-debt-affordability/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Moody's affirms Sri Lanka at Caa1, warns interest costs eat 40% of revenue https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-msme-95bn-loan-fund-80-percent-disbursed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 75bn of the Rs. 95bn MSME loan fund already disbursed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-namal-slpp-grassroots-campaign/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Namal says SLPP will campaign village to village ahead of elections https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-parliament-committee-prison-overcrowding-police/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Parliament committee turns to police over prison overcrowding https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-pettah-bus-stand-cctv-pickpocket-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z CCTV centre catches Pettah bus stand pickpocket within minutes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-pm-amarasuriya-wfp-school-nutrition-ncd/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z PM tells WFP school meals alone will not curb non-communicable diseases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-pucsl-renewable-feed-in-tariffs-august25/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Regulator raises solar-plus-battery payments as it warns of possible power cuts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-reservoir-capacity-36-percent-dry-zone/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Islandwide reservoir storage falls to 36% as dry zone tanks near empty https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-sallay-mother-letter-president-detention/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Sallay's mother asks President not to extend son's detention https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-samurdhi-ciaboc-complaint-daya-gamage/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Samurdhi union asks bribery commission to probe Daya Gamage era https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-sea-temperatures-el-nino-pacific-warming/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Sea temperatures around Sri Lanka up 1°C as El Niño strengthens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-ssc-test-day-two-jurel-century-india-declare/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Jurel century takes India to 503 for nine declared, Sri Lanka 8 for 2 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-taiwan-southern-rain-offices-schools-closed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Southern Taiwan shuts offices and schools as torrential rain floods Kaohsiung https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-temperature-record-43-years-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka within reach of a 43-year-old heat record, forecasters warn https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-tourist-arrivals-1-46-million-sltda/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka tourist arrivals pass 1.46 million for 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-trump-h1b-visa-fee-103265/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z US moves to make $103,265 H-1B visa fee permanent https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-us-ambassador-eric-meyer-arrives-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z US Ambassador-designate Eric Meyer arrives in Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-us-economic-d-day-iran-oil-export-threat/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z US vows 'economic D-Day' as Iran threatens to halt all Gulf oil exports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-24-world-bank-colombo-fort-tourism-zone/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z World Bank discusses Colombo Fort tourism zone at Presidential Secretariat https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-aluthgama-ganegama-railway-crossing-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Three-wheeler driver killed at Aluthgama crossing, residents block coastal line https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-amber-heat-advisory-eastern-north-central-aug24/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Amber heat advisory issued for Monday across two provinces and five districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-asela-dharmasiri-remanded-ampara/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Veterans' association convenor remanded over online posts targeting Ampara official https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-audit-parliament-fuel-unlimited-allocations/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Special audit finds unlimited fuel issued to Parliament's top officials https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-australia-h5n1-fur-seal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in a mammal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-borella-grenade-attack-wanathe-chathu/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Grenade thrown at Borella house linked to associate of 'Wanathe Chathu' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-bowatenna-reservoir-desilting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Bowatenna Reservoir to be drained for first full desilting in 50 years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-caa-fake-sls-water-bottles-avissawella/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes 8,500 water bottles carrying fake SLS certification https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-caasl-chairman-ranjith-rajasinghe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Retired Colonel Ranjith Rajasinghe named Civil Aviation Authority chairman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-cannabis-1044kg-mau-ara-hambegamuwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Over 1,000 kg of cannabis seized at Mau Ara in Monaragala; two arrested https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-colombo-electric-railway-maradana/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Colombo electric railway project to begin next year, Deputy Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-construction-equipment-theft-kamburugoda/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested over Rs. 1.2 million construction equipment theft in Kamburugoda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-emergency-care-82-hospitals-adb/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Health Ministry upgrading emergency units at 82 base hospitals under ADB project https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-galpoththahena-lake-drowning-eheliyagoda/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Man, 22, drowns while bathing with friends in Galpoththahena Lake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-gampaha-mosques-rs10mn-milad-un-nabi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 10 million allocated for Gampaha mosques ahead of Milad-un-Nabi festival https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-habarana-hurulu-eco-park-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Over 100 acres burnt in fire at Hurulu reserve in Habarana https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-hrcsl-prison-violence-prevention-measures/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Rights commission reviews prison violence measures as new jails planned https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-hydropower-reservoirs-67-percent-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Hydropower reservoirs at 67%, enough to generate until October https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-iran-condemns-us-sanctions-neighbours-warned/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Iran condemns coming US sanctions and warns neighbours against joining https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-itak-referendum-22nd-amendment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z ITAK calls for referendum on 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-jaffna-traders-fined-overpricing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Jaffna traders fined Rs. 668,000 for selling goods above regulated prices https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-japan-earthquake-5-9-tokyo-kanto/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Magnitude 5.9 quake near Tokyo injures at least 37, disrupts rail services https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-kalutara-bogus-doctors-suspended-sentence/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Two given suspended sentences for posing as doctors in Aluthgama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-kandy-perahera-police-abuse-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested for abusing police on duty at Kandy Esala Perahera https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-kekirawa-man-hacked-death-party/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Man, 56, hacked to death after argument at party in Kekirawa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-kiriwaththuduwa-murder-suspect-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Suspect arrested over murder of 78-year-old man in Kiriwaththuduwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-koddaikallar-motorcycle-crash-students/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Two students killed as motorcycles collide on Batticaloa–Koddaikallar road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-mackay-test-750-balls-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Australia's two-day Mackay win is fourth-shortest Test on record https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-medawachchiya-wild-elephant-attack-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Man killed by wild elephant while riding home from almsgiving in Medawachchiya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-met-showers-sabaragamuwa-north-western/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast again for Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces on Sunday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-monaragala-hulandawa-teak-reserve-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Fire destroys more than 15 acres of state teak reserve in Monaragala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-navy-kendu-leaves-negombo-seizure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Navy seizes 2,276 kg of smuggled Kendu leaves at Negombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-npp-district-rallies-september-5/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z NPP to hold district-wide public rallies led by President from September 5 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-nuwara-eliya-haggala-bus-brake-failure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z One killed as buses collide after brake failure near Haggala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-ocean-winner-cargo-ship-sinks-odisha/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Search continues for 22 crew after cargo ship sinks in Bay of Bengal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-phi-union-data-suspension-meegasdeniya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z PHIs to suspend all data reporting island-wide from Monday over airport transfer https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-port-city-4-1-billion-investment-target/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Government targets a further US$4.1 billion in Port City investment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-premadasa-paddy-guaranteed-price/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa says Rs. 120 guaranteed paddy price costs farmers Rs. 17 a kilo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-presidents-fund-lottery-scholarships-anuradhapura/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z President's Fund scholarships for lottery sellers' children launched in Anuradhapura https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-roadworthiness-certificate-replace-emission-2028/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Roadworthiness certificate to replace emission test from 2028 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-ssc-test-day-one-padikkal-117-india-300/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Padikkal hundred carries India to 300 for five on opening day at the SSC https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-supra-grade-mso-annual-transfers-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z 2027 annual transfers announced for senior Management Service Officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-three-wheeler-minimum-age-40-proposal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Minimum age for three-wheeler drivers could be raised to 40, Deputy Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-tourism-revenue-1796-million-seven-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Tourism revenue falls 11.5% to US$1.8bn in first seven months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-upcountry-railway-restoration-kotagala-radella/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Rain and granite shortage stall upcountry railway landslide repairs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-vocational-training-foreign-employment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Schools to be used as vocational training centres under education reforms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-walawe-river-ambalantota-water-suspended/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Ambalantota water treatment plant shuts down as Walawe River level drops https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-walpola-railway-crossing-girl-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Girl, 8, dies after garbage lorry crashes at Walpola railway crossing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-wennappuwa-woman-illicit-liquor-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Woman, 51, arrested with 67.5 litres of illicit liquor in Wennappuwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-23-zelenskiy-wartime-election-ukraine/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z Zelenskiy says a wartime election would 'destroy' Ukraine