https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-anuradhapura-sacred-city-india-funding/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 7.7 billion Anuradhapura Sacred City plan submitted to India for funding https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-bambalapitiya-restaurant-fined-water-mrp/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Bambalapitiya restaurant fined Rs. 1 million over Rs. 20 overcharge on bottled water https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-basil-fernando-human-rights-jurist-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Basil Fernando, Sri Lankan jurist and Right Livelihood laureate, dies at 81 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-cameraman-arrested-ranil-security-officer/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z TV cameraman arrested over alleged assault on Ranil's security officer as SLWJA seeks impartial probe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-ciaboc-34000-late-asset-declarations-copf/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z CIABOC identifies 34,000 people liable for penalties over late asset declarations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-cid-probe-instant-loan-apps/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z CID opens investigation into online instant loan apps over high interest charges https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-copf-foreign-exchange-regulations-approved/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Public Finance Committee clears new foreign exchange regulations on outward investment and emigrants' assets https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-cpc-chairman-diesel-cost-subsidy-split/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z CPC says it sells diesel Rs. 136 below cost as Rs. 70 state subsidy begins https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-cpc-petrol-profit-diesel-kerosene-loss/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z CPC's own cost disclosure shows petrol subsidising diesel and kerosene https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-cse-aspi-close-banks-lead-turnover/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse closes up 0.33% as banks lead turnover, but gives back the morning's gain https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-current-account-surplus-133mn-august/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Current account returns to surplus in August, but the year is still $291m in deficit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-cwit-phase-two-expansion-3-2-million-teus/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Adani's Colombo West terminal doubles capacity to 3.2 million TEUs as Phase II opens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-gotabaya-writ-petition-dismissed-easter-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal throws out Gotabaya's bid to block arrest over Easter attacks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-igp-cid-criminal-probe-port-ice-negligence/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z IGP orders criminal probe into police handling of Colombo Port drug intelligence https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-ilt20-season5-auction-sri-lanka-players/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z 24 Sri Lankan cricketers enter ILT20 Season 5 auction in Dubai https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-ima-psta-bill-media-freedom-digital-rights/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Internet Media Action warns revised terrorism Bill risks a 'digital dictatorship' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-inflation-target-5-percent-imf-staff-agreement/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to keep its 5% inflation target for three more years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-johnston-fernando-slpp-targeting-opponents/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Johnston Fernando accuses officials of fabricating evidence against government opponents https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-madol-doova-swedish-schoolchildren-stockholm/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Swedish schoolchildren introduced to Martin Wickramasinghe's 'Madol Doova' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-met-amber-lightning-advisory-six-regions/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Amber lightning advisory in force until 11.30 p.m. for five provinces and Mannar https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-minority-youth-leadership-training-india/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z 28 Sri Lankan minority youth complete leadership training in India https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-nedp-lead-agencies-coordination-meeting/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z EDB summons NEDP lead agencies, asks each to name a focal point for the $36bn target https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-pb-jayasundara-airbus-statement-ciaboc/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Bribery Commission records statement from P.B. Jayasundara over Airbus deal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-president-pm-world-childrens-day-messages/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z President and Prime Minister mark World Children's Day, with the digital risk front and centre https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-rice-container-metal-scrap-trico/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Export container declared as rice found packed with metal scrap https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-rumesh-tharanga-homecoming-asian-games-gold/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga returns from Asian Games gold with a complaint about Sri Lanka's tracks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-rupee-flat-bond-yields-second-session/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Rupee holds at 330.65/80 as bond yields ease a second session, at half the pace https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-sri-lanka-india-asian-games-cricket-semifinal/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka bowled out for 45 as India win Asian Games semi-final by 124 runs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-sri-lanka-palestine-trade-expo-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Palestine's economy minister agrees to lead a business delegation to Sri Lanka Expo 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-tilvin-silva-jaishankar-jvp-india-visit/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Jaishankar meets Tilvin Silva as JVP delegation ends five-day India visit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-tiran-alles-court-appeal-writ-cheques/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal bars police from arresting Tiran Alles over dishonoured cheques https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-tobacco-free-generation-hambantota-women-petition/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Hambantota women hand President 10,000 signatures for a tobacco-free generation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-us-state-dept-investment-climate-report/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z US investment climate report puts Sri Lanka's FDI at 1% of GDP, names stalled Sinopec and Adani deals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-01-vaccines-full-state-funding-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to fund all immunisation vaccines from state funds in 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-1818-drug-hotline-24-hours/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Government restates that the 1818 drug tip-off hotline runs 24 hours https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-ambalangoda-perahera-traffic-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Special traffic plan for Ambalangoda on October 1 and 2 as Modara Devalaya perahera parades https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-anti-corruption-clause-17-referendum-avoided/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Government will drop or amend the Anti-Corruption Bill clause that needs a referendum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-aravinda-de-silva-bail-forfeited-airbus/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Court forfeits Rs. 40 million bail posted by Aravinda de Silva and his wife in Airbus case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-budget-november-12-relief-packages/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Party leaders confirm November 12 Budget date as government weighs relief packages https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-cbsl-plantation-pyramid-schemes-crackdown/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank calls plantation deposit schemes pyramids, says 40% returns cannot come from farming https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-cbsl-policy-rate-hold-8-75/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank holds policy rate at 8.75% as inflation runs at 8% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-chinese-ambassador-health-minister-nephrology/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Chinese ambassador meets health minister, with the Polonnaruwa blast on the agenda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-coal-commission-18-notices-jayakody/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Coal commission issues notices to 18, including former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-colombo-inflation-8-percent-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Colombo inflation stuck at 8% in September, a third month above the Central Bank's ceiling https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-cpc-fuel-prices-revised-diesel-petrol-hike/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z CPC raises diesel and petrol prices from midnight, days after pledging to hold diesel steady https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-cse-aspi-close-flat-intraday-reversal/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse gives up a 117-point morning gain to close flat https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-digital-technology-schools-madhura-seneviratne/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Digital technology to reach teaching, school administration and teacher transfers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-dilith-jayaweera-writ-petition-contempt-dismissed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal dismisses Dilith Jayaweera's writ petition over contempt finding https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-dissanayake-parent-education-drug-committee/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Dissanayake orders a mechanism to educate parents directly on the drug threat https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-faama-executive-committee-2026-27/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Apparel accessory makers re-elect Salieh, target US$1bn shift to local raw materials https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-foreign-investors-sell-rupee-bonds-second-week/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Foreign investors sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds for a second week, ending a 13-week buying run https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-fort-magistrate-pasan-amarasena-death-threat/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Fort Magistrate's security strengthened after alleged death threat letter https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-gampaha-police-sergeant-drowning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Police sergeant dies after drowning while bathing in Gampaha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-gmoa-tax-relief-doctors-migration/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z GMOA seeks pre-budget tax relief, says over 2,500 doctors have left since 2021/22 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-groundwater-mapping-five-districts-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves Rs. 180 million project to map and regulate groundwater in five districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-horowpathana-elephant-electrocution-fence/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Elephant searching for water killed by illegal electric fence in Horowpathana https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-income-tax-deadline-2025-26/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Income tax deadline for 2025/26 falls today, IRD warns of penalties https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-interpol-red-notice-wadduwa-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Interpol Red Notice suspect who twice escaped custody arrested in Wadduwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-katunayake-bia-ice-seizure-rs80m/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Businessman held at Katunayake with Rs. 80 million of 'Ice' packed in biscuit boxes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-kirindiwela-imbulahena-murder-suicide/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Woman, 75, killed at home in Kirindiwela; husband dies under train https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-laugfs-holdings-muthukumarana-group-ceo/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z LAUGFS Holdings names Dhanusha Muthukumarana Group MD and CEO https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-maharaja-media-asian-television-awards-nominations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan productions land four nominations at 31st Asian Television Awards https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-maldives-dollar-conversion-40-percent-tourism/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Maldives doubles resort dollar-conversion rule to 40%, opening a pitch for Sri Lankan tourism https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-met-amber-lightning-alert-heavy-rain-october-1/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Amber alert for severe lightning tonight, heavy rain forecast for Thursday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-mi5-espionage-alert-chinese-academic-funding/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z MI5 issues its first public espionage alert over a Chinese institute funding UK academics https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-miracle-dome-katunayake-site-visit/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Activists visit the Miracle Dome City site at Katunayake and dispute online environmental claims https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-namal-rajapaksa-bail-granted-airbus-money-laundering/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa granted bail in Airbus money laundering case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-panadura-businessman-abduction/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Businessman abducted in Panadura found near cemetery; police suspect a relative https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-peoples-leasing-debenture-oversubscribed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z People's Leasing Rs. 10 billion debenture issue oversubscribed and allotted https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-plantations-climate-resilience-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Plantation companies detail their El Niño defences, from mandatory mother-leaf plucking to drone mapping https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-pm-aesthetic-education-bataduwa-school/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z PM opens Galle aesthetic school: "We need doctors who can understand the pain of their patients" https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-ranil-uk-trip-case-ag-position/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Ranil's UK trip case recalled for November 11 as Attorney General's position is awaited https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-rupee-330-65-bond-yields-lower/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Rupee firms marginally to 330.65/80 as bond yields fall across the curve https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-september-inflation-ccpi-8-percent/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Inflation holds at 8% in September, a 37-month high, breaching the Central Bank's target for a third month https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-shiranthi-rajapaksa-return-warning-deputy-minister/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Deputy minister says Shiranthi Rajapaksa must return and face the inquiry https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-slc-governance-bill-independent-directors/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z New Bill would give Sri Lanka Cricket a 14-member board with seven independent directors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-sri-lanka-australia-senior-officials-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Australia conclude sixth senior officials talks and fourth maritime dialogue https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-vehicle-demand-cools-imports-registrations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Vehicle import demand is cooling, and the registration data now shows it https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-vijitha-herath-unga81-meetings-conclude/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Vijitha Herath wraps up UNGA81 with Guterres, UAE, Nepal and three UN meetings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-vishishta-seva-vibhushana-57-officers/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z 57 tri-forces officers receive the Vishishta Seva Vibhushana https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-weerasinghe-fuel-subsidy-surcharge-inflation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Inflation would have been higher without fuel subsidy and vehicle surcharge, Governor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-weerawansa-summoned-ccib-friday/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Weerawansa summoned to the CCIB on Friday over Anuradhapura rally remarks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-windforce-green-bond-withdrawn/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z WindForce drops Rs. 4 billion green bond as borrowing costs climb https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-30-world-bank-110m-cyclone-ditwah-roads/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z World Bank approves $110 million to rebuild 600 km of Ditwah-damaged roads