https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-ahasa-tv-bmi-launch/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z BMI Group launches Ahasa TV on former CSN frequencies, pledges independent newsroom https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-akd-ranil-16-cooks-privileges/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z 'Was he planning to open a restaurant?': President revives 16-cooks claim at Gampaha rally https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-bia-terminal-1-expansion-commences/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z BIA Terminal 1 expansion begins with 36 new check-in counters https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-cbsl-red-team-specialist-cyber/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank recruits a red team specialist to attack its own defences https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-chamika-karunaratne-arrest-warrant/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Arrest warrant issued for cricketer Chamika Karunaratne over missed maintenance hearing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-coca-cola-calin-slim-digis-awards/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Coca-Cola takes two marketing awards in its 65th year in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-cse-aspi-below-21000-turnover-low/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse slips below 21,000 as turnover falls to lowest of the year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-demerit-points-pilot-october-1/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's driver demerit points pilot to begin October 1 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-dengue-100127-cases-milestone/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's dengue cases pass 100,000 for the year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-electricity-tariff-cuts-no-timeline/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z No timeline for electricity tariff cuts, Energy Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-environment-ministry-renewable-safeguards/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Environment Ministry says renewable projects clear assessments first https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-grama-niladhari-1650-appointments-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z 1,650 Grama Niladhari appointments to be issued on October 8 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-grandpass-ice-31-grams-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Colombo crime division arrests 26-year-old with 31 grams of ICE in Grandpass https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-justice-minister-brazil-envoy-judicial-digitisation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Justice Minister briefs Brazil's new envoy on court digitisation drive https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-kirinda-fishermen-harbour-sand-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Kirinda fishermen force harbour gates open over sand blockage https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-lioc-fuel-price-revision-mops/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z LIOC says Sri Lankan fuel is priced below the minimum international rate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-madampe-motorcycle-crash-two-children-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Two children killed, mother critically injured in Madampe motorcycle crash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-metro-bus-104-launch-seven-routes/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z All 104 Metro buses enter service on Tuesday across seven Western Province routes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-namal-fourth-suspect-krrish-ciaboc/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa named fourth suspect in CIABOC's Krrish bribery case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-police-body-camera-tender-chatgpt-allegation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Activist alleges police body-camera tender document was written with ChatGPT https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-police-service-reforms-wijepala/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Police to get 10,000 recruits and a formal transfer system, Public Security Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-riverstone-oscars-2027-entry/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z 'Riverstone' named Sri Lanka's entry for the 99th Academy Awards https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-rumesh-tharanga-asian-games-javelin-gold/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga throws 88.55m to win Sri Lanka's first gold of the Asian Games https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-sajith-solar-pucsl-net-metering/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sajith accuses government of gutting rooftop solar as net metering ends https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-saudi-ambassador-ajwad-bilateral-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's envoy in Riyadh meets Saudi public diplomacy deputy minister https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-sc-dismisses-contempt-petitions-shani-ravi-gamini/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court throws out contempt petitions against Shani Abeysekara, Ravi Seneviratne and Fr. Cyril Gamini https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-sri-lanka-russia-fisheries-cooperation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka asks Russia for vessels and cold storage to modernise deep-sea fishing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-upcountry-train-gampola-october-2/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Upcountry trains to Peradeniya and Gampola resume from October 2 after Ditwah repairs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-us-sri-lanka-nuclear-smuggling-detection/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z US and Sri Lanka Navy build nuclear smuggling detection capacity in Colombo workshop https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-vidullanka-battery-storage-winning-bids/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Vidullanka ventures win bids for 18.7MW of battery storage at solar plants https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-world-rabies-day-awc-criticism/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z 'Rabies control has become a racket': animal welfare coalition accuses Health Ministry of neglect https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-28-yoshitha-daisy-forrest-pretrial-november-3/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case set for November 3 pre-trial conference https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-adb-asian-development-outlook-september-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z ADB trims developing Asia growth to 5% for 2026, flags El Niño hit to harvests and hydropower https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-akd-gampaha-corruption-no-political-revenge/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z President says there is no limit to action against those who stole public property https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-baddegama-halpathota-shooting-fatal/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Two killed in Baddegama shooting; police link attack to rival organised crime factions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-caa-plastic-feeding-bottles-islandwide-raids/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes 1,400 plastic and baby feeding bottles in 144 islandwide raids https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-cbsl-enterprise-data-solution-eoi/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank invites bids for an enterprise data solution https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-dengue-1276-cases-weekly-rise/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Dengue cases climb to 1,276 in a week as rains persist https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-dmc-3495-affected-three-deaths-15-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Weather death toll rises to three as DMC count reaches 3,495 across 15 districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-dulith-dassanayake-hack-lift-world-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Air Force corporal Dulith Dassanayake sets hack lift world record in Kyrgyzstan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-england-beat-sri-lanka-oval-odi-series/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z England thrash Sri Lanka by 223 runs at The Oval to take ODI series 2-1 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-england-buttler-ruled-out-oval-odi-decider/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Buttler ruled out of Oval decider against Sri Lanka as Lawrence joins England squad https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-fuel-subsidy-41-billion-october-december/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z President announces Rs. 41 billion fuel subsidy for October, November and December https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-horana-pokunuwita-house-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Civil Security officer's new Horana home gutted by fire while he was at temple https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-india-nepal-floods-landslides-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Floods and landslides kill 19 across India and Nepal as major rivers breach danger marks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-jaffna-nine-arrested-weapons-cash/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Nine remanded after Jaffna stop-check yields sharp weapons and Rs. 900,000 in cash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-jaishankar-lavrov-araghchi-unga81/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z India's foreign minister works the Gulf file at the UN, meeting Iran, Russia and Oman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-jvp-delegation-india-bjp-know-bjp/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z JVP delegation heads to India for BJP talks under 'KNOW BJP' programme https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-melissa-premaratne-highgate-london-crash/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan-origin schoolgirl, 16, named after fatal north London collision https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-miss-universe-sri-lanka-hosting-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Foreign Minister holds talks on bringing Miss Universe to Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-navy-jaffna-madagal-drug-seizure/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Navy seizes 81 kg of heroin and ICE in pre-dawn Jaffna beach operation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-ncpa-7647-child-abuse-complaints/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z NCPA has received 7,647 child abuse complaints so far this year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-openai-anthropic-ceos-australian-senate-ai-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z OpenAI and Anthropic chiefs called before Australian Senate inquiry after Medicare breach https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-police-tenant-vetting-drugs-weapons-medawatte/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Police tell landlords to vet tenants as drugs and weapons turn up in rented premises https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-pope-leo-paris-mass-concorde/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Pope Leo draws 800,000 to Paris Mass, the largest event of his France tour https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-premadasa-mahapola-temple-trees-welfare/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Mahapola Trust postpones the certificate ceremony at the centre of Premadasa's welfare claim https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-property-tax-excluded-third-budget-imf/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z President says property tax agreed with IMF has been deferred and kept out of the third budget https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-ranawaka-geopolitical-counter-alliance-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Ranawaka warns Sri Lanka against being drawn into a geopolitical counter-alliance https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-rooftop-solar-net-plus-scheme-shift/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z New rooftop solar connections restricted to Net Plus as engineers warn of consumer losses https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-south-africa-mass-shootings-27-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead within hours of each other https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-swiss-voters-reject-neutrality-initiative/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Swiss voters reject bid to write a stricter form of neutrality into the constitution https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-tangalle-dikwella-heroin-seizure/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Teenager held over 2.8 kg of heroin at Beliatta house his brother had stocked https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-tea-coconut-production-decline-january-july/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Tea and coconut output fall over the first seven months; rubber holds steady https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-thileepan-statue-nallur-removed-police/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Police remove Thileepan statue from Nallur memorial a day after commemoration https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-venezuela-rodriguez-unga-no-deals/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Venezuela's interim president leaves the UN with photographs but no deals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-voice-teens-sri-lanka-season-3-finale/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Janiru Kavinda wins The Voice Teens Sri Lanka Season 3 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-27-wef-ttdi-2026-sri-lanka-fastest-improvers/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka 10th among world's fastest-improving tourism economies in WEF index