https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-al-exam-372310-candidates-begins/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z A/L examination begins Monday with 372,310 candidates at 2,532 centres https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-fisheries-nara-fish-stocks-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Fisheries Ministry asks NARA to assess fish stocks and El Niño impact https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-giriulla-motorcyclist-killed-tractor-trailer/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Motorcyclist, 22, killed in collision with tractor trailer in Giriulla https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-hrc-summons-prison-officials-organised-unrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Rights commission summons IGP and prison chiefs over unrest as organised-influence claims surface https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-india-third-bailey-bridge-consignment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z India hands over third Bailey bridge consignment worth over $5 million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-indigenous-peoples-bill-cabinet-gazette-dambana/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Indigenous Peoples' Bill goes to Cabinet as gazette opens forest access https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-islandwide-police-operations-437-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z 437 arrested as police check 33,000 people in islandwide operations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-karadiyana-illegal-liquor-production-raid/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested as police raid illicit liquor plant near Karadiyana dump https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-kegalle-private-hospital-fined-expired-supplies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Kegalle private hospital fined Rs. 520,000 over expired supplies and overcharging https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-kotmale-spill-gate-reopened-august9/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Kotmale spill gate opened again as reservoir nears capacity https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-marine-coastal-protection-committee-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Ministers review marine and coastal protection drive, target fishing harbour security gaps https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-met-forecast-showers-strong-winds-sunday/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Met forecasts showers and 40-50 kmph winds as heavy-rain warnings ease https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-mirihana-counterfeit-currency-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Suspect held over counterfeit currency printing operation in Mirihana https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-mojtaba-khamenei-mehr-video-health/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Iran releases first video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei after health reports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-premadasa-ruwanwella-judges-retirement-one-party/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa repeats one-party rule warning over judges' retirement age https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-rathmalana-grenade-attack-four-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Four arrested over Rathmalana grenade attack, police cite overseas crime figure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-red-alert-matara-pottuvil-august-10/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Red advisory narrows to Matara–Pottuvil but is extended to Monday morning https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-samarasinghe-rules-out-return-politics/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Samarasinghe rules out return to politics after stepping down as US envoy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-senaka-palletenna-prisons-media-spokesperson/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Senaka Palletenna named Prisons Department media spokesperson https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-slfp-medirigiriya-organizer-drug-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z SLFP Medirigiriya organiser held under detention order over drug trafficking https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-slpp-nawalapitiya-organiser-sarvajana-balaya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Former SLPP Nawalapitiya organiser joins Sarvajana Balaya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-thalathuoya-cat-cruelty-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested over viral cat cruelty video in Thalathuoya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-thirappane-water-purification-army-commander/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Water purification plant opens for 1,300 families in Thirappane https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-tunisian-tourist-dies-weligama-surfing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Tunisian tourist dies after being swept away while surfing off Weligama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-wellawaya-traders-fined-rice-mrp/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Two Wellawaya traders fined Rs. 300,000 for selling rice above controlled prices https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-09-worker-remittances-5-38-billion-july/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z Worker remittances pass US$5bn in seven months, up US$947mn on last year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-bia-cigarettes-rs6mn-dubai-narcotics-bureau/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested at BIA with Rs. 6 million in cigarettes flown in from Dubai https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-caa-canned-fish-pannala-slsi-raid/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes Rs. 1.5 million of canned fish from unlicensed Pannala facility https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-cbsl-official-reserves-6-59-billion-july/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's official reserves rise to USD 6.59 billion in July https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-dengue-death-toll-64-cases-89033/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's dengue death toll rises to 65 as cases near 90,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-dpa-personal-data-protection-circular/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Data Protection Authority issues new circular ahead of 2027 compliance date https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-dscsc-delegation-turkiye-study-package/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan staff college delegation on two-week defence study tour in Türkiye https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-epassports-within-a-year-wijepala/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z e-Passports to be issued within a year, Wijepala tells Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-gambirigaswewa-hospital-no-doctor/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Anuradhapura village hospital faces closure with no doctor for a month https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-horana-stf-drug-network-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z STF arrests two in Horana over links to overseas drug networks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-india-fishermen-early-release-lok-sabha/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z India says it is pressing Sri Lanka for early release of detained fishermen https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-iran-oman-hormuz-deal-close-adnoc-ship-struck/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman is close but will not reopen the strait by itself https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-kusal-mendis-slpca-president/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Kusal Mendis named first president of new Sri Lankan players' association https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-lpl-2026-final-free-public-admission/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z LPL 2026 final: free admission to C and D stands for tonight's decider https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-lpl-2026-final-galle-gallants-champions/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Galle Gallants win maiden LPL title with five-wicket win over Jaffna Kings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-magazine-prison-drug-parcels-two-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested trying to throw drug parcels over Magazine Prison wall https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-red-advisory-chilaw-mannar-matara-pottuvil/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Red advisory widens to the northwest coast as gusts reach 70 kmph https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-rosamund-pike-mag-landmine-million-milestone/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Rosamund Pike visits Sri Lanka as landmine clearance passes one million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-sai-sudharsan-ruled-out-galle-tests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z India's Sai Sudharsan ruled out of Test series in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-slcert-instagram-sextortion-racket/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z SLCERT warns of organised sextortion racket run through Instagram and WhatsApp https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-srilankan-airlines-kuwait-flights-resume/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z SriLankan Airlines resumes Colombo–Kuwait flights with six services a week https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-transwell-srilankan-airlines-turnaround-proposal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Hong Kong's Transwell submits zero-treasury turnaround plan for SriLankan Airlines