https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-atlas-angel-ii-us-sri-lanka-disaster-exercise/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z US and Sri Lanka open Atlas Angel II disaster response exercise https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-colombo-court-complex-collapse-cracks/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Colombo District Court shut after partial collapse as cracks appear in High Court chambers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-development-officers-protest-salary/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Development officers call island-wide protest over pay, citing a disputed wage ranking https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-four-missing-drowning-pamunugama-epamulla/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Woman and three children missing after drowning off Epamulla beach in Pamunugama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-government-new-regulations-private-security-services/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Draft bill to regulate private security firms expected in Parliament within months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-hokandara-kush-stf-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z STF arrests man with more than 2kg of 'Kush' in Hokandara https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-japanese-tourists-investors-arrive-sri-lanka/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z More than 250 Japanese tourists and investors arrive in Colombo on a single flight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-karunanayake-appears-ciaboc-lotteries-board/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Karunanayake appears before Bribery Commission after four missed summonses https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-oil-prices-jump-us-attack-iran-larak-island/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Oil jumps more than 1% after US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-pm-harini-departs-bhutan-food-systems-summit/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z PM Amarasuriya leaves for Bhutan in first Sri Lankan leader's visit there in 16 years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-schools-dengue-control-programme-new-term/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Schools told to run dengue control programmes before the new term begins https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-31-showers-western-sabaragamuwa-galle-matara-kandy/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast for Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and four districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-22a-petitions-30-supreme-court-deadline/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Petitions on the 22nd Amendment reach 30 as the filing window closes on Monday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-amber-advisory-high-waves-puttalam-pottuvil/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Amber advisory warns of 3-metre waves from Puttalam to Pottuvil until Monday afternoon https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-anuradhapura-sacred-city-electric-buses/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z President orders diesel curbs and electric buses for Anuradhapura Sacred City https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-caa-denies-dairy-price-hike-reports/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z CAA says viral 'breaking news' post on dairy price increases is false https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-cpc-petrol-prices-reduced-92-95/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Ceypetco cuts petrol prices from midnight, leaving diesel and kerosene untouched https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-ctu-education-reforms-not-ready/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Teachers' union says government is not ready for next year's education reforms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-cyprus-ferry-capsizes-kyrenia/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z At least eight dead and 23 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-dilith-jayaweera-authoritarian-jr-jayewardene/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Dilith Jayaweera says the government is more authoritarian than J.R. Jayewardene https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-eheliyagoda-student-killed-video-dispute/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z A-Level student killed in Eheliyagoda after dispute over a recorded video https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-embilipitiya-paper-mill-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Fire at Embilipitiya Paper Mill scrap store brought under control https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-ford-lake-ontario-sign-trump/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Ontario plants a 'Lake Ontario' billboard as Trump orders the lake renamed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-gmoa-dental-surgeons-oppose-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Doctors' and dental surgeons' associations join the opposition to the 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-gothatuwa-perahera-traffic-restrictions/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Traffic restrictions in Gothatuwa and Rajagiriya for Suramyarama Perahera https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-hakgala-conservation-tourism-projects/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Conservation and tourism projects planned for Hakgala Botanical Garden https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-india-glacier-monitoring-un-climate-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z India steps up glacier monitoring as UN and Nepal warn of Himalayan climate risk https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-justice-minister-22a-will-proceed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Justice Minister says the government will not back down on the 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-katana-murder-three-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Three arrested over fatal assault in Katana https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-kelani-river-missing-youth-mulleriyawa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Divers search Kelani River for a second day after Mulleriyawa man goes missing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-kurundi-viharaya-police-security-restored/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Ministry to restore police security at Kurundi Rajamaha Viharaya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-moratumulla-severed-head-found/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Severed human head found near riverbank in Moratumulla https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-nara-el-nino-fish-stocks-analysis/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z NARA begins multi-agency analysis of El Niño's effect on fish stocks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-nepal-bhote-koshi-warning-toll-675/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Nepal's flood toll passes 780 as burials begin and a fresh flood warning is issued https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-npp-vadamarachchi-member-arrested-nelliady/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z NPP local government member arrested in Nelliady over alleged break-in at retired officer's home https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-nuwara-eliya-woman-killed-husband-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Woman killed with axe in Nuwara Eliya domestic dispute, husband arrested https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-police-loudspeaker-warning-penal-code/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Police warn loudspeaker noise can be prosecuted as a public nuisance https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-praja-shakthi-nuwara-eliya-997-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 997 million earmarked for 786 Nuwara Eliya projects under Praja Shakthi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-rameshwaram-fishermen-indefinite-strike/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Rameshwaram fishermen launch indefinite strike over 18 held by the Sri Lanka Navy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-sl-women-asia-cup-nine-wicket-win-uae/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka open Asia Cup title defence with nine-wicket win over UAE https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-sri-lanka-loses-womens-champions-trophy-hosting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka loses hosting rights to inaugural Women's Champions Trophy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-sri-lanka-relief-teams-nepal-deployment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to send disaster relief teams to Nepal within days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-street-racing-arrest-cinnamon-gardens/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested with car over street racing in Cinnamon Gardens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-thanamalwila-firearm-ice-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Man on bail in murder case arrested with firearm and 'Ice' in Thanamalwila https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-warm-weather-advisory-eastern-aug31/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Warm weather advisory for Monday covers the Eastern Province and six districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-30-welle-saranga-arrested-dubai/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan intelligence leads Dubai police to underworld figure 'Welle Saranga'