https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-audit-709-prison-escapees-at-large/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z 709 escaped prisoners still at large, National Audit Office finds https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-earthslip-hatton-colombo-road-kuyilwatte/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z One lane reopened on Hatton-Colombo main road after Kuyilwatte earthslip https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-el-nino-review-meeting-august-17/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet sub-committee to review El Niño impact on August 17 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-forensic-reports-backlog-wijepala-pallansena/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z 9,000 delayed Government Analyst reports to be cleared within the month — Wijepala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-galle-test-india-opt-bat-nuwantha-debut/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z India opt to bat in Galle as Keshara Nuwantha makes Sri Lanka debut https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-herath-independence-day-greetings-india-pakistan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Foreign Minister Herath sends Independence Day greetings to India and Pakistan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-indonesia-earthquake-no-tsunami-threat-sri-lanka/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z No tsunami threat to Sri Lanka after magnitude 7.7 quake hits Indonesia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-iranawila-fishing-vessel-washed-ashore/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Suspected Indian fishing vessel washes ashore at Iranawila https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-justice-minister-livestream-video-factcheck/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Fact-check: viral video of Justice Minister driving dates from 2023 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-madhu-feast-mannar-assumption/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Annual Feast of Our Lady of Madhu celebrated at Mannar shrine https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-mannar-basin-petroleum-bids-four-blocks/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to invite international bids for Mannar Basin oil and gas blocks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-ministry-report-wattegama-child-abandonment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Ministry seeks report on abandoned four-year-old in Wattegama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-navy-dvora-accident-angulana-rescue/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Eleven rescued, one sailor missing after Navy craft accident off Angulana https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-nawala-restaurant-clash-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Man dies after clash between two groups at Nawala restaurant https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-paediatrician-children-weather-health-hydration/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Paediatrician warns swinging weather is raising infection risk in children https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-senior-counsel-death-penalty-safeguards/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Senior counsel urges stronger justice safeguards before any return to executions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-showers-forecast-sabaragamuwa-kandy-nuwara-eliya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast for Sabaragamuwa and four districts today https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-15-trump-hormuz-us-territory-iran-defiance/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z Trump floats declaring Hormuz US territory as Iran vows blockade will hold https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-adnoc-vessels-attacked-strait-hormuz/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z UAE accuses Iran after two ADNOC vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-amber-advisory-strong-winds-rough-seas/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Fresh Amber advisory issued as sea winds strengthen to 60 kmph https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-anamaduwa-nude-photos-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested in Anamaduwa over WhatsApp circulation of woman's nude images https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-ayagama-ratnapura-ravine-body-recovered/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Body of 59-year-old recovered from ravine in Ayagama after five days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-backhoe-saman-refuses-final-respects-mother/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z 'Backhoe Saman' has refused to attend mother's funeral, prison sources say https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-bia-second-terminal-japan-jica-november/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Japan confirms BIA second terminal construction to start before November https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-bia-woman-cigarettes-sharjah-customs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Returning migrant worker fined after 35,200 cigarettes found at BIA https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-cbsl-inflation-above-target-monetary-policy-report/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank warns inflation will stay above target in the near term https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-chabad-house-hiriketiya-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Villagers and monks protest against Chabad House in Hiriketiya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-climate-caucus-anticipatory-governance-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Parliament climate caucus urges anticipatory governance for El Niño risks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-commercial-bank-june-quarter-profit-17-49bn/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Commercial Bank June quarter profit rises 8% to Rs17.49bn as deposits pass Rs3 trillion https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-crocodile-battaramulla-hotel-banquet-hall/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Crocodile found inside banquet hall at Battaramulla hotel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-cse-aspi-21644-melstacorp-banks-ctc/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse ends week higher; ASPI adds 105 points to 21,644 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-dry-weather-68041-people-affected/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Dry weather now affecting 68,041 people, with Monaragala worst hit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-election-commission-summoned-pc-elections-committee/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Election Commission summoned again over Provincial Council poll system, talks set for August 20 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-gill-galle-conditions-spinners-wind/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Gill flags bounce and wind in Galle ahead of India's 600th Test https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-grade-one-tamil-textbooks-missing-thalangama/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Nearly 20,000 Grade 1 Tamil textbooks never reached Eastern Province schools https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-hormuz-traffic-standstill-us-indefinite-blockade/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Hormuz traffic near standstill as US says it can hold blockade indefinitely https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-kandy-esala-perahera-security-traffic-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Nearly 8,000 personnel deployed for Kandy Esala Perahera security https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-kotu-kapima-illegal-betting-cope/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z 'Kotu Kapima' betting network expands as single bets pass Rs 100,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-lal-kantha-not-contest-kandy/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Lal Kantha says he will not contest next election from Kandy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-mediation-boards-200000-disputes-annually/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Mediation Boards handle over 200,000 disputes a year, Justice Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-ncpa-child-neglect-complaints-rise/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Child neglect and abuse complaints rising, NCPA says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-pew-survey-sri-lanka-india-favourable/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka is the most India-friendly country in Pew's 36-nation survey https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-pezeshkian-brics-summit-delhi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Iran's Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-police-bus-stop-obstruction-legal-action/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Police to take legal action against vehicles obstructing bus stops https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-president-cooperative-price-regulation-sathosa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z President says market competition alone cannot regulate prices https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-prison-officer-surveillance-arrest-sahaspura/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Suspect arrested over alleged plot against two prison officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-punarudaya-purawara-development-projects/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Rs 2.5 billion revenue-generating development projects launched island-wide https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-ratmalana-shooting-two-arrested-ice/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Two held over Ratmalana shooting, one found with 22 grams of 'Ice' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-reservoirs-37-percent-ampara-batticaloa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Reservoir storage falls to 37% as Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee run lowest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-rupee-332-75-bond-yields-drop/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Rupee closes stronger at 332.75/95 as bond yields fall across the curve https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-sampath-bank-h1-profit-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Sampath Bank posts Rs 16.6bn half-year profit as recoveries lift second quarter https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-scholarship-marking-august-20/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Grade 5 Scholarship answer script marking to begin on August 20 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-shiran-basik-brought-back-sri-lanka-dubai/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Drug trafficker Shiran Basik flown back from Dubai with two other suspects https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-thabo-mbeki-wdb-trust-consolidation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Thabo Mbeki Foundation and WDB Trust merge into single institution https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-traffic-police-concealed-stops-bribery-video/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Traffic police told to stop hiding to catch motorists after bribery video https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-vehicle-import-surcharge-extended-december/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z 50% surcharge on vehicle import duties extended to December 31 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-veyangoda-van-accident-two-killed-wedding/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Two killed as van returning from wedding hits pole in Veyangoda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-wariyapola-firearm-motorcycle-check-video/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Video of armed police stop near Wariyapola prompts questions over procedure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-wattegama-child-abandonment-mother-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Mother and partner arrested over abandoned four-year-old in Wattegama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-14-weeraketiya-hunting-shooting-youth-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z Youth shot in Weeraketiya as police link bullet to hunting party