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-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-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-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 rises to 734 as China reports no survivors at the Tibet border 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-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-welle-saranga-arrested-dubai/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan intelligence leads Dubai police to underworld figure 'Welle Saranga' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-22a-debate-date-jayatissa-kalutara/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Jayatissa puts 22nd Amendment debate at end-September or early October https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-amber-advisory-strong-winds-rough-seas-aug29/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Met Department warns of sea inundation on southern coast hours after easing its advisory https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-basl-full-bench-motion-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z BASL turns full-bench request into a formal Supreme Court motion on 22A https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-bellanwila-crocodile-attack-body-recovered/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Flower collector who vanished in Bellanwila canal found dead two days later https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-ciaboc-officers-visit-karunanayake-residence/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Karunanayake misses fourth Bribery Commission summons; officers visit his home https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-coconut-yield-dry-weather-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Coconut Research Institute warns dry weather could cut next year's yield https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-dayasiri-referendum-question-president-rallies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Opposition MP asks whether a referendum lies behind the President's rally series https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-el-nino-malnutrition-vulnerable-groups/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Specialist warns El Niño drought could push vulnerable groups into malnutrition https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-electric-trains-rs80-billion-allocation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 80 billion allocated for electric trains, with construction now starting next year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-gmoa-warns-divisions-specialist-doctors/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z GMOA objects to a service category for specialists alone, days after Cabinet approved one https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-gonapola-container-truck-overturns/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Container truck overturns at Gonapola, the second on the same stretch in six hours https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-govt-monitoring-iranian-tankers-eez/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Foreign Ministry breaks silence on Iranian tanker fleet anchored off Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-groundwater-decline-jaffna-kalpitiya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Water Resources Board: Jaffna and Kalpitiya groundwater down 70-80% from seasonal peak https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-india-recovers-bodies-nepal-floods-downstream/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z India recovers seven bodies from rivers downstream of Nepal's flood zone https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-labour-laws-17-member-committee/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Seventeen-member committee appointed to amend Sri Lanka's labour laws https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-malwathu-oya-reservoir-akd-inspection/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z President inspects Lower Malwathu Oya reservoir, with main dam 60% built and 315 families to be moved https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-minneriya-reservoir-36-percent-yala-release/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Minneriya falls to 36% as Polonnaruwa's Yala water releases are shut off one by one https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-namal-digital-id-deadline/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa asks how many more Digital ID deadlines the public must wait through https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-narahenpita-abduction-boyfriend-police-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Police fire on car at Narahenpita checkpoint to free abducted graduate; driver identified as her boyfriend https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nawalapitiya-bus-overturns-four-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Four injured as private bus overturns at Rambukpitiya near Nawalapitiya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nepal-bailey-bridges-technical-help-khanal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Nepal asks India and China for bailey bridges as it turns down general rescue help https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nepal-barrier-lake-risk-recedes-satellite/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Barrier lake on the Nepal-Tibet border shrinks, easing fears of a second flood https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nepal-flood-rebuild-4-5-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Nepal puts flood rebuild at $4-5 billion, close to a tenth of its economy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nepal-flood-toll-626-missing-2400/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Nepal flood toll reaches 626 as the missing list passes 2,400 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nuwara-eliya-1500-hectares-protected-zones/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Nuwara Eliya to gazette 1,500 hectares of forest land around water sources as protected zones https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-nwsdb-groundwater-tube-wells-drought/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Water Board turns to groundwater with 60 tube wells in Monaragala as reservoirs fall to 34.7% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-perahera-sannasa-president-no-debate/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z President says debate on stopping the Perahera should never return to the political stage https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-piliyandala-van-crashes-electricity-pole/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Seven injured as van hits electricity pole on Piliyandala–Kottawa Road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-police-freeze-rs6-billion-assets-organised-crime/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Police put frozen criminal assets at Rs. 6 billion, Rs. 2.1bn above their own figure four days ago https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-premadasa-tissamaharama-erroneous-data/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa tells Tissamaharama farmers government policy rests on erroneous data https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-sevanagala-sugar-factory-closed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Sevanagala sugar factory shuts indefinitely as production standoff enters second week https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-showers-forecast-sun-overhead-aug29/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Showers forecast for the wet zone as the sun passes over the Vanni https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-sri-lanka-kazakhstan-rugby-sevens-suzhou/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka open Asia Sevens Series with 49-7 win over Kazakhstan in Suzhou https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-tangalle-galle-murders-police/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Two men killed in Tangalle and Galle attacks as police report three murders overnight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-vaccines-upper-middle-income-unicef/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka loses vaccine concessions after World Bank income upgrade https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-29-wheat-flour-price-up-17-rupees/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z Wheat flour goes up Rs. 17 a kilo, and canteen food follows within hours