https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-289-elephant-deaths-october-wildlife-department/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z 289 wild elephants died in the first ten months of 2026, with no cause established in 95 cases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-abu-sponsorship-parliament-rs-101-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Government defends broadcasting assembly sponsorship as MP invokes the Basil Rajapaksa precedent https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-cancer-linac-tender-conflict-of-interest-allegations/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Doctor says bid evaluators attended a supplier's promotional event nine days before cancer machine tenders opened https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-computer-literacy-38-percent-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Six in ten Sri Lankans still cannot use a computer on their own https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-copf-tyre-import-controls-cronyism/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z MPs warn tyre import rules could hand a windfall to two manufacturers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-cse-aspi-20987-early-trade/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Colombo shares extend rally in early trade, ASPI up 2.17% to 20,987 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-education-ministry-circular-school-timetables/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Education Ministry circular sets new school hours from next year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-german-tourists-wildlife-specimens-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Two German tourists and a guide arrested with pythons and preserved specimens near Udawalawe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-maheepala-herath-fuel-repayment/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Former North Central Governor repays Rs. 1.17 million for 11,320 litres of fuel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-nccp-burning-plastic-firewood-lung-cancer/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Cancer programme head warns against lighting firewood with plastic as lung cancer cases pass 2,100 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-petronet-qatar-us-lng-india-diversify/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z India's top gas importer asks Qatar for US-sourced LNG under renewed 2028 contract https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-police-islandwide-operation-410-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z 410 arrested and 26,868 checked in a single day of islandwide police operations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-poverty-line-17742-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Official poverty line edges up to Rs. 17,742 in September as monthly rises slow https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-pucsl-electricity-tariff-q4-consultation/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z System operator says no electricity tariff rise is needed, hours after regulator proposed 1.46% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-pussellawa-doragala-deaths-police-investigation/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Two found dead at Doragala house in Pussellawa, police investigating https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-supplementary-estimate-air-force-uav-system/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Parliament takes up Rs 4.26 billion for an Air Force drone system, citing Bay of Bengal weather https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-tin-certificate-deferred-april-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z TIN certificate requirement deferred to April 2027 after surge in demand https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-05-vance-iran-war-republican-midterm-defeat/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Vance blames Iran war for Republican midterm defeat as Trump says he has no regrets https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-1000cc-motorcycles-parliament-committee/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Government weighing whether to allow 1,000cc-plus motorcycles for sport, Parliament told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-abdul-el-sayed-first-muslim-us-senator-michigan/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate seat, becoming first Muslim elected to US Senate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-athurugiriya-motorcyclist-bus-collision-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Motorcyclist killed after bus brakes suddenly on Athurugiriya–Godagama road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-bia-unruly-passengers-sydney-flight-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Three passengers arrested at BIA over Sydney flight disturbance; airline denies incident https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-bomb-threats-europe-flights-no-explosives/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe; no explosives found https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-cal-asia-frontier-capital-frontier-markets/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z CAL buys control of Hong Kong's Asia Frontier Capital for $2.5m, targeting frontier markets https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-canva-job-cuts-ai-restructure/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Canva to cut 1,271 jobs — 22% of its workforce — in AI restructuring https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-central-expressway-kurunegala-dambulla-december/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Kurunegala–Dambulla expressway work to start in first week of December, Deputy Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-china-confirms-xi-trump-putin-trilateral-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z China confirms it is in contact over a possible Xi–Trump–Putin meeting https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-chinese-vegetable-prices-upcountry-greenhouse/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Broccoli hits Rs. 3,600 a kilo as upcountry greenhouse cultivation falls https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-coal-commission-final-report-december/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Coal procurement commission begins drafting final report, due to the President before December 16 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-colombo-university-students-protest-facilities/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Colombo University students protest at College House over faculty and hostel facilities https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-cse-aspi-20541-rally-above-20500/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse jumps 2.09% to a one-month high as breadth turns overwhelmingly positive https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-cwc27-india-pakistan-ticket-demand-wanderers/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z India-Pakistan World Cup group match draws 8.4 million ticket requests for 34,000 seats https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-edb-slasscom-ict-police-clearance/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Export board asks police to speed up clearance reports holding up IT contracts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-electricity-tariff-fourth-quarter-pucsl-consultation/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Regulator proposes 1.46% electricity tariff rise, half what the system operator asked for https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-epf-tokyo-cement-ten-percent-stake/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z EPF crosses 10% in both classes of Tokyo Cement shares, its second such move in weeks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-fake-bank-call-otp-scam-rs-4-6-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Son says Rs 4.6 million was taken from his 70-year-old father's account after a caller asked for an OTP https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-fitch-upgrades-three-bank-owned-nbfis/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Fitch lifts People's Leasing and MBSL to AA-(lka) as the sovereign upgrade reaches finance subsidiaries https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-gotabaya-travel-ban-decision-november-25/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Court to rule on 25 November on lifting Gotabaya Rajapaksa's overseas travel ban https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-harshitha-samarawickrama-emerging-nations-trophy-captain/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Harshitha Samarawickrama to captain Sri Lanka at Emerging Nations Trophy, Athapaththu left out https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-hasthi-sena-kala-wewa-north-electric-fences/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z 'Hasthi Sena': poaching gear seized at Kala Wewa North as troops check village electric fences https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-illegal-electric-traps-rattha-ibbagamuwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Conservation group says illegal electric traps near Ibbagamuwa threaten elephant Rattha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-insee-ecocycle-electric-waste-trucks/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z INSEE Ecocycle puts first electric waste collection truck into service at Katunayake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-janashakthi-finance-customer-service-week/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Janashakthi Finance marks Customer Service Week in its 45th anniversary year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-jav-protest-parliament-pta-psta-osa/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Protest at Parliament Roundabout as movement says the terrorism bill has been shelved https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-kalmunai-narcotics-arrest-navy-excise/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Navy and Excise arrest 61-year-old in Kalmunai with over 6kg of narcotics https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-kapila-chandrasena-forensic-reports-delay/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Court orders Government Analyst to explain delay in Kapila Chandrasena death probe reports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-katugastota-kudugala-tyre-shop-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Fire at auto spare parts premises in Kudugala, Katugastota closes A9 for an hour https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-katunayake-ftz-workers-psta-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Katunayake free trade zone workers protest, demanding the terrorism bill be withdrawn https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-keheliya-immunoglobulin-trial-concludes-submissions/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Keheliya immunoglobulin trial concludes; submissions set for 25 and 30 November https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-landslide-upcountry-railway-bandarawela-heel-oya/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Landslide blocks Up-Country railway line between Bandarawela and Heel Oya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-lioc-sinopec-octane-95-petrol-rs-515/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z LIOC and Sinopec raise 95-octane petrol by Rs 20 to Rs 515 from midnight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-liquor-prices-bottle-deposit-increase/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Liquor prices rise from November 1 as empty-bottle costs and deposits go up https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-litro-gas-shipment-distribution-begins/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Litro says new gas shipment has landed and distribution starts Wednesday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-lolc-finance-most-valuable-nbfi-brand/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z LOLC Finance holds most valuable NBFI brand position for fifth year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-madolthenna-rainfall-record-six-province-advisory/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Madolthenna records 84.5mm as Met Department widens rain warning to six provinces https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-maliban-supply-chain-commendation/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Maliban receives commendation at National Supply Chain Excellence Awards https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-meta-small-business-growth-academy-roar-adx/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Meta brings its Small Business Growth Academy to Sri Lanka with Roar AdX https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-namal-rajapaksa-third-budget-criticism/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa says the public is waiting to count the lies in the President's third Budget https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-navy-commander-sameera-samarakoon-body-repatriated/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Body of Navy commander who died during BIMSTEC exercise returns to Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-navy-intercepts-drug-trawler-southern-waters/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Navy intercepts multi-day trawler suspected of carrying narcotics south of the island https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-negombo-pyramid-scheme-two-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested in Negombo over alleged pyramid scheme, FCID investigating https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-neo-technologies-hard-talk-forum/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z NEO Technologies to host Hard Talk forum on commercial security industry https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-north-korea-projectile-east-coast/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z South Korea says North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off its east coast https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-patali-champika-rajagiriya-pre-trial-november-10/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Pre-trial conference in Patali Champika Ranawaka's Rajagiriya crash case set for November 10 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-pavan-rathnayake-odi-batting-rankings-16th/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Pavan Rathnayake climbs 20 places to 16th in ICC ODI batting rankings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-qs-asia-rankings-sri-lanka-universities/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan universities fall to four-year low in QS Asia rankings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-ranawaka-cpc-profit-margin-private-retailers/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Ranawaka accuses CPC of Rs.100-120 per litre margin and of squeezing private fuel retailers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-rice-special-commodity-levy-removed/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Import tax on two rice categories rises to Rs 280 a kilo as Rs 65 levy is replaced https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-sajith-premadasa-us-midterms-provincial-elections/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa tells Parliament to read US midterms as a warning, demands provincial polls https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-saliyawewa-kumbukkalla-woman-murdered/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Woman, 32, killed in Kumbukkalla house as police search for her husband https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-sigiriya-mahout-safari-elephant-rani/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Sigiriya Police say mahout filmed beating safari elephant will be arrested https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-slitbc-dushy-jayaweera-president/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka–Italy Business Council elects Dushy Jayaweera president at 27th AGM https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-spain-transport-minister-puente-resigns/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Spain's transport minister resigns over Urda train crash that killed 69 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-sri-lanka-nitrogen-unea8-kyoto-jayakody/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka backs 2027 UN nitrogen resolution, urges focus on losses rather than bans https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-supplementary-estimate-47-billion-diesel-subsidy/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Rs 47 billion supplementary estimate goes before Parliament, most of it for diesel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-thanamalwila-pradeshiya-sabha-2027-budget-defeated/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z NPP-controlled Thanamalwila council loses its 2027 budget by three votes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-treasury-bill-auction-undersold-rupee-bonds/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Treasury bill auction falls short of target as buyers crowd the three-month bill https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-union-assurance-slim-agency-programme/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Union Assurance and SLIM launch leadership programme for insurance agency managers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-us-midterms-results-trump-accept-voter-poll/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Democrats win control of both chambers of US Congress in midterm rebuke to Trump https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-victorian-premier-melbourne-sri-lankan-community/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Victorian Premier meets Melbourne's Sri Lankan community weeks before state election https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-viharamahadevi-arrest-orders-sound-system-banners/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Colombo court orders arrests over Viharamahadevi protest, then closes the injunction case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-wickramarachchi-university-ragging-video-denial/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Wickramarachchi University dean says viral ragging video is false, blames a private dispute https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-world-bank-south-asia-ageing-sri-lanka-2030/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z World Bank says Sri Lanka will cross into aged status by 2030, fastest in South Asia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-youth-migration-survey-my-sri-lanka-next/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Half of young Sri Lankans would leave if they could, survey finds — even those who feel they belong https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-youth-services-council-director-ciaboc-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Youth Services Council director arrested by bribery commission over Rs. 5.1 million loss https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-yunnan-delegation-ceylon-chamber-trade/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Yunnan business delegation meets Sri Lankan firms as chamber presses to widen the export basket