https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-04-imf-mission-september-10-23-seventh-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z IMF mission due in Colombo September 10-23 for seventh review and Article IV talks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-04-unhrc-63rd-session-sri-lanka-written-update/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z UN rights update on Sri Lanka goes to Geneva as Council opens 63rd session https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-army-disa-harsha-kumara-bia-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Two organised crime suspects arrested at BIA after deportation from Abu Dhabi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-arundika-fernando-ccib-shiran-basik/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Former State Minister Arundika Fernando questioned by CCIB in Shiran Basik probe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-bombuwala-sudda-motorcycle-theft-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z 'Bombuwala Sudda' arrested over motorcycle thefts allegedly supplying underworld groups https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-borella-veluwana-police-open-fire-three-wheeler/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Police open fire on three-wheeler in Borella; five arrested with three swords https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-botham-sea-lion-cancer-surgery-dehiwala/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Cancer surgery saves Botham, Sri Lanka's only sea lion, at Dehiwala Zoo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-cbsl-reserve-management-conference-kingsbury/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank to host global reserve management conference in Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-cse-aspi-21395-sl20-split/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse extends gains as ASPI adds 69 points, but outlets split on S&P SL20 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-dengue-risk-persists-ndcu-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Dengue risk has not passed despite low case numbers, control unit warns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-el-nino-cabinet-subcommittee-job-losses/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet subcommittee turns to job losses as El Niño hits six districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-elderly-allowance-august-3-091-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 3.48 billion elderly allowance for August credited to 696,612 seniors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-forced-labour-programme-us-tariff-10-percent/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Forced-labour programme helped cut US tariff to 10%, deputy labour minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-galle-fort-drainage-restoration/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Galle Fort's 17th-century Dutch drainage network gets a long-awaited cleanup https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-hrw-report-prosecute-past-abuses/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Human Rights Watch says Dissanayake government must break from past on war-era justice https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-kankesanthurai-port-india-mou-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z India and Sri Lanka move to finalise the Kankesanthurai Port development MoUs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-kantale-elephant-calf-rescue-divulgas/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Elephant calf pulled from mud pit in Kantale and reunited with its mother https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-katunayake-expressway-chemical-tank-traffic/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Suspected chemical tank on the roadway disrupts Colombo-bound Katunayake Expressway lane https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-kdu-vice-chancellor-indika-wickramasinghe/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Air Vice Marshal Indika Wickramasinghe takes office as KDU Vice Chancellor https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-kudu-salindu-missing-case-files-panadura/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Ten Panadura court staff questioned over case files missing in 'Kudu Salindu' cases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-mattakkuliya-woman-narcotic-pills-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Woman arrested with 1,000 narcotic pills in Mattakkuliya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-nalinda-jayatissa-namal-22a-referendum/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Minister says fear of arrest is 'reasonable' for wrongdoers, government ready for 22A referendum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-nepal-early-warning-timure-rasuwa-vsat/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after glacial flood https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-news1st-asiavision-jury-award-sydney/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z MTV Sri Lanka among five broadcasters given Asiavision Jury Award in Sydney https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-no-power-cuts-coal-shortage-norochcholai/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z No power cuts needed despite coal shortage, Energy Minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-nso-kite-warning-transmission-lines/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Kite strings forced emergency feeder shutdowns on Wednesday, grid operator says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-pathum-sampath-police-cycling-tour/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Army rider Pathum Sampath wins inaugural Police Cycling Tour https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-police-160th-anniversary-day/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Police mark 160 years as President tells compromised officers to leave the uniform https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-police-digital-insurance-cards-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Police warn officers that refusing a valid digital insurance card is dereliction of duty https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-rekawa-turtle-conservation-30-years/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Rekawa marks 30 years of turtle conservation as village honours its own https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-riverston-wildlife-officers-assault-nine-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Nine arrested over assault on wildlife officers at Riverston https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-sajeewani-karunanayake-court-of-appeal-sworn-in/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Sajeewani Karunanayake sworn in as Court of Appeal judge https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-sallay-court-appeal-september-18/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal fixes September 18 in Sallay's challenge to his detention https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-saudi-tanker-sidr-filipino-sailors-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Saudi Arabia blames Iran for tanker attack that killed two Filipino sailors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-school-dropouts-265000-bureau-rehabilitation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Bureau of Rehabilitation puts school dropouts at 265,000 over five years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-sevanagala-workers-minister-handunnetti/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Sevanagala sugar workers to meet minister with four demands https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-sjb-fort-protest-22a/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z SJB leads protest against 22nd Amendment outside Fort Railway Station https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-slaf-160-civilian-recruits-appointment-letters/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z 160 civilian recruits join Air Force, 25 from Tamil and Muslim communities https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-sri-lanka-bhutan-legal-education-jsw/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Bhutan explore legal education exchanges at JSW Law https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-supreme-court-anti-corruption-bill-hearing/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court begins hearing 14 petitions against Anti-Corruption Bill https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-tourism-five-million-carrying-capacity/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Five million tourists is the ceiling, Deputy Minister says, shifting policy from volume to value https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-trump-strait-hormuz-renaming/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-un-resident-coordinator-justice-minister-rule-of-law/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z UN Resident Coordinator and Justice Minister discuss PTA, prisons and the missing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-us-sri-lanka-national-guard-disaster-cooperation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and US explore disaster response equipment cooperation in Canada talks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-warm-weather-advisory-september-4/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Warm weather advisory for Friday adds Hambantota to the northern and eastern districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-weerawansa-assets-case-september-22/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Weerawansa assets case fixed for September 22 as court summons prosecution witnesses https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-wellampitiya-130-e-cigarettes-navy-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested in Wellampitiya with 130 foreign-made e-cigarettes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-wild-elephant-overturns-pilgrim-bus-kataragama/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Wild elephant overturns pilgrim bus on Kataragama–Buttala road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-wmo-el-nino-very-strong-february-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z WMO says El Niño near certain to run to February 2027 and will turn 'very strong' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-03-xi-egypt-middle-east-security-framework/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z Xi urges new Middle East security framework on Egypt visit