https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-copf-digital-security-stamps-tax-revenue/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Digital security stamps yet to lift tax revenue significantly, officials tell CoPF https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-kandy-esala-perahera-kap-planting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Kap planting ceremony opens Kandy Esala Perahera season https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-ace-power-embilipitiya-forensic-audit/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z COPE recommends forensic audit over $10.39mn paid to Embilipitiya power plant https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-amber-advisory-strong-winds-rough-seas/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Amber advisory issued for strong winds and rough seas https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-backhoe-saman-mother-shot-dead-middeniya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Mother of underworld figure 'Backhoe Saman' shot dead in Middeniya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-basl-22a-referendum-judicial-independence/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z BASL says 22nd Amendment needs a referendum, urges government to halt it https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-basl-president-meeting-expert-consultation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z BASL asks President to consult experts before deciding on judges' retirement age https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-bellanwila-esala-perahera-traffic-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Traffic restrictions announced for Bellanwila Esala Perahera https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-chemmani-premachandran-dna-testing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Premachandran urges immediate DNA testing of Chemmani remains https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-congo-ebola-deadliest-on-record-who/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Congo's Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest on record, WHO warns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-cse-aspi-21418-sl20-crosses-6000/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse edges higher as S&P SL20 closes above 6,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-customs-july-revenue-exceeds-target/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Customs July revenue beats target by 35.5 percent https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-digana-grenade-ice-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Live grenade, Ice and weapons seized in Digana arrest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-edb-gem-jewellery-delegation-india/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z EDB delegation courts Indian buyers for Sri Lankan gems and jewellery https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-fuel-station-worker-remanded-akila-viraj/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Fuel station employee in Akila Viraj Kariyawasam case remanded until August 18 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-gagana-accomplice-homagama-stf-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z STF arrests alleged manager of 'Gagana' drug network in Homagama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-galnewa-cannabis-laced-drugs-students-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Youth arrested in Galnewa over cannabis-laced drugs sold to students https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-hikkaduwa-maradana-train-technical-fault/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Technical fault delays Hikkaduwa–Maradana train https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-iran-shipping-attacks-hormuz-impasse/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-japanese-defence-attache-navy-commander/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Japanese Defence Attaché calls on Navy Commander Damian Fernando https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-kalpitiya-boat-capsize-children-drown/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Two children drown as boat capsizes in Kalpitiya lagoon https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-met-showers-western-sabaragamuwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Showers expected in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces today https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-negombo-prison-repairs-bogambara/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Negombo Prison repairs to begin next week with Air Force support https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-niroshan-dickwella-india-test-squad-galle/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Niroshan Dickwella returns to Sri Lanka's Test squad for India series https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-oil-gold-prices-us-cpi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Oil and gold climb as geopolitical tension builds ahead of US inflation data https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-padukka-bus-drivers-drug-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Bus driver and three conductors arrested in Padukka drug screening https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-pm-harini-opa-beyond-recovery/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Recovery cannot be the goal, PM tells professionals' convention https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-president-expressway-road-projects-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z President orders resumption of road projects halted since 2022 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-rupee-334-20-bond-yields-drop/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Rupee firms to 334.20/25 as bond yields fall across the curve https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-sajith-galle-judiciary-dictatorship/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa says government is trying to disable the judiciary https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-sampath-bank-lady-ridgeway-hospital/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Sampath Bank funds upgrades at Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-station-masters-administrative-audit-issues/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Station Masters warn of trade union action over audit and appointment delays https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-sugeeshwara-bandara-remanded-august-25/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Sugeeshwara Bandara further remanded until August 25 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-tangalle-kudawella-gunmen-shooting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Gunmen open fire at boat owner's house in Kudawella, Tangalle https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-tangalle-stray-dog-sterilisation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Tangalle sterilisation drive covers nearly all community dogs in three months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-tourist-arrivals-slip-8-percent-august/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Tourist arrivals open August down 8% as Gulf disruption bites https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-un-rapporteur-judges-retirement-age/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z UN Special Rapporteur writes to government over judges' retirement age plan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-vocational-education-rs42-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 42 billion earmarked for vocational education over 2027-2031 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-warm-weather-advisory-seven-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Warm weather advisory issued for seven districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-welikada-gallows-executioners-standby/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Welikada gallows kept ready with two executioners on standby https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-women-entrepreneurs-finance-code-report/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Women-led firms took Rs. 145.5bn in loans under first year of WE Finance Code https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-world-elephant-day-mahiyangana-torch-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Torch protest in Mahiyangana as Sri Lanka marks World Elephant Day https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-yala-hunters-wildlife-officers-shootout/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Gunfire exchanged between suspected hunters and wildlife officers in Yala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-yoshitha-rajapaksa-cid-statement/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Yoshitha Rajapaksa questioned for two hours over alleged fake chassis number https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-zhu-rongji-dies-97-china-premier/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Zhu Rongji, the premier who steered China into the WTO, dies at 97