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-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-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-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-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 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-ambatale-24-hour-water-cut-colombo-suburbs/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z 24-hour water cut for Colombo suburbs from Thursday night https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-ambuluwawa-auditor-general-land-audit/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Auditor General opens audit into Ambuluwawa land allocation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-brent-crude-96-goldman-120-forecast/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Brent tops US$96 for the first time since June as Goldman flags US$120 by year-end https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-child-abuse-warning-grade5-results/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Ministry warns of legal action over abuse of children linked to scholarship results https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-commonwealth-lawyers-22a-bench-concerns/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Commonwealth Lawyers Association president questions 22nd Amendment bench https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-customs-chinese-cigarettes-metal-doors/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Customs finds 200,000 Chinese cigarettes built into a container of imported doors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-dinana-dakuna-bribery-complaint-npp-mps/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Dinana Dakuna asks Bribery Commission to summon all 159 NPP MPs over allowances https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-diyawanna-lake-pollution-three-phase-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Parliament committee orders three-phase plan to stop Diyawanna Lake pollution https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-drought-trincomalee-reservoirs-livestock-wildlife/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Trincomalee tanks run dry as villagers ration the last water for wildlife https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-elephant-train-collision-detection-13-locations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Sensor system to warn train drivers of elephants to be piloted at 13 locations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-eraj-fernando-former-hambantota-mayor-dead/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Former Hambantota mayor Eraj Fernando found dead in Colombo apartment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-fruit-farmers-insurance-scheme-aaib/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z New crop insurance scheme covers pineapple, papaya and banana growers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-gcrmn-coral-report-south-asia-sri-lanka-decline/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z South Asia's reefs recovered — but Sri Lanka's shelf declined https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-grade5-scholarship-results-released-cutoff-139/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship results released; cut-off mark set at 139 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-japan-seven-low-floor-buses-handover-metro/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Japan hands over seven low-floor buses for the Metro Bus fleet https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-muzammil-son-arrested-bia-ccib/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Son of former Colombo mayor arrested at Katunayake airport over Rs. 36 million claim https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-namal-rajapaksa-ciaboc-airbus-summons/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa to appear before Bribery Commission on Friday over SriLankan aircraft deal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-nato-defence-cooperation-thuyacontha/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Defence Secretary asks NATO for help modernising military hardware and cyber capabilities https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-paye-burden-urgent-action-presidential-secretary/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z PAYE burden needs fixing without delay, Presidential Secretary tells revenue chiefs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-polonnaruwa-irrigation-halted-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Polonnaruwa shuts off the last of its irrigation water as the FAO warns of an exceptional El Niño https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-priyankara-perera-singer-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Veteran singer and actor Priyankara Perera dies at 64 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-sallay-health-report-court-order/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Fort Magistrate orders National Hospital report on Suresh Sallay's health https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-sedawatta-ice-heroin-arrest-ccd/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Suspect held in Sedawatta with 8kg of Ice and 4kg of heroin https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-shammi-silva-kapuwatha-illegal-assets-summons/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Former SLC president Shammi Silva summoned over assets investigation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-sri-lanka-squads-england-white-ball-tour/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Asalanka named white-ball vice-captain as Sri Lanka pick squads for England tour https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-supreme-court-concludes-22a-hearing/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court concludes 22nd Amendment hearing, determination to go to the Speaker https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-thalawathugoda-travel-agency-robbery/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 65 million in cash and gold stolen from Thalawathugoda travel agency https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-tourist-arrivals-august-191704-sltda/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z August tourist arrivals reach 191,704 but fall 3.3% on last year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-vehicle-registrations-july-53221-dealer-stock/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Vehicle registrations slide to 53,221 in July as dealer stock masks true credit demand https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-02-vijitha-herath-uae-visit/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z Herath begins two-day UAE visit, with labour and tourism ministers on the schedule