https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-24-online-betting-sites-blocked/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka blocks 24 unlicensed online betting sites, including bet365 and Stake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-akila-viraj-kariyawasam-arrested-remanded/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Akila Viraj Kariyawasam arrested by CIABOC, remanded until August 18 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-akila-viraj-kariyawasam-ciaboc-statement/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Ex-Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam appears before Bribery Commission https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-army-commander-premaratne-courtesy-calls/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z New Army Commander Premaratne calls on President and Deputy Defence Minister https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-basl-parliament-briefing-blocked/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Bar Association briefing to MPs collapses after party leaders withhold approval https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-boralesgamuwa-ice-weapons-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Suspect held with Ice and weapons at Boralesgamuwa said to have been planning a murder https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-caa-471-pharmacy-raids/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z CAA raids 471 pharmacies this year, detects 86 violations in two-day sweep https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-caa-expired-ayurvedic-medicines-fine/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Colombo company fined Rs. 100,000 over expired Ayurvedic medicines and unlabelled cosmetics https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-commonwealth-games-athletes-missing-glasgow/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Several athletes unaccounted for after Glasgow Commonwealth Games https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-contempt-court-appeal-weerawansa-gammanpila-jayaweera/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Court refers Weerawansa, Gammanpila, Jayaweera and three others to Court of Appeal over contempt https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-corporates-commercial-mediation-pledge/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Twenty corporates pledge commercial mediation as court backlog hits 1.2 million cases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-drugs-fail-quality-tests-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z 39 drugs have failed quality tests so far in 2026, Health Ministry says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-exam-contingency-plans-adverse-weather/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Contingency plans set for Scholarship and A/L exams as wet weather persists https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-fishing-resumes-puttalam-hambantota/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Fishing cleared to resume from Puttalam to Hambantota as winds ease https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-gampaha-body-main-line-delays/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Main Line trains delayed after body found on track near Gampaha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-harsha-suranga-fernando-central-province-governor/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Dr. Harsha Suranga Fernando sworn in as Central Province Governor https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-heroin-rice-parcel-kalutara-prison/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Heroin hidden in rice parcels: two held over bid to smuggle drugs into Kalutara Prison https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-india-350mn-credit-line-ditwah-reconstruction/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z India and Sri Lanka exchange $350 million credit line agreements for cyclone reconstruction https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-jaffna-medical-institutions-fined-caa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Jaffna court fines two medical institutions Rs. 400,000 over expired stock and overcharging https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-kaduwela-luxury-bus-arson/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Luxury bus destroyed in suspected arson attack at Kaduwela bus stand https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-kotmale-spill-gates-mahaweli-alert/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Kotmale Reservoir spill gates reopened as Mahaweli residents told to stay alert https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-mahaweli-minor-flood-warning-seven-divisions/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Mahaweli Red alert lapses, replaced by minor flood warning for seven divisions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-mawathagama-motorcycle-bus-teenager-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Teenager killed in motorcycle-bus collision at Mawathagama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-met-100mm-thursday-monsoon-intensifies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Heavy-rain threshold jumps back above 100 mm for Thursday as monsoon strengthens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-met-75mm-second-day-sabaragamuwa-kandy/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Heavy-rain threshold holds at 75 mm for a second day over the same hill-country belt https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-pan-asia-bank-new-chairman-deputy/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Pan Asia Bank appoints B.D.A. Perera as Chairman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-ratmalana-grenade-attack-underworld-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Police probe underworld link after two grenades thrown at Ratmalana home https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-rumesh-tharanga-air-force-sergeant-promotion/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Air Force promotes Commonwealth champion Rumesh Tharanga to Sergeant https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-slpp-rejects-igp-death-threat-claims/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z SLPP rejects death-threat reading of Kariyawasam's remarks on the IGP https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-sri-lanka-honorary-consulate-cambodia/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka opens honorary consulate in Cambodia to push trade and tourism https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-srilankan-airlines-interim-ceo-ministerial-clash/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Minister and Deputy Minister clash over interim CEO pick at SriLankan Airlines https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-stf-minuwangoda-hashish-seizure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z STF seizes 12kg of hashish worth over Rs. 50 million in Minuwangoda raid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-un-experts-muttur-massacre-accountability/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z UN experts demand accountability 20 years after 17 aid workers were executed at Muttur https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-undp-wignaraja-country-programme-pledge/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z UNDP regional chief Kanni Wignaraja pledges further support on Sri Lanka mission https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-vikram-misri-colombo-visit/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrives in Colombo for one-day visit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-wijepala-igp-protection-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Minister pledges protection for IGP, says crackdown will not bend to threats https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-aml-cft-mutual-evaluation-preparation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z President presses institutions on anti-money laundering evaluation as three new Acts take effect https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-ampara-tipper-accident-civil-defence-soldier-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Civil defence soldier killed as tipper truck overturns on motorcycle in Ampara https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-anuradhapura-dhamma-school-memento/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Parents question dancer image on Dhamma school awards in Anuradhapura https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-appeal-court-johnston-fernando-cwe-trial/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Appeal Court orders Johnston Fernando's CWE corruption trial to resume https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-auditor-general-salary-parliament-crosstalk/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Bimal Ratnayake and Harsha de Silva clash over Auditor General's salary https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-cabinet-approves-judges-retirement-bill/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves constitutional amendment bill extending judges' retirement age https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-cabinet-vehicle-inspection-seatbelt-regulations/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet sends vehicle roadworthiness rules and seatbelt extension to Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-chamika-karunaratne-dna-test-rejected/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Court rejects bid to compel DNA sample from cricketer Chamika Karunaratne https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-cop-remanded-gin-ganga-underworld-murder/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Police officer remanded over body found in the Gin Ganga https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-customs-fraud-luxury-vehicles-remand/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Two remanded over alleged Customs fraud in luxury vehicle imports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-dehiwala-bakery-shooting-attempt-foiled/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Dehiwala bakery owner disarms gunman after shooting attempt fails https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-demining-programme-500-personnel/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka moves to raise demining personnel to 500 in landmine-free push https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-iaj-judges-retirement-age-reconsider/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z International Association of Judges urges Sri Lanka to reconsider retirement age amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-icc-womens-rankings-athapaththu-harshitha/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Athapaththu hits career-best sixth as Sri Lanka's women climb ICC rankings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-india-malathion-dengue-donation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z India hands over 500 litres of Malathion for Sri Lanka's dengue fight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-indian-vessel-red-sea-attack-sinks/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Indian vessel sinks after Red Sea attack off Yemen; all 14 crew rescued https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-ips-researchers-graduate-scholarships/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Six IPS researchers win graduate scholarships at Oxford, UCL and other universities https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-joint-opposition-anti-corruption-bill/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Joint Opposition asks international partners to review Anti-Corruption Bill https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-met-forecast-75mm-rain-easing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Met Department lowers heavy-rain threshold to 75 mm as wet spell begins to ease https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-pillayan-remanded-august-18/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Pillayan further remanded until August 18 over 2008 Batticaloa murders https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-pmb-paddy-15000mt-yala/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Paddy Marketing Board buys 15,000MT of Yala harvest through 90 stores https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-police-retirement-extension-clean-records/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Government weighs one-year service extension for police officers turning 60 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-president-justice-ministry-2027-budget/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z President reviews Justice Ministry spending ahead of 2027 Budget https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-prisons-commissioner-general-post-vacant/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Prisons chief post stays vacant pending probe into former commissioner general https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-red-advisory-puttalam-pottuvil-rough-seas/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Red advisory widened to the whole Puttalam–Pottuvil coast as seas turn very rough https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-reservoirs-39-percent-two-spilling/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Only two irrigation reservoirs spilling as national storage holds at 39% https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-rumesh-tharanga-returns-home/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga and Palitha Bandara return home to airport welcome https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-salaries-pensions-commission-launched/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Public Officers' Salaries and Pensions Commission begins work in Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-sallay-intervening-petitions-august-6/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Attorney General opposes intervening petitions in Suresh Sallay's detention case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-slcert-social-media-extortion-scams/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka CERT warns of fresh surge in social media extortion scams https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-slpp-kariyawasam-igp-remarks-investigation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Government orders investigation into SLPP secretary's remarks about the IGP https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-southern-province-prison-security-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Southern Province orders prison security review after intelligence on possible unrest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-spider-man-brand-new-day-box-office-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' breaks Avengers: Endgame's opening weekend record https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-sri-lanka-india-social-security-epf/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankans working in India to keep paying into local EPF under proposed pact https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-sri-lanka-u20-athletics-world-championship/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka names 17-member team for World Athletics U20 Championships https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-tamil-parties-indian-high-commissioner/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Six Tamil-speaking parties brief Indian High Commissioner on key concerns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-trcsl-blocks-unlicensed-online-gambling-sites/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Telecom operators ordered to block all unlicensed online gambling websites https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-udhayanidhi-stalin-trisha-remark-row/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Udhayanidhi Stalin faces backlash over remark aimed at actor Trisha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-un-migration-action-plan-trafficking/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves 2026-2028 migration plan under UN Global Compact https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-weather-death-toll-six-nearly-3000-affected/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Weather death toll rises to eight as DMC puts those affected above 11,800 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-04-zaheer-khan-anchor-jaffna-kings-lpl/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Zaheer Khan becomes co-owner as Anchor Sports takes over Jaffna Kings https://lankanewz.com/article/motorcycle-lanes-kaluwanchikudy-pilot-aug4/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to trial dedicated motorcycle lanes, starting at Kaluwanchikudy https://lankanewz.com/article/navy-36-illegal-fishing-july-16-31-aug4/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Navy and Police arrest 36 in late-July illegal fishing crackdown https://lankanewz.com/article/tourist-arrivals-july-196845-sltda-aug4/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka tourist arrivals dip 1.7% in July to 196,845