https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-04-katugastota-kudugala-tyre-shop-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z Fire breaks out at tyre outlet in Kudugala, Katugastota 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-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-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-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-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/2026-11-03-australia-high-court-under-16-social-media-ban/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Australia's High Court hears first challenge to under-16 social media ban https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-black-july-select-committee-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Fifty government MPs move for a parliamentary inquiry into Black July 1983 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-cabinet-cluster-munitions-ban-bill/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears a cluster munitions ban bill, eight years after Sri Lanka joined the treaty https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-cbsl-fintech-festival-financial-stability/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank Governor tells fintech sector stability cannot be compromised https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-chamara-sampath-uva-fixed-deposits-february/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Chamara Sampath Dassanayake fixed-deposit case put off to 9 February https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-children-online-safety-national-programme/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Seven ministries open talks on a national programme for children's online safety https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-cse-aspi-20119-returns-positive/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse returns to positive territory as ASPI holds above 20,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-culinary-skills-tourism-herath/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Culinary skills are vital to the tourism industry, Vijitha Herath says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-daisy-forrest-discharged-yoshitha-not-guilty/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Daisy Forrest discharged on medical grounds; Yoshitha Rajapaksa pleads not guilty https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-dengue-control-week-november-9/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Special dengue control week to run 9-14 November across 74 high-risk MOH divisions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-dialysis-bags-cabinet-contract/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet awards contract for 1.1 million bags of dialysis solution — at two very different prices https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-election-commission-196-seats-district-allocation/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Election Commission sets out how 196 parliamentary seats divide across the 22 districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-elephant-justice-protest-presidential-secretariat/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Protesters outside Presidential Secretariat demand justice for killed tusker Kavantissa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-eu-sustainable-trade-grant-ten-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z EU to give Sri Lanka a €10 million grant for a four-year sustainable trade project https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-fast-attack-flotilla-fallen-veterans/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Navy commemorates the fallen of the 4th Fast Attack Flotilla at Trincomalee https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-five-road-deaths-separate-accidents/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Five killed in separate road accidents across the island https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-gl-peiris-gsp-plus-warning-bills/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z G.L. Peiris warns Organised Crime and anti-terrorism Bills could cost Sri Lanka its GSP+ concession https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-glenn-maxwell-retires-international-cricket/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Glenn Maxwell retires from international cricket, ending a career that closed in Kandy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-gmoa-islandwide-hospital-protests/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z GMOA announces islandwide hospital protests over pay, staffing and proposed laws https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-hamilton-canal-tourism-project-700-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves Rs. 700 million plan to turn the Hamilton Canal into a tourist attraction https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-harsha-de-silva-tax-increases/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Harsha de Silva disputes President's claim that no taxes were raised https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-hasthi-sena-namal-uyana-snares-seized/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z More than 20 animal snares seized at Namal Uyana reserve in 'Hasthi Sena' sweep https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-homagama-army-truck-brake-failure/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Army truck loses brakes at Homagama junction, hits four parked motorcycles and a three-wheeler https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-john-keells-holdings-september-quarter-profit/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z John Keells September-quarter profit triples to Rs 5.17bn — but operating earnings fell https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-kandy-jaffna-vavuniya-road-contract/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet awards Rs. 1.32 billion to upgrade 3 km of the Kandy-Jaffna road at Vavuniya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-kataragama-talawakele-lorry-precipice/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Three escape as Deepavali goods lorry plunges 100 feet near Nanu Oya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-kelaniya-students-torch-protest-hostel-demands/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Kelaniya students hold a torch-lit night protest over hostels and facilities https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-kelaniya-university-womens-hostel-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Fire destroys a room at the University of Kelaniya women's hostel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-kolonnawa-bess-100mwh-cabinet-contract/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet awards contract for 100 MWh battery storage system at Kolonnawa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-komyshuvakha-aid-centre-strike/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Russian strikes on a Ukrainian aid centre kill 31, including rescuers and police https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-kotawila-oic-waruni-bogahawatte-remanded/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Kotawila police OIC remanded over vehicle lease paid by co-operative fraud suspect https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-laugfs-three-lpg-shipments-november/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z LAUGFS expects three LPG shipments in November but needs approval to release gas locally https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-manamperi-rice-lorry-verdict-november-13/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Verdict due on 13 November in 2009 rice lorry robbery case against Sampath Manamperi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-maradana-21-foreign-nationals-online-fraud/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Twenty-one foreign nationals arrested in Maradana over online fraud ring https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-medium-term-revenue-strategy-2027-2031/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Treasury targets 17% tax-to-GDP by 2031 as IMF flags Rs 2.1tn in unpaid tax https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-met-fairly-heavy-rain-75mm-southern-uva/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Met Department forecasts fairly heavy rain above 75mm in Southern and Uva provinces https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-namal-krrish-bail-order-court-appearance/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa granted bail in Krrish case and barred from leaving the country https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-nbro-landslide-warnings-badulla-kandy-ratnapura/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Landslide warnings issued for nine areas in five districts until Wednesday afternoon https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-ncm-speaker-parliament-protest-nalinda/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Opposition MPs protest in the chamber over stalled NCM against the Speaker https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-northern-line-trains-suspended-deduru-oya/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Northern Line train services suspended as the Deduru Oya overflows between Wellawa and Ganewatta https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-ntc-inspector-jailed-bribe-bus-overloading/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Transport Commission inspector jailed four years over Rs 20,000 bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-october-tourist-arrivals-168625-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z October tourist arrivals reach 168,625 — a record for the month, not for the year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-paraparaumu-college-leadership-programme/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z New Zealand school group to run a 14-day leadership programme in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-pooneryn-heroin-ice-parcel-seized/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Fourteen kilos of narcotics found in parcel dumped on Jaffna–Mannar road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-prison-overcrowding-committee-reforms/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Oversight committee weighs open prisons and rehab referrals to ease overcrowding https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-quad-foreign-ministers-atlanta-g20/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Quad foreign ministers meet on G20 sidelines in Atlanta ahead of delayed summit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-rajanganaya-spill-gates-kala-oya-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Two Rajanganaya spill gates opened, residents along the Kala Oya warned https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-ravi-karunanayake-nlb-case-ciaboc-absent/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Ravi Karunanayake lottery board case put off to February after CIABOC fails to appear https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-road-accidents-2536-deaths-annually/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Road accidents killed an average of 2,536 people a year over five years, Parliament told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-sampur-kappalthurai-transmission-contract/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Sampur–Kappalthurai grid contract goes to a Sri Lankan–Chinese joint venture https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-sc-polythene-levy-mechanism-march-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Supermarkets keeping polythene bag levies, Supreme Court told; state mechanism due by March https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-singapore-media-delegation-tourism-tour/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Singapore journalists tour Sri Lanka on a tourism familiarisation visit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-sjb-constituent-parties-alliance-discontent/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z SJB allies unhappy with Premadasa's handling of the alliance, Mano Ganesan says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-state-lands-north-release-year-end/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Government aims to release State-held land in the North before year-end https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-tin-requirement-relaxed-bank-accounts-licences/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Government says people without a TIN can still open bank accounts and renew licences https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-tree-falls-train-main-line-polgahawela/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Tree falls on Fort–Rambukkana train near Polgahawela, disrupting Main Line https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-trump-stop-israel-aid-four-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Trump says US will stop paying Israel $4 billion a year from the end of 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-trump-vance-iran-talks-progress-qatar/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Trump and Vance report progress in Qatari-mediated Iran talks as US strikes continue in Hormuz https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-us-midterms-record-12-billion-spending/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z US midterms cost a record $12 billion as voters name the cost of living their main concern https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-us-sanctions-warning-iranian-sailors-repatriation/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z US says helping crews on sanctioned Iranian ships risks sanctions, after Sri Lanka repatriated 40 sailors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-us-strikes-qeshm-island-hormuz/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as both sides talk up a settlement https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-wellampitiya-dubai-syndicate-ice-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z STF seizes 1.03 kg of ice in Wellampitiya, arrests alleged link to Dubai-based syndicate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-world-bank-brain-drain-skilled-migration/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z World Bank official says Sri Lanka should draw skilled workers back, not block their exit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-03-world-bank-sri-lanka-aged-society-2030/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka is four years from "aged society" status, World Bank report finds