https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-afc-president-sri-lanka-football-progress/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z AFC president praises Sri Lanka's football progress at Tokyo meeting https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-asia-asset-finance-rs2bn-debentures/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Asia Asset Finance to raise Rs. 2 billion in five-year debentures https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-bimal-rathnayake-hulangamuwa-adviser-claim/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Bimal Rathnayake tells Parliament that Hulangamuwa never advised Ranil Wickremesinghe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-chemmani-somadeva-interim-report-574-remains/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Chemmani excavation report says site resembles formal burial, while recording 574 dead https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-colombo-tb-cases-population-density-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Colombo's population density has driven TB spread, health minister tells Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-court-rejects-monks-motion-viharamahadevi/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Colombo court refuses both sides at Viharamahadevi Park: order stands, no arrest warrants https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-customs-october-79-percent-day-21/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Customs has collected 79% of its October target in 21 days — and its daily rate nearly doubled mid-month https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-dayasiri-vas-kavi-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Dayasiri Jayasekara sings a Vas Kaviya in Parliament, alleging arrests are planned over the verse https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-development-officers-strike-november-9/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Development officers call an island-wide strike for 9 November over promotions and pay https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-gangaramaya-samhita-manuscript-digitisation/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Gangaramaya and India International Centre to digitise 100 palm-leaf manuscripts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-gnanasara-not-produced-court-satyagraha-eighth-day/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Gnanasara produced by WhatsApp; High Court says it cannot order his robe returned https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-greece-social-media-ban-under-15/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Greece bans social media for children under 15 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-hormuz-seven-tankers-damaged-irgc/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Iran says seven oil tankers damaged in a single day in the Strait of Hormuz https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-industrial-asphalts-cse-watch-list/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Industrial Asphalts moved to CSE Watch List after auditor disclaims opinion https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-janani-dhananjana-long-jump-t47-gold/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Janani Dhananjana jumps 5.52m for Games record and Sri Lanka's second Para Games gold https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-jordan-karak-church-funeral-shooting/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Six killed, 28 wounded as gunmen open fire on church funeral in Jordan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-kadigamuwa-line-closure-october-24-25/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Railways closes the Kadigamuwa stretch for two days — the first shutdown after six slips in 17 days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-kdu-copper-strips-cope-investigation/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Two kilometres of copper went missing from KDU Hospital's lightning conductors, COPE told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-maldives-medicines-donation/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka donates over Rs 5 million in medicines to the Maldives https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-military-elephant-training-joint-raids/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Army to open an elephant operations room as wildlife officers start training soldiers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-negombo-prison-magistrate-crime-finding/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Negombo Prison deaths were a crime, magistrate finds, ordering CID investigation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-nittambuwa-machinery-store-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Fire guts machinery and electrical goods store in Nittambuwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-nmra-act-amendment-cosmetics/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Health Minister says NMRA Act will be amended to regulate cosmetics https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-norochcholai-units-three-one-grid-810mw/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Norochcholai's last two units return to the grid, restoring 810MW https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-ol-aesthetics-practical-tests/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z O/L aesthetic subject practicals to run from October 27 to November 6 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-police-facebook-post-hrc-complaint/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Rights commission receives complaint over police Facebook post telling public to 'think twice' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-pradeep-somasiri-asian-para-games-1500m-gold/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Pradeep Somasiri wins the 1500m T46 — Sri Lanka's first gold of the Asian Para Games https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-president-close-34-state-institutions/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Finance Ministry has decided to close 34 state institutions, President says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-rabies-dog-registration-bill-second-reading/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Parliament takes up Rabies Elimination and Dog Registration Bill for second reading https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-reservoir-spill-flood-risk-kalu-ganga-deduru-oya/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Kalu Ganga joins Deduru Oya at flood risk as 25 reservoirs spill https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-rubber-sector-eudr-workshop/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's rubber exporters brief on EU deforestation rules at Colombo workshop https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-sabaragamuwa-chancellor-gallelle-sumanasiri/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Ven. Gallelle Sumanasiri Thera appointed Chancellor of Sabaragamuwa University https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-samanthurai-sick-elephant-treatment/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Army joins round-the-clock effort to save collapsed wild elephant in Samanthurai https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-samarkand-childhood-cancer-congress/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka joins 100 countries in Samarkand for a childhood cancer congress and a new declaration https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-schools-smart-classrooms-grades-2-6/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Smart classrooms reviewed in Parliament as education reforms prepare to reach Grades 2 and 6 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-slcert-fake-bank-vap-poya-scam/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka CERT warns of fake bank 'Vap Poya gift' message circulating online https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-three-sri-lankans-detained-indo-nepal-border/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Three Sri Lankans from Jaffna detained near the India-Nepal border on expired visas https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-typhoon-champi-taiwan-shutdown/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Champi closes in; 931 flights cancelled https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-23-wijesiri-bribe-givers-overseas/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z SJB MP asks why alleged bribe-givers are questioned abroad while bribe-takers are remanded https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-48cc-motorcycle-registration-mandatory/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Motor Traffic Department says 48cc motorcycles must be registered, rejecting dealer claims https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-abeysinghe-ndtv-world-summit-economic-reset/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Abeysinghe to present Sri Lanka's economic reset at NDTV World Summit in New Delhi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-agbo-13-elephants-wild-tuskers/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Agbo named among 13 elephants needing urgent protection, conservation group says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-amnesty-ohchr-psta-bill-recommendations/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z UN human rights office and Amnesty International both press Sri Lanka to rewrite the terrorism bill https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-aspi-falls-209-points-deputy-minister/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Colombo shares fall 1.05% hours after deputy minister calls the market stable https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-bangladesh-mob-violence-187-killed-hrss/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z At least 187 killed in mob violence in Bangladesh in nine months, rights group says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-barclays-5000-job-cuts-ai/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as it leans on AI, with India back offices exposed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-bay-of-bengal-cyclone-risk-october-25/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Met rates cyclone risk high for the weekend as a second system forms in the Bay of Bengal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-brazil-delegation-fisheries-ornamental-fish/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Brazil opens talks on Sri Lanka's ornamental fish trade and seafood raw material supply https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-brent-crude-112-iran-tensions/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Brent quoted at $112.24 as Iran tensions push oil to a fresh post-May high https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-copf-new-procurement-act/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Finance committee takes up a new Procurement Act, with pharmaceutical delays singled out https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-dammam-king-fahd-airport-attack/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z One killed, eight injured in attack on Dammam's King Fahd airport https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-drug-raids-586824-arrests-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z 586,824 arrested in two years of drug raids, minister tells Parliament — an hour after an MP questioned arrest targets https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-elephant-rescue-security-forces-anuradhapura/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Security forces deployed to help wildlife officers reach elephants in distress https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-galina-basnayake-asian-para-games-silver/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Galina Basnayake takes Sri Lanka's first swimming medal of the Asian Para Games https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-hambantota-port-suez-recovery/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Hambantota bets that ships returning to Suez will sail past its door https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-harry-brook-fastest-odi-double-century/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka chase down 430 to beat England in Rawalpindi record-breaker https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-imf-1bn-outflow-import-fraud-remand/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z IMF has not discussed the alleged US$1bn outflow with Colombo, as three suspects are further remanded https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-ird-excise-mou-tax-evasion/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Inland Revenue and Excise sign an intelligence-sharing pact as the money-laundering evaluation runs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-kavantissa-sermon-galgamuwa-temple/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Galgamuwa villagers hold a sermon for Kavantissa, with alms-giving today https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-lakvijaya-unit-two-power-cuts-lifted/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Power cuts lifted as Lakvijaya's second unit returns to full capacity https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-low-pressure-area-forms-met-advisory/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Low-pressure area forms near Sri Lanka, with more than 100mm of rain forecast for four provinces https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-meta-25-billion-new-mexico-penalty/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Meta ordered to pay $25bn in New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica data case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-namal-igp-gnanasara-equal-law/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Namal asks what happens to the IGP, citing Gnanasara's contempt case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-nbro-landslide-warnings-nine-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Landslide warnings widen to nine districts as heavy rain is forecast again for Friday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-ndb-third-quarter-profit-fraud-impact/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Two newsrooms, one NDB filing, opposite leads — and no fraud charge since the first quarter https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-nmcrp-palm-oil-import-restrictions/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Consumer group accuses Finance Ministry officials of misleading the President over palm oil imports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-polgahawela-npp-councillor-remanded/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z NPP councillor in Polgahawela remanded until 5 November over alleged sexual assault https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-rahal-bulathsinhala-dies-73/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Veteran actor Rahal Bulathsinhala dies at 73 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-ranawaka-case-witness-expenses-complaint/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Ranawaka's lawyers seek probe into Rs. 450,000 of state funds spent flying witness from Germany https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-reserves-6-9-billion-pboc-swap-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Government confirms reserves figure includes the China swap facility https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-roadworthiness-certificate-5000km-proposal/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Motor Traffic chief proposes roadworthiness tests every 5,000km or three months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-rupee-332-20-bond-yields-rise/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Rupee closes at 332.20/35 and the whole bond curve is marked up from a softer Wednesday close https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-saliyawewa-bus-overturns-one-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z One killed, 10 injured as bus overturns at Saliyawewa on Anuradhapura–Puttalam road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-salley-intervening-petitions-rejected/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal shuts Cardinal Ranjith and other intervenors out of Sallay's detention case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-satyagraha-court-order-disperse/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Court orders monks at Viharamahadevi Park satyagraha to leave; police read it out and withdraw https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-shamonda-virus-first-human-case-france/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z France confirms world's first human case of Shamonda, a cattle virus, after patient dies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-shaybah-aramco-drone-attack-us-diplomats-leave/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Two killed in drone attack on Aramco's Shaybah oilfield as US orders diplomats out of Saudi Arabia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-slcert-php-vulnerabilities-websites-offline/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka CERT issues critical PHP alert as websites go dark worldwide https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-sri-lanka-england-odi-rawalpindi/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka meet England at Rawalpindi with both sides still without a point https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-sri-lanka-romania-political-consultations/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Romania hold sixth political consultations, with 26,000 workers on the agenda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-srilankan-saudi-suspension-november-1/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z SriLankan pushes its Saudi suspension to 1 November, the third date to slip https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-sudan-drone-strikes-abyei-west-kordofan/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Sudanese army drone strikes on mourners and a fuel market kill more than 300 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-tibet-earthquake-magnitude-7-nagqu/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Magnitude 7 earthquake kills at least 16 in Tibet's Nagqu region https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-traffic-police-officer-helps-dog-cross/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Traffic officer who carried a stray dog across a Colombo road draws national praise https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-tusker-mahasen-missing-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Mahasen, the tusker Premadasa asked to protect three days ago, is missing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-ukraine-returns-remains-sri-lankan-russia/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Remains of a Sri Lankan who fought for Russia handed to Moscow, not Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-unitree-h2-x-guardian-robot/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z China's Unitree unveils H2-X 'guardian' robot for security and rescue work https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-us-envoy-slusabc-investment/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z US ambassador urges Sri Lankan firms to invest in America, not just sell to it https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-vallibel-one-fortress-resorts-stake/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Vallibel One buys out its own subsidiary and chairman to reach 49.93% of Fortress Resorts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-22-warakapola-woman-dies-well-cat/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z Woman, 32, dies after falling into a well while lighting a rescue for her cat