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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-yoshitha-rajapaksa-cid-statement/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrives at CID to give a statement https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-alayadiveambu-technical-officer-bribe-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Pradeshiya Sabha technical officer arrested over Rs. 40,000 bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-bakamuna-mother-son-killed-bus-motorcycle/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Mother and son killed in Bakamuna bus-motorcycle collision; toddler injured https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-basl-rejects-abeynayaka-judges-tenure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z BASL rejects committee member's claims over judges' tenure talks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-botanic-gardens-director-general-jayaweera/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet confirms Jayaweera as permanent Director General of National Botanic Gardens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-caa-atapirikara-pirikara-islandwide-raids/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes 436 items in islandwide raids on Atapirikara and Pirikara sellers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cabinet-232mn-144-ditwah-religious-sites/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet allocates Rs. 232 million to restore 144 more Ditwah-damaged religious sites https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cabinet-coconut-land-rehabilitation-85000-acres/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves coconut land rehabilitation scheme for 85,000 acres https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cabinet-energy-contracts-coal-fuel-muthurajawela/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet awards coal, fuel and Muthurajawela storage tank contracts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cabinet-fishermens-pension-scheme-amendment/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears amendments to Fishermen's Pension Scheme Act https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cabinet-new-immigration-bill-1948-act/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves new Immigration Bill to replace 1948 law https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cabinet-refugees-india-voluntary-return/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears path for Sri Lankan refugees in India to return https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cbsl-no-further-rate-hikes-weerasinghe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z No further rate hikes needed this year, Central Bank Governor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cccc-port-city-investment-local-jobs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z CCCC signals more Port City investment, pledges 90 percent local hiring https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-chinese-ambassador-wei-huaxiang-arrives/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z New Chinese Ambassador Wei Huaxiang arrives in Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-cse-aspi-snaps-four-day-streak/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse snaps four-session winning streak https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-customs-committee-disputed-vehicle-imports/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Customs appoints committee over vehicles stuck without clearance https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-digital-land-registry-oversight-committee/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Digital land registry proposed to curb forged deeds and state land misuse https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-dry-weather-farmers-drought-wildlife/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Dry weather damages crops in four provinces as parks turn to water bowsers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-education-committee-teacher-shortages/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Education advisory committee targets teacher shortages and transfer process https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-expressway-maintenance-vehicles-1-2-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 1.2 billion approved for expressway maintenance fleet https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-government-denies-mp-salary-increase/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Government denies MPs received a salary increase https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-immigration-passport-system-failure-restored/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Passport issuance disrupted for an hour by Immigration Department system failure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-jaffna-municipal-council-protest-commissioner/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Jaffna council members protest against commissioner's interference https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-laggala-elderly-man-killed-son-in-law/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Elderly man killed in Laggala attack, son-in-law sought by police https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-lal-kantha-brother-in-law-arrested-kegalle/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Minister Lal Kantha's brother-in-law arrested over vehicle auction fraud https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-lanka-metro-transit-equity-1-06bn/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves Rs. 1.06 billion equity injection for Lanka Metro Transit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-maternal-child-nutrition-project-2-73-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z US$2.73 million nutrition project approved for four districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-medawachchiya-sltb-bus-lorry-13-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z 13 injured as SLTB bus hits lorry parked at Medawachchiya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-no-flood-risk-rainfall-eases-showers-forecast/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z No flood risk as rainfall eases, with scattered showers forecast for Tuesday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-paddy-30000-mt-rice-sathosa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z 30,000 MT of state paddy to be milled into rice as purchases reach 27,458 MT https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-pinnawala-elephant-sumana/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Rescued as a lost calf, 'Sumana' is now a Pinnawala draw https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-pm-harini-2026-development-projects-three-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z PM orders 2026 development projects completed within three months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-police-27773-inspected-587-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z 587 arrested as police inspect 27,773 people in a day of island-wide operations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-president-basl-meeting-judges-retirement-age/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z President to meet Bar Association on judges' retirement age proposal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-prison-officer-arrested-magazine-prison-drugs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Prison officer arrested with Rs. 2 million drug haul bound for Magazine Prison https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-rajitha-senaratne-indicted-colombo-high-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Rajitha Senaratne indicted over 2012 leasing of state fishing vessel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-ratnapura-hospital-death-ministry-silence/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Health Ministry yet to respond a month after Ratnapura hospital death complaint https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-sajith-wild-elephant-national-animal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Sajith calls for wild elephant to be named national animal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-senadhipathi-ciaboc-krrish-statement/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Nissanka Senadhipathi gives statement to Bribery Commission over Krrish deal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-six-planets-perseid-meteor-shower/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Six planets and Perseid peak to light up skies on August 12 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-slcert-zero-click-whatsapp-iphone/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z SLCERT warns of zero-click WhatsApp takeovers hitting iPhone users https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-state-bungalows-colombo-30-year-leases/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z State bungalows in Colombo 5 offered on 30-year commercial leases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-tangalle-prison-gazette-re-established/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Gazette issued to re-establish the old Tangalle Prison https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-tourist-arrivals-1-4-million-sltda/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Tourist arrivals pass 1.4 million for 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-two-killed-motorcycle-accidents-dambulla-udugama/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Two motorcyclists including an 18-year-old killed in separate crashes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-waskaduwa-car-crash-pedestrians-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Three pedestrians injured as car crosses lane and leaves road in Waskaduwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-11-world-bank-100-million-north-east-development/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears US$100 million World Bank facility for North and East https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-12-paddy-millers-loan-scheme-president/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z Government to offer loans to small and medium paddy millers to buy at Rs. 120 a kilo