https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-22a-judicature-bills-gazetted-judges-retirement/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z 22nd Amendment gazetted: Supreme Court judges to serve until 67 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-ahluwalia-structural-reforms-india-calling/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z No growth without painful structural reforms, Ahluwalia tells Colombo forum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-aiib-kerawalapitiya-port-transmission-cable/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Work begins on $52m AIIB-funded second power cable to Colombo Port https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-animal-welfare-act-kandy-perahera-governor/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Animal Welfare Act will not curtail Kandy Esala Perahera, Governor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-bulathsinhala-van-precipice-14-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Fourteen factory workers hurt as van plunges down precipice in Bulathsinhala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-chemmani-100-days-507-remains/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Chemmani excavations pass 100 days as recovered remains exceed 500 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-cinnamon-box-office-ai-ticketing-platform/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Cinnamon launches AI-driven ticketing platform in push to make Colombo an events hub https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-cse-aspi-21370-third-session/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse gains for a third session, ASPI closes at 21,370 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-dv-chanaka-coal-commission-testimony/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z D.V. Chanaka tells coal commission tender was delayed to suit one supplier https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-electoral-reform-expert-panel-31-proposals/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Expert panel appointed to review 31 electoral reform proposals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-embassy-warning-illegal-migration-africa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Embassy warns youth against African migration routes after three rescued from traffickers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-free-entry-sri-lanka-india-test-series/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Free entry for Sri Lanka–India Test series in Galle and Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-gotabaya-evidence-lalith-kugan-september-29/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered to give evidence on September 29 in Lalith–Kugan case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-helmet-cases-271890-road-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Police filed 271,890 helmet violation cases in first seven months of 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-india-bailey-bridges-250mt-handover/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z India hands over further 250 tonnes of Bailey bridges to Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-india-power-sector-review-delhi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z India and Sri Lanka review HVDC link and Sampur solar project in Delhi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-india-slc-xi-warm-up-ncc-rain/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z India begin only warm-up before Tests at the NCC, with rain forecast all three days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-jaffna-prison-security-six-facilities/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Security tightened at Jaffna and five other prisons as unrest spreads https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-joint-mechanism-prison-inmate-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Joint mechanism to be set up across all 33 prisons after unrest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-justice-minister-prison-bail-reform-overcrowding/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Justice Minister ties prison unrest to drug crackdown, promises bail law change https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-kuruwita-prison-unrest-tear-gas/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Two inmates killed in Kuruwita Prison unrest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-lakshman-yapa-bail-ciaboc-indictments/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena granted bail after CIABOC indictments served https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-man-arrested-filming-igp-chief-justice-residences/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Driver arrested over filming near IGP and Chief Justice residences https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-mannar-land-protest-military-occupation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Mannar protest demands release of military-held ancestral land https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-mecca-defence-pact-saudi-turkey-pakistan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence pact in Mecca https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-met-forecast-100mm-saturday/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Met Department raises Saturday heavy-fall forecast to 100 mm https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-met-forecast-75mm-showers-thundershowers/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Met Department forecasts 75 mm falls and 50 kmph winds for Friday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-meta-567m-new-mexico-child-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Meta ordered to pay another $567m in New Mexico child safety case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-mount-lavinia-gold-theft-four-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Four arrested over Rs. 14.1 million gold theft in Mount Lavinia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-nddcb-drug-withdrawal-prison-unrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Tighter drug controls may be fuelling prison unrest, NDDCB official says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-negombo-prison-62-suspects-named/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z 24 more suspects named over Negombo Prison deaths, taking total to 62 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-pallansena-prison-tear-gas-roof-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Tear gas fired as inmates stage roof protest at Pallansena prison camp https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-pickme-colombo-connect-lotus-tower/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z PickMe launches Colombo Connect to bundle capital's attractions on one platform https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-pm-amarasuriya-isa-sawp-education-reform/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z PM tells international relations conference Sri Lanka is moving education beyond exams https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-police-warning-videos-while-driving/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Police warn motorists against watching videos at the wheel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-polonnaruwa-rice-supplier-fined-red-nadu/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Rice supplier fined Rs. 1 million for selling Red Nadu above control price https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-prison-unrest-conspiracy-emergency-meeting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Government suspects conspiracy as unrest spreads across four prisons https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-raid-amazones-kalutara-november-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Raid Amazones returns to Sri Lanka for eighth time, heading to Kalutara in November https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-rathmalana-six-arrested-grenade-drugs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Six held in Rathmalana with hand grenade, swords and suspected drug cash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-ravi-seneviratne-high-court-stay-order/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z High Court stays traffic case against Public Security Secretary Ravi Seneviratne https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-rumesh-tharanga-pathirage-interview/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z World No. 1 Rumesh Tharanga on the road from schoolboy cricket to the javelin summit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-senanayake-samudraya-fisheries-anchorage/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Fisheries Minister weighs Senanayake Samudraya anchorage against breeding-ground risk https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-senior-police-transfers-sdig-npc/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Five Senior DIGs moved in police reshuffle, subject to NPC approval https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-shani-abeysekara-promoted-dig/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z CID Director Shani Abeysekara promoted to DIG, backdated to 2020 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-slsrfa-u18-rugby-7s-quarter-finals/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Maliyadeva stun St. Joseph's as eight teams reach U18 Elite Rugby 7s quarter-finals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-sports-tourism-sector-development/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Ministries plan events calendar and management office for sports tourism https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-thailand-school-shooting-nonthaburi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z At least eight dead in Thai school shooting as 14-year-old kills grandparents, then opens fire https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-unp-protection-akila-magazine-prison/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z UNP asks prison authorities to guarantee Akila Viraj Kariyawasam's safety https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-aasl-kite-flying-airport-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Aviation authority urges public to keep kites away from airports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-air-pollution-7000-premature-deaths/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Air pollution causes about 7,000 premature deaths a year in Sri Lanka, Health Ministry says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-animals-water-board-amendment-bills-passed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Parliament passes Animals and Water Board amendment bills https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-anti-corruption-act-asset-declarations-public-access/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Government Reverses Course: Politicians' Asset Declarations to Stay Public https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-caa-unregistered-medicines-havelock-town/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes over 100 types of unregistered medicines in Havelock Town raid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-cardinal-ranjith-judicial-prison-reforms-briefing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Ministers Brief Cardinal Ranjith on Judicial and Prison Reforms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-cbsl-digital-payments-jaffna/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank takes digital payments drive to Jaffna this weekend https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-cbsl-pyramid-schemes-tm-app/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank adds TM App to prohibited pyramid scheme list, taking total to 26 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-child-welfare-officers-ds-divisions/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Five child welfare officers assigned to every Divisional Secretariat https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-cmc-trade-licence-deadline-august-31/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Colombo Extends Trade Licence Deadline for Businesses to August 31 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-coal-commission-viral-audio-recording-testimony/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Coal Commission Hears Viral Phone Recording as Chairman Testifies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-coconut-oil-importers-tax-default/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Three of four crude coconut oil importers have defaulted on taxes, Parliament told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-colombo-kite-festival-traffic-arrangements/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Colombo Kite Festival: Traffic Plan Announced for Galle Face Weekend https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-colombo-marathon-2026-launch-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Colombo Marathon 2026 set for September 13, organisers target 4,000 runners https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-cse-aspi-commercial-credit-record-trade/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Record Commercial Credit trade lifts CSE turnover to a 2026 high https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-delft-indian-trawler-grounded-navy-rescue/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Navy launches rescue after Indian trawler runs aground off Delft Island https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-dematagoda-shooting-suspect-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested over July shooting attempt in Kuppiyawatta, Dematagoda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-dengue-88000-cases-63-deaths/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Dengue cases pass 88,000 for the year as August total reaches 2,739 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-easter-civil-lawsuit-pujith-hemasiri-removed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Easter bombing survivor drops damages claim against Pujith and Hemasiri https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-hela-apparel-liquidation-petition/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Hela Apparel files to wind up group after rescue options fail https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-housing-scheme-2015-2019-parliament-corruption/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Deputy Minister Says 2015-2019 Housing Loan Scheme Was Corrupt and Failed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-india-urges-provincial-council-elections/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z India urges Sri Lanka to hold Provincial Council elections 'at the earliest' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-ird-exceeds-revenue-targets-tax-relief/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Inland Revenue Beats Collection Targets, Opening Door to Tax Relief https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-kaduwela-court-ccib-kariyawasam-igp-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Court clears CCIB to widen probe into Kariyawasam's remarks on IGP https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-kayankerni-coral-reef-survey/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Wildlife Department completes coral reef survey at Kayankerni and Pasikuda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-kelani-valley-train-cancellations/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Kelani Valley commuters left stranded by repeated train cancellations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-landslide-warnings-nallathanniya-tri-forces/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Landslide blocks Sri Pada road as warnings extended and troops put on standby https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-learner-drivers-expressways-prohibited/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Learner drivers and 'L' plate vehicles barred from expressways, Police say https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-litro-gas-prices-unchanged-august/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Litro and LAUGFS both hold LP gas prices steady for August https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-magazine-prison-unrest-e-ward/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z One inmate dead, 11 injured after unrest at Colombo's Magazine Prison https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-malabe-street-dog-feeding-legal-support/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Animal Welfare Coalition backs Malabe woman harassed over feeding street dogs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-mas-holdings-syntetica-nylon-recycling/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z MAS Holdings backs French nylon recycling firm in $30mn funding round https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-medical-officers-no-pay-leave-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z 280 doctors applied for foreign no-pay leave this year, Parliament told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-meta-ai-model-hacked-company-testing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Meta Says Its AI Model Hacked Another Company During Testing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-metro-bus-weekend-pass/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Metro Bus launches Rs. 799 weekend pass for unlimited travel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-motor-vehicle-industry-report-assembly/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Over 15 assembly plants now operating as Sri Lanka's auto industry shifts from imports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-mp-salary-increase-archchuna-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z MP Says Parliamentary Salaries Raised by Rs. 60,000 in Chamber Clash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-negombo-prison-committee-report-president/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Negombo Prison inquiry report handed to President, Parliament told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-president-police-modernisation-drug-rehab/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z President orders faster police modernisation and one national rehab programme https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-president-research-innovation-science-technology/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z President Presses for Research That Reaches Households and the Economy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-red-warning-matara-pottuvil-rough-seas/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Red warning for the Matara-Pottuvil sea as gusts reach 70 kmph https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-rumesh-tharanga-world-no1-javelin/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga becomes Sri Lanka's first world No. 1 in men's javelin https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-schools-close-august-holidays-al-exam/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Schools Close for August Holidays Tomorrow, Reopen September 7 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-shark-meat-seizure-suduwella-four-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Four fishermen arrested with 223kg of protected shark meat and fins https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-slfea-metatechno-japan-employment-mou/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka Signs Japan Recruitment Deal for Skilled Professionals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-sri-lanka-ai-week-2026-ai-amplified/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka AI Week 2026 launched as government targets $15bn digital economy https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-tax-appeals-commission-108bn-backlog/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Audit finds Rs.108bn in disputed tax locked in Tax Appeals Commission backlog https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-trcsl-blocks-122-more-gambling-sites/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka blocks 122 more gambling websites, taking total to 146 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-ugc-university-registration-2025-al/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z University registration opens for students selected on 2025 A/L results https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-waste-management-30-billion-pivithuru-purawara/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Government allocates Rs. 30 billion for national waste management programme https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-wellawatte-pamankada-water-cut/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Seven-Hour Water Cut for Wellawatte and Pamankada Tonight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-wijepala-igp-threat-rule-of-law-interview/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Wijepala widens accusation against SLPP, says pressure on investigators is organised