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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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/2026-08-10-461-arrested-island-wide-police-operations/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z 461 arrested in 24 hours of island-wide crime and drug operations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-al-exam-special-transport-1700-buses/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Special transport in place for A/L candidates as 1,700 Sisu Seriya buses deployed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-allied-health-training-courses-applications/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Applications open for eight allied health training courses https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-archdiocese-death-penalty-easter-cardinal-ranjith/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Archdiocese of Colombo says it does not support the death penalty https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-battery-storage-16-substations-september-grid/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Battery storage at 16 substations to join national grid in early September https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-castlereagh-maussakelle-near-spill-levels/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Castlereagh and Maussakelle reservoirs close to spilling after heavy rain https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-colombia-earthquake-111-dead/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z At least 132 killed as 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Colombia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-ctu-grade5-scholarship-irregularity-kegalle/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Teachers' union demands action over late Grade 5 exam paper at Kegalle school https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-damana-illegal-excavation-artefacts-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested over illegal excavation for artefacts in Damana https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-death-penalty-drug-offences-steering-council/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Death penalty for drug offences discussed at President's anti-drug council https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-dfcc-pragathi-msme-launch/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z DFCC Bank launches unified MSME banking proposition https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-drone-operator-arrested-kasikote-elephant/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Drone operator arrested for obstructing elephants at Kasikote crossing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-drug-rehabilitation-1506-inmates-prison-overcrowding/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Committee urges wider drug rehabilitation to ease prison overcrowding https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-english-proficiency-index-73rd/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 123 countries in English proficiency index https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-foreign-investors-rupee-bonds-216mn/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Foreign investors buy US$216mn of rupee bonds in eight weeks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-grama-niladhari-sick-leave-campaign/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Grama Niladhari officers begin two-day sick-leave campaign over travel allowance https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-health-ministry-firewood-media-reports/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Health Ministry warns misleading firewood reports could strain energy sector https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-iran-hormuz-final-stages-jazan-refinery/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Iran says Hormuz pact with Oman is in final stages as Houthis hit Saudi refinery https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-ishara-sewwandi-remanded-august-21/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Ishara Sewwandi remanded until August 21 over Ganemulla Sanjeewa killing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-joint-opposition-22a-full-bench-supreme-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Joint Opposition to seek full 12-judge bench on 22nd Amendment petitions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-kanjipani-imran-relative-shot-maligawatte/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Kanjipani Imran's relative shot dead in Maligawatte https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-kariyawasam-summoned-ccib-igp-remarks/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z SLPP's Sagara Kariyawasam summoned by crime bureau over IGP remarks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-lincoln-navigator-court-appeal-boi-order/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Court blocks removal of two Lincoln Navigators from BOI company https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-mattala-airport-china-india-oman-bids/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Chinese, Indian and Omani firms among bidders for Mattala airport https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-met-forecast-showers-winds-monday/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Met forecasts showers as winds ease to 30-40 kmph on exam opening day https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-mine-clearance-90-percent-rosamund-pike/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z 90% of mine-contaminated land cleared, ministry says as Pike meets minister https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-mobile-drug-testing-bus-ntmi-road-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Health Ministry hands mobile drug-testing bus to transport medical institute https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-navy-stf-cigarettes-puttalam-mullipuram/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Navy and STF seize 7,000 foreign cigarettes in Puttalam house search https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-negombo-prison-damage-100-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Negombo Prison damage put above Rs. 100 million as inmate records destroyed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-nvq-school-curriculum-vocational-education/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to fold NVQ training into school curricula https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-oil-prices-rise-hormuz-reopening-uncertainty/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Oil rises as traders wait for proof that Hormuz will reopen https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-parliament-ways-means-tax-base-digital/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Parliament committee calls for wider tax base and digital tax administration https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-royal-ceramics-june-quarter-profit-1-8bn/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Royal Ceramics June quarter profit rises 56% to Rs 1.8 billion https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-sagara-kariyawasam-arrested-ccib/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam arrested over IGP remarks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-sallay-counsel-political-interference-august-25/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Sallay's counsel says Easter probe must be free of political interference https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-slbfe-israel-portal-16000-jobs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z SLBFE opens registration for 16,000 Israel jobs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-syphilis-cases-men-nsacp/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Early syphilis cases among men up sharply since 2019 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-traffic-operation-reckless-driving-school-holidays/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Police deploy 10,000 traffic officers against reckless driving in school holidays https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-twc-theekshana-jayarathna-ceo/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z TWC names Theekshana Jayarathna CEO of development management arm https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-underworld-suspects-repatriated-malaysia/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z Three organised crime suspects flown back from Malaysia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-10-xpeng-l03-sri-lanka-launch/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z XPENG L03 electric SUV opens for pre-orders in Sri Lanka