https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-22a-determination-tabled-parliament-sept-22/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court determination on 22A to be tabled in Parliament on September 22 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-amber-lightning-advisory-north-east/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Amber lightning advisory for Uva, Eastern province and four northern districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-anguruwatota-killing-brother-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Man, 37, killed with sharp weapon in Anguruwatota; his brother arrested https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-asian-games-flagbearers-sri-lanka-contingent/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z A 16-year-old gymnast and a pentathlete lead out Sri Lanka's largest ever Asian Games team https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-basil-rajapaksa-interpol-blue-notice/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Minister says INTERPOL Blue Notice issued for Basil Rajapaksa; police say request still pending https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-bess-960mw-target-windforce-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka targets 960 MW of battery storage by 2027 as El Niño lifts night demand https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-caa-medical-test-prices-clarification/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z CAA says viral medical test price list is not its own — only four tests are actually capped https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-caa-pettah-cosmetics-whitening-creams-raid/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes skin-whitening creams in Pettah raid, traders to face Hulftsdorp court https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-cancer-radiation-delays-ct-simulation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z More than 1,000 cancer patients waiting for radiation as planning scanner fails since April https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-dambulla-principal-road-crash/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Dambulla National School principal killed as speeding bus crosses into his car https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-england-sri-lanka-third-t20i-old-trafford/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z England complete 3-0 sweep at Old Trafford as Sri Lanka lose a 15th straight T20I to them https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-google-gemini-autonomous-hacking-security-test/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Google's Gemini autonomously hacked three companies during a security test https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-kegalle-hotel-air-rifle-shooting/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Two injured as hotel employee opens fire with air rifle in Kegalle https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-maha-oya-badalgama-four-missing/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z All four dead after group swept away in the Maha Oya at Badalgama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-motor-traffic-whatsapp-complaints/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Motor Traffic Department opens WhatsApp line for vehicle registration complaints https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-mullaitivu-women-headed-households/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z 2,700 families in Mullaitivu are run entirely by women, District Secretary says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-namal-airbus-defence-no-direct-email/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z No direct email between Namal Rajapaksa and Airbus, defence says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-nanu-oya-motorbike-van-indian-tourists/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Motorcyclist killed in Nanu Oya crash with van carrying Indian tourists https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-pm-monsoon-flooding-rathmalana-kandawala/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z PM calls for early action on monsoon flooding as Rs. 1.1bn Ratmalana drainage works begin https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-pramodya-wickramasinghe-75-million-lawsuit-slc/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Pramodya Wickramasinghe sues cricket transformation committee for Rs. 75 million over sacking https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-ranil-new-constitution-125-mps/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Wickremesinghe unveils programme proposing a new constitution and 125 elected MPs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-road-safety-1-5-billion-dangerous-locations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 1.5bn for dangerous road locations as IGP presses for road rules in schools https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-sjb-ananda-palitha-stronger-22a-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z SJB board member says party has not convened its own ranks to fight 22A https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-slbfe-204-workers-israel-air-tickets/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z 204 Sri Lankan workers given air tickets for Israeli jobs as departures pass 11,600 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-sri-lanka-passive-cooling-unep-assembly/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka pushes passive cooling at UN assembly to cut air-conditioning use https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-supreme-court-dismisses-40-police-promotion-petitions/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court dismisses 40 petitions by 1,050 officers over police promotions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-tourism-revenue-august-first-rise-ten-months/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Tourism revenue rises for first time in 10 months, up 2.1% in August https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-trincomalee-liquor-store-armed-robbery-foiled/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Police sergeant among two arrested over T-56 robbery at Trincomalee liquor store https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-trump-bans-cnn-msnow-politico/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-trump-bans-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-trump-greenland-permanent-security-control/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Trump claims 'permanent control' of Greenland security; Denmark says sovereignty intact https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-trump-h1b-fee-extended-another-year/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Trump extends $100,000 H-1B visa fee order for another year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-warren-buffett-steps-down-berkshire-chair/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chairman, son Howard takes the chair https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-weligama-drowning-missing-teen/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Search under way for 15-year-old missing after drowning at Weligama anicut https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-welikada-prison-drug-parcel-thotalanga-poddi/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Two held over drug parcels thrown into Welikada women's ward for 'Thotalanga Poddi' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-wildlife-sues-irrigation-wilpattu-trees/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Wildlife Department sues Irrigation Department over felled Wilpattu buffer-zone trees https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-amrb-attanayake-dies-deputy-minister/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z A.M.R.B. Attanayake, deputy higher education minister under J.R. Jayewardene, dies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-anojan-sivarasa-saudi-death-sentence/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan's five-year Saudi sentence reportedly raised to death on his own appeal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-chamila-wijethunge-taasl-president-kathmandu/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Chamila Wijethunge elected TAASL President, second woman to hold the post https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-cse-snaps-four-day-losing-streak/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z CSE snaps four-session losing streak, but decliners still outnumbered gainers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-dengue-98427-cases-74-deaths/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Dengue cases reach 98,427 as September runs at half of August's pace https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-diplomats-eastern-province-tourism-tour/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Colombo-based heads of mission begin three-day Eastern Province tourism tour https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-ditwah-select-committee-local-authorities/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Ditwah select committee to summon Pradeshiya Sabhas and Municipal Councils https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-dp-aviation-ocera-airlines-international/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z DP Aviation to rebrand as OCERA Airlines and move into international flying https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-drought-78368-livelihoods-labour-ministry/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z 78,368 have lost their livelihoods to the drought — and the Labour Ministry says it has no way to help them https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-england-t20-series-win-cardiff/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z England seal the T20 series in Cardiff as Sri Lanka's middle order folds again https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-gareth-thomas-london-jaffna-flights-petition/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Harrow West MP launches petition for direct London–Jaffna flights https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-ghalibaf-fed-rate-hike-hormuz/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z 'You can't 25bp a chokepoint': Iran's speaker taunts the Fed as rates rise https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-health-attendants-northern-province-jaffna/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z 350 health attendants appointed to Northern Province hospitals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-igp-712-high-risk-road-locations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Police identify 712 high-risk road locations as fatal crashes reach 1,849 this year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-illegal-assets-freeze-125-million-drug-trafficking/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Police freeze over Rs. 125 million in assets in two drug trafficking probes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-kohat-police-lines-suicide-bombing/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Kohat mosque bombing toll rises to 31, TTP faction claims responsibility https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-kokawewa-man-presumed-dead-returns-alive/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Man buried and given funeral rites in Polonnaruwa returns home alive https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-kudu-salindu-cash-collector-ratmalana/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z 'Kudu Salindu' cash collector and wife held at Ratmalana with Rs. 6.3 million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-leopardus-tilcayo-new-wild-cat-species-bolivia/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z New wild cat species confirmed in Bolivia, with one known living member https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-maha-season-water-issue-date-decision/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Maha season water issue dates to be settled today, with reservoirs at a third of capacity https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-nagapattinam-kks-ferry-vgf-third-year/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z India funds Nagapattinam–KKS ferry for a third year at Rs. 300 million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-najib-razak-house-arrest-royal-pardon/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Malaysia's king allows Najib Razak to serve remainder of 1MDB term under house arrest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-namal-rajapaksa-court-airbus-bribery/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa back before the Chief Magistrate today as Airbus bribery case is called https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-nasser-hussain-sri-lanka-batting-decline/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Nasser Hussain says Sri Lanka's batting has fallen 'way off' its own standard https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-navy-rescues-pilot-overboard-colombo-port/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Navy rescues harbour pilot who fell overboard off Colombo Port https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-nigeria-custody-deaths-illegal-mining/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z 37 illegal mining suspects die in Nigerian custody; survivor describes cell with no air https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-oil-prices-fall-saudi-pipeline-restoration/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Oil falls 2% as Saudi Arabia moves to restore damaged East-West pipeline https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-pakistan-fuel-cut-austerity-oil-surge/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Pakistan cuts official fuel allocations by half as Brent nears $100 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-peliyagoda-fish-prices-ease-larger-stocks/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Fish prices ease at Peliyagoda as larger stocks come in https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-philippines-banga-school-shooting/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Two students killed as 16-year-old opens fire at Philippine high school https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-pm-chinese-ambassador-education-cooperation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z China and Sri Lanka weigh multi-year school uniform deal to end annual delays https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-point-pedro-nursing-quarters-212-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 212 million nursing quarters to be built at Point Pedro Base Hospital https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-q2-gdp-growth-slows-4-2-percent/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Economic growth slows to 4.2% in the second quarter, the weakest since 2024 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-rainfall-increase-southwest-lightning-advisory/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Rain returns to the south-west from Saturday, with 75mm falls likely in the hills https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-rumesh-tharanga-2036-retirement-world-rankings/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga sets 2036 as his finish line and targets Arshad Nadeem's Olympic record https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-rupee-330-90-bond-yields-recover/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Rupee firms to 330.90 as bond yields extend recovery from Tuesday's spike https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-sallay-writ-leave-decision-november-27/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal to rule on November 27 whether Sallay's writ petition can proceed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-samurdhi-loans-70-billion-pannila/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Government aims to lift Samurdhi lending to Rs. 70 billion next year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-sri-lanka-women-asian-games-semifinal-malaysia/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka women into Asian Games semi-finals with 86-run win over Malaysia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-srilankan-pilots-air-lanka-legacy/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Two SriLankan pilots flying where their fathers flew mark the airline's 47th year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-sugath-wasantha-de-silva-cpa-award/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's first blind MP wins Commonwealth New Parliamentarian Award https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-tobacco-free-generation-born-after-2010/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Proposal would bar anyone born after 2010 from ever buying tobacco in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-treasury-bill-auction-70bn-yields-rise/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Treasury bill auction fills its Rs. 70bn target, but yields rise across every maturity https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-unpaid-care-work-women-workforce-seoul/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Unpaid care work is why women leave the workforce, Deputy Minister tells Seoul forum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-watagala-no-home-visits-investigations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Former presidents must now come to investigators, not the other way round, says Watagala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-wattala-fake-label-fruit-drinks-fine/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Fruit drink seller fined Rs. 42,000 over fake labels after five years undetected https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-weligama-stf-firearm-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z STF seizes foreign-made firearm in Weligama house raid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-wilpattu-kumbuk-trees-burning-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Probe ordered into burning of centuries-old Kumbuk trees on the Wilpattu border https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-18-wimal-weerawansa-contempt-probe-igp/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Chief Magistrate orders IGP to investigate Weerawansa's rally remarks on the Namal Rajapaksa order