https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-12-byd-racco-kei-ev-sri-lanka-launch/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z BYD's RACCO kei EV launches in Sri Lanka at Rs. 11.45m — about 2.5 times its Japanese price https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-12-mahinda-rajapaksa-hospitalised-nawaloka/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z Daily Mirror reports Mahinda Rajapaksa admitted to intensive care; no official confirmation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-12-nawalapitiya-mayor-arrested-assault/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z Nawalapitiya mayor, son and son-in-law arrested over alleged assault after road accident https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-12-panama-earthquake-aftershocks-emergency/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z Panama records 200 aftershocks after 7.7 quake; canal says shipping unaffected https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-adams-bridge-marine-park-tourism-objections/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Adam's Bridge marine park tourism launch set for Thursday draws claim it would be illegal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-amber-advisory-lightning-bay-of-bengal-low/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Amber advisory for severe lightning, with a low-pressure area expected in the Bay of Bengal by 13 October https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-angunakolapelessa-prison-guard-cannabis-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Prison guard in tactical unit arrested with cannabis at Angunakolapelessa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-cpc-75-new-fuel-stations-private-firms-limit-sales/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z CPC to open 75 new fuel stations as minister tells private suppliers they may price on cost https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-dambulla-rs12bn-hospital-complex/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Health Minister inspects Dambulla site for a Rs. 12 billion hospital complex https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-delhi-mass-detentions-un-india-rejection/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z India rejects UN concern over Delhi detentions as 'Cockroach' founder held on arrival https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-djibouti-migrant-boat-capsize-obock/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti: death toll revised up to 139, including 15 children https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-drug-prevention-model-villages-nddcb/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Drug prevention 'model villages' planned for every Divisional Secretariat Division https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-fsp-psta-political-dissent-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z FSP says terrorism bill is worse than the PTA and could be used against political dissent https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-houthis-warn-saudi-airports-airspace/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Houthis warn travellers against all Saudi airports, then strike Dammam https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-imf-world-bank-annual-meetings-bangkok/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Treasury Secretary leads Sri Lankan delegation to IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-imf-world-bank-bangkok-debt-diesel/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z World Bank in crisis-aid talks with 30 to 40 countries as IMF meetings open in Bangkok https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-indian-high-commissioner-cbsl-governor-economy/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Indian High Commissioner meets Central Bank Governor for talks on economy and growth https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-maalathy-anniversary-kopay-mannar/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Commemorations held in Kopay and Mannar for LTTE combatant killed in 1987 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-mrs-tourism-world-nimesha-premachandra/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Mrs. Tourism World 2026 winner Nimesha Premachandra meets the Foreign Minister https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-namal-uyana-pm-hazardous-waste-penalties/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z PM puts hazardous-waste dumping penalties at Rs. 20 million and jail, at Namal Uyana anniversary https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-namal-vat-relief-school-supplies-2027-budget/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa asks the President to scrap VAT on school supplies in the 2027 Budget https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-nepal-budhigandaki-flood-sri-lankans-alert/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z No Sri Lankans affected by sudden Budhigandaki flooding, Embassy in Kathmandu tells community https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-pakistan-emergency-khyber-pakhtunkhwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Pakistan imposes emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending Imran Khan's party government https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-pakistan-seal-t20i-series-sadaqat-96/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Pakistan seal the T20I series 2-0 as Sadaqat's 96 sinks Sri Lanka by 82 runs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-pm-23000-teachers-habarana/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z PM repeats the 23,000-teacher target at Habarana, calling it the largest recruitment drive in the country's history https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-pope-leo-lung-surgery-nodule/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Pope Leo to undergo surgery after doctors find a nodule on his lung https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-port-container-scanners-drug-trafficking/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Government to buy container scanners for ports as traffickers switch to cargo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-president-nikaweratiya-bribery-commission-provinces/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z President says a Bribery Commission will be set up in every province https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-prison-rules-monks-mahanayake-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Mahanayake Theras to review the committee report on prison rules for Buddhist monks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-ran-malli-arrested-bulgaria-interpol/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Organised crime suspect 'Ran Malli' arrested in Bulgaria, police move to bring him home https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-ronaldo-suspended-portugal-federation/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Ronaldo suspended by Portugal after walking out of national team camp https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-shritharan-lift-ltte-ban-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z ITAK MP calls in Parliament for LTTE ban to be lifted; Jaffna MP asks for speech to be struck https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-thabbowa-reservoir-elephant-habitat/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Clearing invasive plants at Thabbowa brought back grassland — and kept elephants out of villages https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-tier-2-us-trafficking-report-fifth-year/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka holds Tier 2 in the US trafficking report for a fifth year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-trump-zelenskiy-diesel-deal-russia/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Trump says Ukraine needs a new president; Zelenskiy offers to halt refinery strikes if Russia stops https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-turkey-social-media-ban-under-15s/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Turkey bars under-15s from social media from 1 November https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-us-embassy-colombo-closed-columbus-day/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z US Embassy in Colombo closed on Monday for Columbus Day https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-verstappen-singapore-grand-prix-win/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Verstappen wins in Singapore as Antonelli closes on a first F1 title https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-vietjet-colombo-maldives-route-december/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Vietjet to route its new Maldives service through Colombo from 5 December https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-11-wattala-18kg-ice-heroin-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z Man held in Wattala with more than 18kg of Ice and heroin