https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-455-wild-elephants-killed-2025-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Parliament is told 455 wild elephants died in 2025 — one in every sixteen alive https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-akd-hulangamuwa-economic-advisor-harsha/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Harsha de Silva tells Parliament the President takes economic advice from Wickremesinghe's former adviser https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-ambalangoda-construction-earth-collapse-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Worker dies after earth collapse at Ambalangoda construction site https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-anuradhapura-thuruwila-water-cut/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Eight-hour water cut across eleven Anuradhapura areas on Thursday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-aspi-closes-below-20000/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z ASPI closes under 20,000 for a third losing session — and settles a two-day argument over the SL20 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-basl-psta-organised-crimes-bills-withdrawal/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Bar Association demands withdrawal of both terrorism and organised crime bills, and goes to the Supreme Court https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-borella-ds-junction-water-pipe-traffic/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Water leak repair at Borella D.S. Junction snarls traffic into Colombo for a second day https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-defence-deputy-minister-army-headquarters/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Defence deputy minister briefed on an army restructuring the public has not been told about https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-demerit-points-april-1-vehicle-fitness-tests/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Demerit points to take full effect on April 1, as DMT plans garage-issued vehicle fitness tests https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-diamond-pasta-semolina-mill/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Diamond Pasta opens what it says is Sri Lanka's first durum semolina mill https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-gampaha-magistrate-contempt-igp-circular/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Gampaha Magistrate refers the IGP for contempt after police answered a nationwide order with a three-division memo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-gas-shortage-minister-no-shortage-assurance/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Minister tells Parliament there is no gas shortage. Five hours later Hiru reports one across the island https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-gnanasara-asgiri-pardon-satyagraha-sixth-day/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Asgiri prelate says monks are seeking a legal route to a pardon for Gnanasara Thera https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-gotabaya-travel-motion-rejected-date-error/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Court rejects Gotabaya's travel motion over a date error, but the AG says he is not a suspect https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-ird-tax-returns-november-30-deadline/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z IRD presses 1.2 million taxpayers to file by 30 November — including those already taxed at source https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kadigamuwa-landslide-fourth-time/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Earth falls onto the Kadigamuwa track a fourth time in 16 days, on a line reopened for 19 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kalutara-prison-shots-fired-phone/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Prison officers fire into the air at Kalutara as a man throws a phone over the wall https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kavantissa-expert-committee-first-meeting/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Kavantissa committee meets for the first time and examines the wildlife department's response https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kavantissa-herd-waits-crossing/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Kavantissa's herd is being filmed waiting at the crossing he used to lead them across https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-kotte-administrative-capital-plan/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Government revives the Kotte administrative capital plan, 40 years on https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-liquor-sticker-tender-criteria-allegation/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z MP alleges liquor-sticker tender criteria were changed to favour a Presidential Secretariat official https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-madugoda-inferior-coal-darkness/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z MP turns the government's own campaign slogan against it over the power cuts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-met-low-pressure-rain-increase-advisory/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Met Department says disturbance near Sri Lanka may deepen into a low-pressure area within 24 hours https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-myanmar-national-kush-bia-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Myanmar national held at BIA with 4.6kg of Kush hidden among sweets and clothing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-ncpi-inflation-8-1-percent-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z National inflation holds at 8.1% in September, a 40-month high, as food and non-food move apart https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-np-capital-website-offline/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z NP Capital's website is offline, and the Daily Mirror says no one has explained why https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-opposition-select-committee-kavantissa/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Opposition signs a motion for a select committee on Kavantissa's death https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-police-warn-ai-deepfake-scams/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Police warn that AI voice and video fakes are being used to impersonate relatives and ask for money https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-premalal-jayasekara-open-warrant/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court issues open warrant for Premalal Jayasekara, who left for Bangkok in August https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-resus-energy-green-bond-luxembourg/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Resus Energy dual-lists its green bond in Luxembourg, where it will not trade https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-rupee-331-87-bond-yields-steady/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Rupee eases to 331.87/95, and EconomyNext's own SL20 close is contradicted by its next filing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-sallay-easter-case-adjourned-november-25/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Easter case against Suresh Sallay put off to 25 November as prosecutors ask for eight officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-senasinghe-imf-loan-shark-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z SJB MP tells Parliament the IMF is "like a loan shark" https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-slpp-village-to-village-meetings/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z SLPP to start 'village to village' ward meetings next week, Namal Rajapaksa says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-srilankan-airlines-denies-cyberattack/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z SriLankan Airlines rejects the hacking claim and says no ransom was ever demanded https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-srilankan-airlines-swimming-championship/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z SriLankan Airlines wins the Trade Services swimming title for the first time in nearly 20 years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-sugeeshwara-bandara-remanded-october-28/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Sugeeshwara Bandara remanded to 28 October, taking custody past four months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-telegram-online-business-scam-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Sooriyawewa man, 26, arrested over Telegram 'online business' scam https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-thirty-fisheries-inspectors-appointed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Thirty Fisheries Inspectors appointed as ministry presses a technology-led overhaul https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-treasury-bill-auction-short-end/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Debt office raises Rs 80.61bn of a Rs 100bn bill offer — and 87% of it matures in three months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-trincomalee-resort-owner-murdered/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Holiday resort owner killed with sharp weapon in Trincomalee https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-upper-kotmale-deduru-oya-spill-gates/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Two reservoirs spill as rain builds: Upper Kotmale opens two gates, Deduru Oya six https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-21-vidullanka-ranna-solar-commissioned/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Vidullanka opens its largest solar plant at Ranna — a month after it began feeding the grid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-akila-viraj-ranatunga-bribery-cases-postponed/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Two former ministers' corruption cases put off to January by the same magistrate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ambewela-reservoir-spill-gates-agra-oya/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Both Ambewela reservoir spill gates opened after afternoon rain, warning issued for Agra Oya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-anti-corruption-committee-13-members/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z A 13-member committee will oversee Parliament's share of the anti-corruption action plan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ayurveda-act-amendment-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears amendment of the 1961 Ayurveda Act to open an export licensing route https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-buddhasasana-council-monk-robe-rules/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Maha Sangha backs prison robe rule, asks all 31 chapters to agree how it will work https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-cabinet-200-tata-yodha-police-dimo/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears DIMO to supply 200 Tata Yodha single cabs to the police at Rs. 4.785m each https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-cal-research-2027-expenditure-capex/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Rs 4.99 trillion for 2027: why two readings disagree on whether capital spending rises or falls https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-cid-searches-devananda-home-office/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z CID searches Douglas Devananda's home and office over missing firearms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-coal-commission-extended-december-16/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Coal commission's term extended to December 16 by extraordinary gazette https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-credit-risk-methodology-cabinet-pdma/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet approves a credit risk method for the lenders the debt law leaves out https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-cricket-bill-30-petitions-supreme-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Thirty petitions have been filed against the Sri Lanka Cricket Bill, the Speaker tells Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-cse-aspi-tests-20000-selective-buying/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z ASPI gives up the 20,000 level, and the two filings disagree on where the S&P SL20 closed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-egypt-bus-truck-crash-western-desert/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Thirteen killed as bus and truck collide on Egypt's Cairo-Asyut Western Desert Road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-elephant-density-wildlife-dg-marasinghe/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Elephant density about ten times India's, wildlife chief says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-elina-gunawardena-victorias-secret-runway/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Elina Gunawardena reported as first Sri Lankan to walk the Victoria's Secret runway https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-google-cloud-outage-uk-banks-courts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Google Cloud power failure in London disrupts European banks, courts and deliveries https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-harin-fernando-court-election-law/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Harin Fernando back before Badulla court over a 2024 election-day procession https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ilo-platform-work-priorities-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka sets platform work priorities after ILO adopts first global standard https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-imported-tyre-sls-standards-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears mandatory Sri Lanka Standards for imported tyres https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-inferior-coal-18-3-billion-marikkar/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Marikkar tables a coal loss document in Parliament and raises his own figure to Rs. 18.3 billion https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ipa-world-congress-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Colombo hosts the first International Police Association World Congress held in Asia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-kavantissa-vet-surgeon-resigns/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z The vet who treated Kavantissa quits after a social media campaign against him https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-kolonnawa-drainage-15-billion-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Rs 15 billion approved to finish a Kolonnawa drainage project stalled since 2020 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-lightning-two-women-killed-anuradhapura/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Two women killed by lightning in Anuradhapura paddy field https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-met-100mm-rain-warning-six-provinces/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Met Department warns of 100 mm rain in six provinces as a lower-atmosphere disturbance develops https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-namal-firearms-allegation-patabendi-elephants/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa tells Parliament the Environment Minister supplied the guns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-nation-united-one-year-300218-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z A year of 'A Nation United': 300,218 arrests, 2,580 rehabilitation referrals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-nbri-landslide-warnings-five-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Landslide warnings for five districts, in hills the rain advisory does not cover https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-pathahewaheta-pradeshiya-sabha-suspended/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Central Province Governor suspends SJB-controlled Pathahewaheta Pradeshiya Sabha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ppp-bill-cabinet-gazette-national-agency/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears PPP bill for gazette, with a new national agency at its centre https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-psta-bill-22-petitions-supreme-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Twenty-two petitions against the counter-terrorism bill reach the Supreme Court https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-psta-bill-gsp-plus-apparel-trade-risk/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Apparel industry warns the counter-terrorism bill could cost Sri Lanka GSP+ https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-ranawaka-285-pardons-claim/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Ranawaka says the President pardoned 285 convicts in 2025 and 49 more this year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-rpta-timekeeper-rs-100-bribe-ciaboc/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Bus stand timekeeper arrested over a Rs 100 bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-saarc-cultural-centre-matara-ocean-university/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z SAARC Cultural Centre in Matara handed to Ocean University for a first permanent campus https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-sajith-armed-force-super-tuskers/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa proposes armed force and wildlife hospital to protect remaining tuskers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-saliya-peiris-organised-crimes-bill-detention/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Saliya Pieris says Organised Crimes Bill allows a year's detention without a judge https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-sampath-bank-david-pieris-vehicle-financing/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Sampath Bank and David Pieris Automobiles launch vehicle financing tie-up https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-sarvodaya-bond-green-allocation-extension/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Sarvodaya extends sustainable bond deadline after green lending falls short https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-shabwa-camp-attack-uk-typhoons-saudi/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Yemen camp death toll rises to 73 as Britain sends Typhoons to defend Saudi Arabia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-sick-injured-elephants-nationwide-wildlife-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Agbo found healthy and in musth as sick elephants are reported across the country https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-south-asia-circular-economy-roadmap/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z South Asia drafts a 2026–2030 circular economy roadmap at Colombo forum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-soysapura-moratuwa-restaurant-shooting-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Seven police teams hunt the Moratuwa T-56 gunmen, who shot a lorry driver as their getaway car failed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-speaker-rules-out-judicial-appointments-debate/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Speaker rules out a parliamentary debate on the unfilled superior court vacancies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-srilankan-airlines-hackers-dayasiri-claim/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z MP tells Parliament hackers have taken control of SriLankan Airlines systems https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-suraksha-insurance-2026-27-cabinet-approval/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears expanded Suraksha student insurance for 2026/27 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-taiwan-thanks-belize-paraguay-china-sanctions/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Taiwan thanks Belize and Paraguay for holding their ground after Chinese sanctions on two ministers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-tattoo-hairstyle-arrest-claims-two-bills/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Two ministers reject tattoo and hairstyle arrest claims — naming two different bills https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-three-urea-ships-maha-season/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Three urea ships due this month for Maha — and the 180,000-tonne figure has changed meaning https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-welle-saranga-henchman-t56-anguruwathota/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Gunman held with T-56 before alleged Anguruwathota killing, directed from abroad by 'Welle Saranga' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-10-20-wheat-flour-price-rs-13-increase/ LankaNewz en 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z Wheat flour goes up Rs 13 a kilo from midnight