https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-buttala-bus-collision-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Twelve injured as private bus hits rear of SLTB bus at Buttala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-caa-bottled-water-fines-dambulla-ella/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Two tourist-belt venues fined Rs. 1.5 million in a day for overpricing bottled water https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-central-hills-reservoirs-red-landslide-warnings/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Maussakele and Castlereagh close on spill level as red landslide warnings hit central hills https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-copf-cope-us-ivlp-public-finance/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z MPs conclude 12-day US study tour on public finance and budget oversight https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-drought-international-support-patabendi-fund/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka to seek international funding for drought preparedness, minister says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-hpb-survey-children-oral-health-screen-time/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Survey finds 80% of Sri Lankan children do not brush twice a day https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-krrish-director-janaki-siriwardena-arrested-namal-bribe/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Former Krrish director Janaki Siriwardena arrested over alleged Rs. 70m bribe to Namal Rajapaksa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-mankulam-elderly-couple-murdered/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Elderly couple murdered in Mankulam; daughter unharmed in same house https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-nilwala-gin-minor-flood-warnings/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Minor flood warnings issued for Nilwala and Gin river basins https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-oil-gas-licensing-round-timeline-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Energy Minister sets out oil and gas licensing timeline, first production targeted for 2032 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-parliament-22a-judicature-second-reading-debate/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Parliament begins two-day debate on 22nd Amendment, vote set for Friday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-pmb-yala-paddy-completion-68149mt/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z State paddy buying closes for the Yala season at 68,149 tonnes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-rabies-dog-registration-bill-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Rabies elimination and dog registration Bill presented to Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-sdg-flag-day-colombo-netherlands-embassy/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z UN coordinator says shared goals matter more as multilateralism weakens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-shiranthi-fcid-no-show-eye-surgery/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Shiranthi Rajapaksa does not appear before FCID; lawyer cites eye surgery in Singapore https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-sjb-polduwa-junction-22a-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z SJB to protest against 22nd Amendment at Polduwa Junction today https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-slbfe-fake-israel-recruitment-link/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z SLBFE warns of fake Israel jobs website using its name and logo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-slbfe-japan-romania-pre-departure-training/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Pre-departure training now mandatory for first-time Japan and Romania job seekers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-sri-lanka-china-society-45th-anniversary/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka China Society marks 45 years with pledge to revive its programme https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-sri-lanka-indonesia-inaugural-political-consultations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Indonesia hold first political consultations, sign dialogue MoU https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-sri-lanka-slow-over-rate-fine-first-odi/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka fined 15% of match fees for slow over-rate in first ODI against England https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-transport-medical-certificate-online-tokens/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Free online token system launched for transport medical certificates https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-wei-huaxiang-77th-prc-anniversary-2027-milestones/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Chinese envoy marks PRC's 77th anniversary in Colombo, points to two 2027 milestones https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-wildlife-officers-ministry-legal-support/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Environment Ministry pledges legal backing for wildlife officers facing false allegations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-24-women-child-affairs-corporal-punishment-preschools/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z Committee weighs corporal punishment ban and common preschool standards by 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-abanchy-ceylon-kenya-africa/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Abanchy Ceylon incorporates Kenyan subsidiary as East African freight base https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-basl-conscience-vote-22a-parliament-friday/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z BASL urges MPs to vote their conscience on 22A as Parliament sets Friday vote https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-caa-baby-diaper-importer-labelling/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Two firms fined over baby diapers sold without importer details https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-cabinet-rural-roads-contracts-2-12-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet awards Rs. 2.12 bn in rural road contracts to a single bidder https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-cbsl-asset-freeze-six-companies/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank freezes assets of six companies and their directors, High Court extends orders https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-cds-repeal-act-speaker-endorsement/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Speaker's certificate completes CDS abolition as Act No. 22 of 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-chinese-ambassador-defence-secretary/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z New Chinese Ambassador calls on Defence Secretary in second Defence Ministry visit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-courier-drug-consignment-kush-hashish/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Kush and hashish shipped into Sri Lanka through a private courier service seized at Customs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-court-appeal-russian-trafficking-sentence/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal cuts couple's trafficking sentence to four years, citing their children https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-cse-aspi-21085-second-session/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z CSE extends rebound for a second session as ASPI closes at 21,085 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-cse-sme-issuer-forums-anuradhapura-jaffna/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z CSE and SEC wrap up SME capital-raising forums in Anuradhapura and Jaffna https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-dickwella-asian-games-t20i-squad/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Dickwella recalled after five years as Sri Lanka names Asian Games squad https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-easter-convict-abu-thariq-real-culprits-free/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Easter convict sentenced to 200 years tells court the real culprits are still free https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-easter-convicts-challenge-sentences-supreme-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Easter Sunday convicts to challenge record sentences in Supreme Court https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-elephant-fence-5741km-resource-boost/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Wildlife officers get motorcycles and field vehicles for 5,741km elephant fence network https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-england-sri-lanka-first-odi-result/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Will Jacks takes 5 for 22 as England beat Sri Lanka by 89 runs in first ODI https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-erl-services-suspended-september-25-28/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Electronic vehicle revenue licence services suspended from September 25 to 28 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-exports-12-billion-eight-months-edb/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's exports pass US$12 billion in eight months, but the annual target is pulling away https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-fcid-arrest-24-85-billion-forex-transfers/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z FCID arrests man over Rs. 24.85 billion in foreign currency sent abroad against imports that never arrived https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-forex-suspect-remanded-october-1/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Forex fraud suspect remanded to October 1 as CID names him seventh in Rs. 24.85bn case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-galle-face-child-abuse-suspect-public-appeal/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Police appeal for public help to trace suspect in Galle Face child abuse case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-imf-anti-corruption-amendments-asset-declarations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z IMF says the proposed amendments would undo what made Sri Lanka's anti-corruption law work https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-imf-seventh-review-mission-concludes/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z IMF ends Sri Lanka mission without staff-level deal, presses on tax and anti-corruption https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-india-ncb-colombo-drug-cooperation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z India and Sri Lanka hold fifth round of narcotics talks in Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-ips-farm-productivity-agro-processing/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's farm productivity grew 0.3% a year while the region averaged far more, IPS finds https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-kerosene-buses-route-permits-suspension/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Route permits to be suspended for buses caught running on kerosene https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-ltte-commemoration-schoolchildren-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z MP asks for action over schoolchildren at LTTE commemoration in the North https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-maithri-gunaratne-withdraws-22a-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Maithri Gunaratne's group pulls out of Thursday's anti-22A protest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-met-heavy-rain-rough-seas-fishing-advisory/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Met Department warns of rain above 100mm and very rough seas in the Bay of Bengal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-namal-rajapaksa-bail-refused-remanded-september-30/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa's bail application refused; remanded until September 30 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-namal-rajapaksa-fort-magistrate-remand/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa due before Fort Magistrate today as Airbus money laundering remand expires https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-nasheed-assistance-anojan-sivarasa/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Former Maldives President Nasheed offers to help in Anojan Sivarasa death sentence case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-national-chamber-solar-directives-jobs-risk/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z National Chamber asks President to rescind solar directives, warns 20,000 jobs at risk https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-national-paper-corporation-driver-missing-cab/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Paper Corporation chairman's driver returns official cab, then disappears again https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-ntmi-driving-licence-medical-appointments/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Free phone booking for driving licence medical tests starts tomorrow, NTMI says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-padavi-parakramapura-assets-frozen/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Couple arrested in Padavi Parakramapura, Rs. 47.5 million in assets frozen https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-pannala-drug-home-searches-cash/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Home searches after Pannala drug arrests recover Rs. 1.68m and packaging material https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-premadasa-22a-parliament-democracy/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa tells Parliament 22nd Amendment destroys democracy, a day before the debate opens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-presidents-fund-al-achievers-kilinochchi/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z President's Fund to honour 2025 A/L top achievers, starting in Kilinochchi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-principals-service-salary-subcommittee/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Parliament panel to appoint subcommittee on Principals' Service pay gap https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-protection-state-terrorism-bill-gazetted/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Terrorism Bill gazetted to replace 1979 PTA, adding court oversight and detention limits https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-religious-leaders-gangaramaya-anojan/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Interfaith clergy meet at Gangaramaya to press for Anojan Sivarasa's release https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-ridi-viharaya-tourism-development/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Plans drawn up to develop Kurunegala's Ridi Viharaya as a tourist destination https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-sajith-imf-post-eff-successor-programme/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Sajith presses IMF on what decides whether Sri Lanka needs a successor programme https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-sectoral-oversight-committee-22a-judicature/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Oversight committee clears 22A and Judicature Bills ahead of two-day debate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-slbfe-agriculture-jobs-lost-corruption/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z SLBFE chairman says 10,000 overseas farm jobs were lost under the previous government https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-slldc-machinery-urban-flood-mitigation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Cabinet clears Rs. 1.23 billion machinery purchase to clear Colombo's urban canals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-soysapura-moratuwa-fire-one-dead/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z One dead, two injured in fire at Soysapura housing scheme in Moratuwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-sri-lanka-hit-wicket-dismissals/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankans account for a third of hit-wicket dismissals since 2023, Hiru count finds https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-sugeeshwara-bandara-remanded-october-7/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Gotabaya's ex-secretary remanded to October 7; 50 more statements still to be taken https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-tea-exports-eight-months-166-million-kg/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Tea exports fall 5% in eight months as UAE transit trade collapses https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-three-high-court-judges-appointed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z President appoints three new High Court judges https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-treasury-bill-auction-60bn-short-end-demand-returns/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Treasury bill auction fills Rs. 60bn target as demand swings back to three-month paper https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-trump-annihilate-iran-un-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Trump threatens to annihilate Iran at the UN, then confirms his envoys met Iranian officials https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-uk-apadmi-digital-forum-mobile-data/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Mobile data use up 31% as UK consultancy courts Sri Lankan business leaders https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-weligama-post-office-missing-2-1-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Annual audit uncovers Rs. 2.1 million missing at Weligama Main Post Office https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-23-welisara-computer-shop-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Fire damages computer shop on Negombo Road at Welisara