https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-121000-public-service-recruitment-akuressa/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z 121,000 state recruits by year-end, President says, including 10,000 police and 23,000 teachers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-amber-lightning-advisory-uva-eastern/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Amber lightning advisory for Uva, the East and three northern districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-aswesuma-norwood-fraud-30-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Aswesuma fraud at Norwood nears Rs. 30 million, with dead pensioners' details used to claim benefits https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-beruwala-resort-owner-kidnapping-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested over Beruwala resort owner's abduction in debt dispute https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-bomiriya-passport-forgery-70-year-old/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z 70-year-old arrested with 48 passports in Bomiriya document forgery raid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-caa-104-violations-lunch-sheets-sili-bags/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z CAA detects 104 violations in islandwide raids on lunch sheets and 'Sili-Sili' bags https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-china-south-asia-marine-cooperation-qingdao/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka pitches blue-economy cooperation with China at Qingdao marine forum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-ditwah-5-million-25000-houses/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z President puts the Ditwah rebuild at 25,000 houses — four times the destroyed-homes count on record https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-dry-weather-169071-ten-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Dry-weather toll climbs to 169,071 across ten districts as rain falls elsewhere https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-fuel-prices-october-subsidy-akuressa/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Fuel prices must rise on October 1, President says, but a subsidy will absorb part of it https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-galle-bess-commissioned-16-facilities/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Galle battery storage plant commissioned as regulator brings 160 MW target forward to October https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-justice-minister-law-equally-prisons/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Law must apply equally to those in power, Justice Minister tells new prison officers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-kuwait-deportation-20-sri-lankans-katunayake/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z 20 Sri Lankans deported from Kuwait over visa violations arrive at Katunayake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-nbro-landslide-warnings-six-districts-100mm/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z First death of the monsoon episode as landslide alerts reach Level 3 Red and six river basins rise https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-paranthan-tipper-drivers-bribery-sand-permits/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Five held at Paranthan checkpoint for allegedly bribing police over sand permits https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-presidents-fund-spectacles-hearing-aids/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z President's Fund begins free spectacles and hearing aids scheme at Rajarata https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-qatar-joint-committee-labour-hemachandra/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Qatar revive labour Joint Committee after more than five years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-rajarata-15-tanks-silt-clearing-52-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 52 million to clear silt from 15 Rajarata tanks before Maha season https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-sajith-unedited-un-franche-video/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Sajith Premadasa releases 41-minute unedited video of UN envoy meeting https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-shiranthi-rajapaksa-not-returned-fcid/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Shiranthi Rajapaksa has not returned to Sri Lanka, four days before FCID summons https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-smartphones-80-percent-device-use-2025/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Smartphones now account for 80.6% of device use in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-sri-lanka-women-asian-games-gold-medal-match/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Athapaththu's unbeaten 83 carries Sri Lanka into Asian Games gold medal match https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-thai-trio-bia-kush-hashish-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Three Thai women arrested at BIA with 7.6kg of Kush and hashish https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-20-weligama-payagala-teens-missing-drowning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Two 15-year-old boys missing after separate drownings in Weligama and Payagala 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-centcom-hormuz-trade-six-month-high/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z CENTCOM says Hormuz traffic is at a six-month high, and its own numbers are hard to square https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-chandrika-kumaratunga-motherhood-state-duties/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Chandrika Kumaratunga says she gave no state appointment to any relative https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-19-cse-week-lower-middle-east-tensions/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse ends the week 326 points lower as Middle East tensions keep retail investors out 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-riyadh-airport-houthi-missile-intercepted/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z Houthi missile intercepted over Riyadh as black smoke rises at King Khalid airport 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-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-us-appeals-court-third-country-deportations/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z US appeals court blocks rapid deportations to countries migrants have never seen 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