https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-bia-cigarettes-rs6mn-dubai-narcotics-bureau/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested at BIA with Rs. 6 million in cigarettes flown in from Dubai https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-caa-canned-fish-pannala-slsi-raid/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z CAA seizes Rs. 1.5 million of canned fish from unlicensed Pannala facility https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-dengue-death-toll-64-cases-89033/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's dengue death toll rises to 64 as cases pass 89,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-dpa-personal-data-protection-circular/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Data Protection Authority issues new circular ahead of 2027 compliance date https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-epassports-within-a-year-wijepala/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z e-Passports to be issued within a year, Wijepala tells Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-horana-stf-drug-network-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z STF arrests two in Horana over links to overseas drug networks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-india-fishermen-early-release-lok-sabha/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z India says it is pressing Sri Lanka for early release of detained fishermen https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-lpl-2026-final-free-public-admission/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z LPL 2026 final: free admission to C and D stands for tonight's decider https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-red-advisory-chilaw-mannar-matara-pottuvil/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Red advisory widens to the northwest coast as gusts reach 70 kmph https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-rosamund-pike-mag-landmine-million-milestone/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Rosamund Pike visits Sri Lanka as landmine clearance passes one million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-slcert-instagram-sextortion-racket/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z SLCERT warns of organised sextortion racket run through Instagram and WhatsApp https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-08-transwell-srilankan-airlines-turnaround-proposal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z Hong Kong's Transwell submits zero-treasury turnaround plan for SriLankan Airlines https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-22a-judicature-bills-gazetted-judges-retirement/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z 22nd Amendment gazetted: Supreme Court judges to serve until 67 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-ahluwalia-structural-reforms-india-calling/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z No growth without painful structural reforms, Ahluwalia tells Colombo forum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-aiib-kerawalapitiya-port-transmission-cable/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Work begins on $52m AIIB-funded second power cable to Colombo Port https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-animal-welfare-act-kandy-perahera-governor/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Animal Welfare Act will not curtail Kandy Esala Perahera, Governor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-badulla-reservoirs-spilling-irrigation-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Two Badulla reservoirs spilling as Irrigation Department warns downstream residents https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-bulathsinhala-van-precipice-14-injured/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Fourteen factory workers hurt as van plunges down precipice in Bulathsinhala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-ceylon-chamber-gujarat-mou-renewed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Ceylon Chamber renews trade pact with Gujarat business body https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-chemmani-100-days-507-remains/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Chemmani excavations pass 100 days as recovered remains exceed 500 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-cinnamon-box-office-ai-ticketing-platform/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Cinnamon launches AI-driven ticketing platform in push to make Colombo an events hub https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-cse-aspi-21370-third-session/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse gains for a third session, ASPI closes at 21,370 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-dv-chanaka-coal-commission-testimony/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z D.V. Chanaka tells coal commission tender was delayed to suit one supplier https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-electoral-reform-expert-panel-31-proposals/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Expert panel appointed to review 31 electoral reform proposals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-embassy-warning-illegal-migration-africa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Embassy warns youth against African migration routes after three rescued from traffickers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-fitch-slic-general-life-ratings-withdrawn/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Fitch affirms then withdraws international ratings for both Sri Lanka Insurance arms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-free-entry-sri-lanka-india-test-series/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Free entry for Sri Lanka–India Test series in Galle and Colombo https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-gotabaya-evidence-lalith-kugan-september-29/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered to give evidence on September 29 in Lalith–Kugan case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-grade5-scholarship-exam-294089-candidates/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Grade 5 Scholarship Examination set for Sunday with 294,089 candidates https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-helmet-cases-271890-road-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Police filed 271,890 helmet violation cases in first seven months of 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-india-bailey-bridges-250mt-handover/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z India hands over further 250 tonnes of Bailey bridges to Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-india-power-sector-review-delhi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z India and Sri Lanka review HVDC link and Sampur solar project in Delhi https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-india-slc-xi-warm-up-ncc-rain/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z India begin only warm-up before Tests at the NCC, with rain forecast all three days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-jaffna-prison-security-six-facilities/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Security tightened at Jaffna and five other prisons as unrest spreads https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-joint-mechanism-prison-inmate-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Joint mechanism to be set up across all 33 prisons after unrest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-justice-minister-prison-bail-reform-overcrowding/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Justice Minister ties prison unrest to drug crackdown, promises bail law change https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-kite-festival-80-flyers-30-countries/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Colombo kite festival draws 80 foreign flyers from 30 countries in tourism push https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-kuruwita-prison-unrest-tear-gas/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Two inmates killed in Kuruwita Prison unrest https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-lakshman-yapa-bail-ciaboc-indictments/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena granted bail after CIABOC indictments served https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-lpl-final-galle-gallants-qualifier-2/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Galle Gallants beat Colombo Kaps to set up LPL final rematch with Jaffna Kings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-man-arrested-filming-igp-chief-justice-residences/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Driver arrested over filming near IGP and Chief Justice residences https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-mannar-land-protest-military-occupation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Mannar protest demands release of military-held ancestral land https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-mecca-defence-pact-saudi-turkey-pakistan/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence pact in Mecca https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-met-forecast-100mm-saturday/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Met puts Saturday's heavy falls above 75 mm, lowering Friday's 100 mm figure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-met-forecast-75mm-showers-thundershowers/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Met Department forecasts 75 mm falls and 50 kmph winds for Friday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-meta-567m-new-mexico-child-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Meta ordered to pay another $567m in New Mexico child safety case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-mobile-number-portability-september-deadline/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka sets September deadline for telcos to agree on mobile number portability https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-mount-lavinia-gold-theft-four-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Four arrested over Rs. 14.1 million gold theft in Mount Lavinia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-nation-united-508-arrested-one-day/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z 508 arrested in a single day of 'A Nation United' police operations https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-nddcb-drug-withdrawal-prison-unrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Tighter drug controls may be fuelling prison unrest, NDDCB official says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-negombo-prison-62-suspects-named/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z 24 more suspects named over Negombo Prison deaths, taking total to 62 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-pallansena-prison-tear-gas-roof-protest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Tear gas fired as inmates stage roof protest at Pallansena prison camp https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-peradeniya-university-resumes-august-10/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z University of Peradeniya to resume academic activities on August 10 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-pickme-colombo-connect-lotus-tower/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z PickMe launches Colombo Connect to bundle capital's attractions on one platform https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-pm-amarasuriya-isa-sawp-education-reform/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z PM tells international relations conference Sri Lanka is moving education beyond exams https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-police-warning-videos-while-driving/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Police warn motorists against watching videos at the wheel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-polonnaruwa-rice-supplier-fined-red-nadu/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Rice supplier fined Rs. 1 million for selling Red Nadu above control price https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-prison-unrest-conspiracy-emergency-meeting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Government suspects conspiracy as unrest spreads across four prisons https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-raid-amazones-kalutara-november-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Raid Amazones returns to Sri Lanka for eighth time, heading to Kalutara in November https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-rathmalana-six-arrested-grenade-drugs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Six held in Rathmalana with hand grenade, swords and suspected drug cash https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-ravi-seneviratne-high-court-stay-order/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z High Court stays traffic case against Public Security Secretary Ravi Seneviratne https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-rumesh-tharanga-pathirage-interview/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z World No. 1 Rumesh Tharanga on the road from schoolboy cricket to the javelin summit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-rupee-335-35-bond-yields-ease/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Rupee firms to 335.35/45 as short-dated bond yields ease https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-senanayake-samudraya-fisheries-anchorage/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Fisheries Minister weighs Senanayake Samudraya anchorage against breeding-ground risk https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-senior-police-transfers-sdig-npc/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Five Senior DIGs moved in police reshuffle, subject to NPC approval https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-shani-abeysekara-promoted-dig/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z CID Director Shani Abeysekara promoted to DIG, backdated to 2020 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-slsrfa-u18-rugby-7s-quarter-finals/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Maliyadeva stun St. Joseph's as eight teams reach U18 Elite Rugby 7s quarter-finals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-sports-tourism-sector-development/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Ministries plan events calendar and management office for sports tourism https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-sri-lanka-post-modernisation-ecommerce-parcels/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Presidential Secretariat opens talks on rebuilding Sri Lanka Post around e-commerce parcels https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-thailand-school-shooting-nonthaburi/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z At least eight dead in Thai school shooting as 14-year-old kills grandparents, then opens fire https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-unp-protection-akila-magazine-prison/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z UNP asks prison authorities to guarantee Akila Viraj Kariyawasam's safety https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-us-appeals-court-white-house-ballroom/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z US appeals court halts Trump's $400 million White House ballroom https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-07-wimal-dissanayake-communication-scholar-dies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z Professor Wimal Dissanayake, pioneer of communication studies in Sri Lanka, dies