https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-ai-generated-csam-police-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Police warn AI is being used to generate realistic child abuse material https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-anagarika-dharmapala-162nd-anniversary/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z 162nd birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala marked today https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-archchuna-ramanathan-baseline-road-defence/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Court sets 10 November for defence evidence in Archchuna Ramanathan case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-bahrain-embassy-medical-camp/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's Bahrain embassy runs free medical camp with first consular clinic alongside https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-bank-officials-bail-import-payments-fraud/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Four bank officials bailed in the phantom-import currency case, barred from their own banks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-caa-diapers-five-businesses-fined/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Five businesses fined Rs. 140,000 over diapers sold without importer details https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-cbsl-dambulla-deposit-taking-order/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank orders Dambulla resident to stop taking public deposits and refund them https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-chilaw-high-court-heroin-death-sentence/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Chilaw High Court sentences businessman to death over 2017 heroin seizure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-china-ai-sri-lanka-judicial-system/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z China to support introduction of AI to Sri Lanka's judicial system https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-colombo-fashion-week-couture-trousseau-living-sculpture/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Colombo Fashion Week opens Couture + Trousseau 2026 on 'Living Sculpture' theme https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-cse-fourth-session-slide-aspi/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z CSE falls a fourth straight session as ASPI closes just above 21,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-david-pieris-baic-kandy-showroom/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z David Pieris opens eighth BAIC showroom with Kandy outlet https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-dematagoda-black-bridge-shooting/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Three-wheeler driver shot dead under Dematagoda's Black Bridge https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-dengue-98249-cases-gampaha/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Dengue cases reach 98,249 for the year, with Gampaha worst affected https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-drug-trafficker-assets-frozen-90-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 90 million in property frozen from alleged drug trafficker in Wattala https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-edb-fine-food-australia-pavilion/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka stages first national pavilion at Fine Food Australia, EDB reports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-first-battery-storage-floating-solar-inauguration/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's first battery storage plant and a floating solar farm to open Friday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-fort-court-office-assistant-rs-500-bribe/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Fort Magistrate's Court office assistant arrested over Rs. 500 bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-great-place-to-work-hilton-amari/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Hilton named Sri Lanka's top workplace for a second year as hotel sector dominates rankings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-hizbullah-elected-slmc-chairman/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z MP M.L.A.M. Hizbullah elected chairman of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-imf-japan-tax-conference-asian-countries/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka joins 15th IMF–Japan High-Level Tax Conference in Japan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-jp-morgan-gbi-em-edge-sri-lanka/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka given 7.5% weight in J.P. Morgan's new frontier bond index https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-karannagoda-yoshitha-pre-trial-conference/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Colombo High Court fixes pre-trial conference in Karannagoda and Yoshitha corruption case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-lanka-metro-transit-seven-routes-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Transport Minister publishes seven Lanka Metro Transit routes for late-September rollout https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-malabe-t56-ammunition-cache/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z CID recovers 145 rounds of T-56 ammunition hidden in Malabe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-mini-worlds-end-body-recovered/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Army commandos recover body of man who fell at Mini World's End https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-online-train-tickets-pravesha-strike/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Train tickets go on sale online as the strike shuts station counters https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-peace-corps-34-volunteers-arrive/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Thirty-four US Peace Corps trainees arrive for service in Northern and North Central provinces https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-petroleum-exploration-bidding-order-approved/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Energy committee clears the order governing petroleum exploration bids, two months after it was gazetted https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-pm-ragging-moral-responsibility-universities/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Universities carry a moral responsibility to stop ragging, Prime Minister tells subcommittee https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-president-imf-delegation-seventh-review/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z President tells IMF mission Sri Lanka is ready to move from stability to transformation https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-prison-officers-salaries-budget-dumbara/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Prison officers' pay to be taken up in the Budget, Justice Minister says at Dumbara https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-renuka-perera-ciaboc-southern-expressway-permits/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Former NTC chairman Renuka Perera arrested over 56 Southern Expressway bus permits https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-sajith-premadasa-22a-ditwah-democracy/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Premadasa calls 22nd Amendment a fatal blow to democracy at Ditwah housing handover https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-seeduwa-hotel-worker-pushed-murder/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Hotel worker killed after being pushed from upper floor in Seeduwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-shiranthi-ct-scanner-fcid-summons/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z FCID summons Shiranthi Rajapaksa over Rs. 10 million raised for a CT scanner that was never traced https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-sonal-dinusha-icc-player-of-the-month-august/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Sonal Dinusha named ICC Men's Player of the Month for August after record follow-on twin tons https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-sri-lanka-paris-gastronomy-village-international/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka returns to Paris gastronomy festival after eight years https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-sri-lanka-pavilion-fha-maldives/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Ten Sri Lankan exporters show lifestyle and giftware at Maldives hospitality fair https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-un-mission-iran-war-crimes-minab/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, Tehran crimes against humanity https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-union-bank-toyota-lanka-leasing/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Union Bank signs Toyota Lanka leasing tie-up with seven-year repayment terms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-vial-vehicle-prices-drop/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Importers say vehicle prices have fallen by about Rs. 1 million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-vietjet-thales-cfm-colombo-route/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Vietjet signs Thales and CFM deals it says will support the Colombo route https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-vishwa-kodikara-cocaine-fine/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z Actor Vishwa Kodikara fined Rs. 5,000 after pleading guilty to cocaine possession https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-17-wmo-global-water-resources-2025/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z World's rivers had one of their driest years in 35 years, WMO reports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-aravinda-de-silva-arrest-warrants/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Warrants against Aravinda de Silva and wife recalled a day after they were issued https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-barnes-place-forged-deed-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Man, 73, arrested over forged deed used to sell a Barnes Place property https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-bathala-heen-mahaththaya-suv-frozen/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Rs. 35 million SUV registered to drug trafficker's son suspended for 14 days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-broadcasters-symposium-2026-coordination-office/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Coordination office opens for Sri Lanka Broadcasters' Symposium 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-caa-supermarkets-bandaragama-matugama-egg-fines/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Two supermarket branches fined Rs. 400,000 over egg prices and altered labels https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-crepe-bandage-shortage-national-hospital/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Crepe bandage shortage at National Hospital leaves patients buying their own supplies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-cse-aspi-21133-third-session-fall/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z CSE selling broadens as ASPI breaks below 21,200 in third straight fall https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-customs-revenue-rs-2-trillion/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka Customs revenue passes Rs. 2 trillion, on course to beat 2026 target https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-digital-summit-asia-colombo-october/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Digital Summit Asia returns to Colombo on October 1-2 under theme 'The Epicentre' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-ditwah-5799-new-homes-construction/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Construction starts on 5,799 replacement homes for families who lost houses to Ditwah https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-dry-weather-survey-163869-eight-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Livelihood survey begins as dry-weather toll reaches 163,869 across eight districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-gnanasara-colombo-high-court-islam-case/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Gnanasara Thera appears in Colombo High Court, two days after prison officials could not find him https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-high-court-bail-drug-cases-under-100g/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Government moves to restore High Court bail for drug cases under 100 grams https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-hunas-holdings-cch-japan-partnership/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Hunas Holdings strikes a Japanese partnership for its property and hotel arms https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-india-high-commissioner-jha-mannar/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z India treats Sri Lanka like family, High Commissioner says in Mannar https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-lawasia-supreme-court-22a-procedure/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z LAWASIA questions how the Supreme Court heard the 22nd Amendment petitions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-mattakkuliya-collision-three-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Mattakkuliya collision kills three, 12 treated at Colombo National Hospital https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-met-department-ten-day-rain-outlook-el-nino/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Met Department forecasts widespread rain for 10 days, warns of El Niño-driven floods https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-navy-370kg-fish-explosives-mannar/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Two held with 370kg of fish caught using explosives in lorry https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-nbro-30000-families-landslide-risk-ditwah/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z More than 30,000 families now at landslide risk after Ditwah, NBRO says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-no-death-penalty-decision-underworld-firearms/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z No decision taken on reintroducing the death penalty, Jayatissa says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-no-flood-risk-river-levels-irrigation/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Irrigation Department says no flood risk, a day after putting two rivers on alert https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-npp-slow-presidential-rallies/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z NPP spaces out President's islandwide rally series, Lal Kantha says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-nuwara-eliya-helmets-schoolchildren/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Nuwara Eliya traffic police hand out helmets instead of fines to families riding children to school https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-opposition-parties-common-struggle-democracy/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Opposition parties to meet in Colombo on a 'common struggle to safeguard democracy' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-pm-amarasuriya-democracy-day-rule-of-law/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z PM says overseas voting mechanism under way, procurement being digitalised https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-polgolla-reservoir-kotmale-generation-halt/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Polgolla Reservoir to be emptied for gate repairs; Kotmale generation halted in parallel https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-port-city-indian-investment-brics-thaw/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Port City says US$2.1 billion secured, and reads the Modi–Xi thaw as an opening for Indian investors https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-rumesh-tharanga-world-no1-dudley-sirisena-javelins/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Dudley Sirisena pledges annual javelins to Rumesh Tharanga as thrower holds world No. 1 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-rupee-330-70-bond-yields-reverse/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Rupee drops 1.55 to 330.70 as bond yields jump, then reverse the next morning https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-shiranthi-rajapaksa-singapore-fcid/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Shiranthi Rajapaksa leaves for Singapore eight days before her FCID summons https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-sri-lanka-women-asian-games-t20-squad/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Athapaththu to lead 15-member Sri Lanka women's squad at Asian Games T20 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-sudan-gold-mine-collapse-west-kordofan/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z At least 70 killed in Sudan gold mine collapse, with one source putting the toll at 82 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-thailand-visa-exemption-expedite/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and Thailand move to expedite a visa exemption, a day after visa-free entry ended https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-tissa-kuttiarachchi-illegal-assets-statement/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Former SLPP MP Tissa Kuttiarachchi summoned over illegal assets inquiry https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-tourist-arrivals-1-6-million-september/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Tourist arrivals pass 1.6 million, but September is running slower than August https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-uvpa-praxis-2026-arts-careers/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Academics push back on the idea that arts degrees lead nowhere, as UVPA opens a three-day conference https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-veterinary-surgeon-leopard-attack/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Wildlife vet injured as snared leopard breaks free and springs at him https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-von-der-leyen-soteu-canada-associate-member/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Von der Leyen offers Canada 'associate member' status and moves to ban social media for under-13s https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-16-zhang-yiming-asia-richest-adani/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming passes Adani as Asia's richest person