https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-bimal-fractional-division-22a-walkback/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Bimal Rathnayake concedes a 'fractional division' over 22A, then says he meant society https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-channels-2026-english-writers-collective/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z English Writers Collective launches Channels 2026 anthology https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-diesel-subsidy-80-100-rupees-litre/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Government weighs diesel subsidy of Rs. 80 to Rs. 100 a litre from end of month https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-dr-congo-plane-crash-17-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z DR Congo military plane crash kills 17, including two senior generals https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-gce-ol-rescrutiny-results-released/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z GCE O/L re-scrutiny results released https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-heavy-rains-2865-affected-15-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Heavy rains affect 2,865 people across 15 districts; two dead, one missing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-high-waves-sea-inundation-southern-coast/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z High waves and sea inundation warning issued for southern coastal areas https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-imf-programme-exit-march-2027-bimal/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Government will exit IMF programme when EFF expires in March 2027, says Bimal Rathnayake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-iran-hormuz-seven-day-offer-trump-rejects/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Iran offers to reopen Hormuz in seven days; Trump said to have rejected it https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-lasantha-book-launch-ciaboc-culture-of-fear/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Lasantha's killing was a message to every journalist like him, CIABOC chief says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-peradeniya-ui-greenmetric-2026-ranking/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Peradeniya again Sri Lanka's top university in global sustainability ranking https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-polonnaruwa-kidney-hospital-gas-explosion/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Seven injured in pre-dawn gas explosion at Polonnaruwa kidney hospital https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-rabies-dogs-vaccinated-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Record 1.69 million dogs vaccinated as Sri Lanka pushes to end rabies deaths https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-sc-grama-niladhari-bribery-sentence-affirmed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court affirms five-year sentence for Grama Niladhari over Rs. 25,000 bribe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-sherin-thewarapperuma-passes-away/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Sherin Thewarapperuma, wife of the late Palitha Thewarapperuma, dies https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-sjb-no-confidence-motion-speaker/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z SJB considering no-confidence motion against Speaker, says Madduma Bandara https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-26-susanthika-asian-games-record-broken/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Susanthika Jayasinghe's 24-year Asian Games 100m record broken in Japan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-22a-vote-parliament-pm-justice-reforms/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Parliament passes 22nd Amendment 158-63; Speaker endorses it the same night https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-ai-week-2026-launch-global-experts/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka AI Week 2026 opens with experts from Alibaba, Google and Huawei https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-ambalangoda-kahawa-shooting-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested in Batapola over Ambalangoda shooting attempt https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-august-exports-apparel-tea-coconut-breakdown/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Apparel, tea and coconut drag August goods exports down 1%, as one service sector carries the month https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-cal-securities-sp-moodys-rating-lag-2027-bond/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z S&P and Moody's rating lag could derail Sri Lanka's 2027 bond plans, CAL warns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-ciaboc-arrests-mineral-sands-buddhasasana/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z CIABOC arrests two former state officials over procurement and recruitment cases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-colombo-international-book-fair-27th-bmich/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Colombo International Book Fair opens at BMICH for its 27th year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-cse-aspi-21037-low-turnover/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z CSE drifts lower on thin turnover as post-upgrade retail interest fades https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-drought-compensation-1490-farmers-paid/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Drought compensation reaches first 1,490 farmers, with Rs. 57 million paid out https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-e-filing-colombo-small-claims-court/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z E-filing begins at Colombo Small Claims Court in first step of island-wide e-Courts project https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-easter-sentencing-submissions-no-regrets/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z How the Easter sentences were built — and what the prosecution told the court https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-first-capital-cbsl-rates-hold-september-30/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z First Capital puts 60% odds on a CBSL rate hold at Wednesday's policy review https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-forest-reserves-gazetted-six-districts/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Twenty more forests to be gazetted as reserves across six districts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-harak-kata-father-hrcsl-complaint/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z 'Harak Kata's' father asks Human Rights Commission to protect his son in detention https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-high-posts-philippines-canada-envoys/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z High Posts Committee approves envoys to Philippines and Canada, new SLIC chairman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-india-b35-bullet-train-mahsr/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z India targets 350 kmph homegrown bullet train as Mumbai-Ahmedabad costs double https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-india-hc-jha-meets-wickremesinghe/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha meets Ranil Wickremesinghe https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-influenza-h1n1-painkillers-warning-mri/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Avoid painkillers as Influenza A H1N1 cases rise, virologist warns https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-kidney-allowance-53604-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z 53,604 kidney patients receiving Rs. 10,000 monthly allowance, minister tells Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-lanka-sathosa-six-item-price-cut/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Lanka Sathosa cuts prices of six essentials from September 26, onions down Rs. 10 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-mid-autumn-festival-gala-colombo/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Mid-Autumn Festival gala in Colombo blends Chinese and Sri Lankan performance https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-navy-drug-seizures-55-billion/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Navy says drug seizures top Rs. 55 billion so far this year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-navy-rescues-25-indonesian-fishermen/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Navy brings 25 Indonesian fishermen ashore after trawler capsizes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-nbro-red-landslide-warnings-galle-kandy-nuwara-eliya/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z NBRO issues red landslide evacuation warnings for Galle, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-pan-asia-bank-5bn-debenture-issue/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Pan Asia Bank to raise up to Rs 5bn through debenture issue https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-pettah-viral-video-phone-repair-dispute/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Viral 'extortion' video was a phone repair dispute, Pettah Police say https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-piliyandala-heroin-ice-18kg-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Three held in Piliyandala with heroin and 'Ice' worth over Rs. 300 million https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-public-service-recruitment-120000-teachers/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Government begins recruiting more than 120,000 into the state service this year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-rupee-330-bond-yields-steady/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Rupee firms to 330.15/30 against the dollar as bond yields hold steady https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-sallay-fr-petition-withdrawn-dismissed/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Supreme Court dismisses FR petition over Suresh Sallay's PTA arrest after withdrawal https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-sarana-gunawardena-wife-remanded-high-court-bribe/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Ex-Deputy Minister's wife remanded over alleged Rs. 50,000 bribe to High Court staffer https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-saudi-houthi-escalation-yanbu-france-troops/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z France sends troops to Yanbu as Saudi allies weigh action against Houthis https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-sri-lanka-beat-england-level-odi-series-headingley/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka beat England by 16 runs to level ODI series at Headingley https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-textbook-distribution-december-31/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Textbook distribution for next year begins, with the Grade 6 English module reprinted after last year's problems https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-tin-certificate-mandatory-november-1/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z TIN certificate becomes mandatory for bank accounts, vehicles and land from November 1 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-tourist-arrivals-107093-september-sltda/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka draws 107,093 tourists in first three weeks of September https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-two-killed-wild-elephant-attacks-meegalewa-aralaganwila/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Two men killed in separate wild elephant attacks in Meegalewa and Aralaganwila https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-uae-deputy-speaker-trincomalee-energy-hub/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z UAE envoy raises Trincomalee energy hub in Parliament call on Deputy Speaker https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-us-maritime-sanctions-evasion-training/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z US trains 40 Sri Lankan officials to detect maritime sanctions evasion https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-09-25-windforce-28mw-battery-storage-winning-bids/ LankaNewz en 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z WindForce units win bids for 28MW of battery storage at solar plants