https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-air-pollution-7000-premature-deaths/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Air pollution causes about 7,000 premature deaths a year in Sri Lanka, Health Ministry says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-cbsl-digital-payments-jaffna/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank takes digital payments drive to Jaffna this weekend https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-cbsl-pyramid-schemes-tm-app/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Central Bank adds TM App to prohibited pyramid scheme list, taking total to 26 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-coconut-oil-importers-tax-default/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Three of four crude coconut oil importers have defaulted on taxes, Parliament told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-delft-indian-trawler-grounded-navy-rescue/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Navy launches rescue after Indian trawler runs aground off Delft Island https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-dematagoda-shooting-suspect-arrested/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested over July shooting attempt in Kuppiyawatta, Dematagoda https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-dengue-88000-cases-63-deaths/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Dengue cases pass 88,000 for the year as August total reaches 2,739 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-india-urges-provincial-council-elections/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z India urges Sri Lanka to hold Provincial Council elections 'at the earliest' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-landslide-warnings-nallathanniya-tri-forces/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Landslide blocks Sri Pada road as warnings extended and troops put on standby https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-mas-holdings-syntetica-nylon-recycling/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z MAS Holdings backs French nylon recycling firm in $30mn funding round https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-motor-vehicle-industry-report-assembly/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Over 15 assembly plants now operating as Sri Lanka's auto industry shifts from imports https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-red-warning-matara-pottuvil-rough-seas/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Red warning for the Matara-Pottuvil sea as gusts reach 70 kmph https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-rumesh-tharanga-world-no1-javelin/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Rumesh Tharanga becomes Sri Lanka's first world No. 1 in men's javelin https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-tax-appeals-commission-108bn-backlog/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Audit finds Rs.108bn in disputed tax locked in Tax Appeals Commission backlog https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-06-ugc-university-registration-2025-al/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z University registration opens for students selected on 2025 A/L results https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-24-online-betting-sites-blocked/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka blocks 24 unlicensed online betting sites, including bet365 and Stake https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-34000-left-tri-forces-five-years/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Almost 35,000 personnel left the tri-forces in five years, Parliament told https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-ai-gem-industry-report/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z AI could lift Sri Lanka's gem exports toward $1bn target, analysis says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-akila-viraj-kariyawasam-arrested-remanded/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Akila Viraj Kariyawasam arrested by CIABOC, remanded until August 18 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-akila-viraj-kariyawasam-ciaboc-statement/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Ex-Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam appears before Bribery Commission https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-anchor-sports-acquires-jaffna-kings/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Zaheer Khan-backed group buys Jaffna Kings after ownership collapse https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-army-chief-of-staff-udugama/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Major General Dinesh Udugama assumes duties as 70th Army Chief of Staff https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-army-commander-premaratne-courtesy-calls/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z New Army Commander Premaratne calls on President and Deputy Defence Minister https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-basl-amarasuriya-denies-allegations/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z BASL President rejects bribery complaint as 'false and malicious' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-basl-parliament-briefing-blocked/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Bar Association briefing to MPs collapses after party leaders withhold approval https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-boralesgamuwa-ice-weapons-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Suspect held with Ice and weapons at Boralesgamuwa said to have been planning a murder https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-caa-471-pharmacy-raids/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z CAA raids 471 pharmacies this year, detects 86 violations in two-day sweep https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-caa-expired-ayurvedic-medicines-fine/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Colombo company fined Rs. 100,000 over expired Ayurvedic medicines and unlabelled cosmetics https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-central-bank-2-5-million-theft-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Deputy Minister says Central Bank vigilance could have stopped $2.5m theft https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-cida-directors-cope-apology/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Two CIDA directors apologise to Parliament over conduct at COPE hearing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-commonwealth-games-athletes-missing-glasgow/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Several athletes unaccounted for after Glasgow Commonwealth Games https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-contempt-court-appeal-weerawansa-gammanpila-jayaweera/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Court refers Weerawansa, Gammanpila, Jayaweera and three others to Court of Appeal over contempt https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-corporates-commercial-mediation-pledge/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Twenty corporates pledge commercial mediation as court backlog hits 1.2 million cases https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-cricketers-tax-verdict-august-31/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Court of Appeal sets August 31 for verdict in cricket captains' tax case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-cse-rebound-cargills-crossing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Colombo bourse rebounds as Cargills crossings lift turnover past Rs. 8bn https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-dedduwa-resort-bids-reinvited/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Government to re-invite bids for stalled Dedduwa lake resort, PM tells Parliament https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-dengue-two-year-eradication-programme/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Health Minister sets two-year target to eradicate dengue https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-ditwah-temporary-houses-nuwara-eliya/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Temporary houses handed to 35 Ditwah-affected families in Nuwara Eliya https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-drugs-fail-quality-tests-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z 39 drugs have failed quality tests so far in 2026, Health Ministry says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-education-investment-digital-schools/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z All 10,000 schools to be connected to the internet, PM's office says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-exam-contingency-plans-adverse-weather/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Contingency plans set for Scholarship and A/L exams as wet weather persists https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-fishing-resumes-puttalam-hambantota/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Fishing cleared to resume from Puttalam to Hambantota as winds ease https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-gampaha-body-main-line-delays/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Main Line trains delayed after body found on track near Gampaha https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-harsha-suranga-fernando-central-province-governor/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Dr. Harsha Suranga Fernando sworn in as Central Province Governor https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-hasina-awami-league-ban-return/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Hasina says Awami League ban should be lifted, vows December return https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-heroin-rice-parcel-kalutara-prison/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Heroin hidden in rice parcels: two held over bid to smuggle drugs into Kalutara Prison https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-india-350mn-credit-line-ditwah-reconstruction/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z India and Sri Lanka exchange $350 million credit line agreements for cyclone reconstruction https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-intex-inmac-textile-handunnetti/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Handunnetti says textile sector's future rests on innovation as Intex opens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-iran-oman-hormuz-route-understanding/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Iran and Oman agree coordinates for Hormuz shipping route, Tehran says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-jaffna-medical-institutions-fined-caa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Jaffna court fines two medical institutions Rs. 400,000 over expired stock and overcharging https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-kaduwela-luxury-bus-arson/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Luxury bus destroyed in suspected arson attack at Kaduwela bus stand https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-kandy-water-cut-poojapitiya-nwsdb/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Five-hour water cut for Poojapitiya scheme areas in Kandy on Thursday https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-kotmale-spill-gates-mahaweli-alert/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Kotmale Reservoir spill gates reopened as Mahaweli residents told to stay alert https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-lpl-jaffna-kings-record-242-qualifier/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Jaffna Kings post LPL-record 242 and beat Galle to reach the final https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-mahaweli-minor-flood-warning-seven-divisions/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Mahaweli Red alert lapses, replaced by minor flood warning for seven divisions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-mawathagama-motorcycle-bus-teenager-killed/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Teenager killed in motorcycle-bus collision at Mawathagama https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-met-100mm-thursday-monsoon-intensifies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Heavy-rain threshold jumps back above 100 mm for Thursday as monsoon strengthens https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-met-75mm-second-day-sabaragamuwa-kandy/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Heavy-rain threshold holds at 75 mm for a second day over the same hill-country belt https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-meta-apology-modi-post/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Meta apologises to India over brief restriction of Modi post https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-mount-lavinia-shootings-police-teams/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Four special police teams assigned to Mount Lavinia underworld shootings https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-pan-asia-bank-new-chairman-deputy/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Pan Asia Bank appoints B.D.A. Perera as Chairman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-python-dance-beauty-pageant-fine/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Pageant contestant fined Rs. 50,000 over python dance; supplier fined Rs. 100,000 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-ratmalana-grenade-attack-underworld-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Police probe underworld link after two grenades thrown at Ratmalana home https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-rumesh-tharanga-air-force-sergeant-promotion/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Air Force promotes Commonwealth champion Rumesh Tharanga to Sergeant https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-slbfe-july-foreign-employment-record/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Overseas job departures hit highest monthly level of 2026 in July https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-slpp-rejects-igp-death-threat-claims/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z SLPP rejects death-threat reading of Kariyawasam's remarks on the IGP https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-sri-lanka-honorary-consulate-cambodia/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka opens honorary consulate in Cambodia to push trade and tourism https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-srilankan-airlines-interim-ceo-ministerial-clash/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Minister and Deputy Minister clash over interim CEO pick at SriLankan Airlines https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-stf-minuwangoda-hashish-seizure/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z STF seizes 12kg of hashish worth over Rs. 50 million in Minuwangoda raid https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-un-experts-muttur-massacre-accountability/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z UN experts demand accountability 20 years after 17 aid workers were executed at Muttur https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-undp-wignaraja-country-programme-pledge/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z UNDP regional chief Kanni Wignaraja pledges further support on Sri Lanka mission https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-vikram-misri-colombo-visit/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrives in Colombo for one-day visit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-wfp-el-nino-49-million-hunger/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z WFP warns strengthening El Niño could push 49 million more into acute hunger https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-05-wijepala-igp-protection-parliament/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Minister pledges protection for IGP, says crackdown will not bend to threats