https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-al-physics-papers-ambalantota-probe/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Education Ministry probes Physics papers found a day early at Ambalantota exam centre https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-alto-dharme-associate-ice-arrest-mount-lavinia/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Close associate of 'Alto Dharme' arrested with Ice in Mount Lavinia https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-araghchi-trump-hormuz-fake-intelligence/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Araghchi rebuffs Trump's 'total control' claim over Hormuz https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-backhoe-saman-mother-revenge-ganemulla-sanjeewa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Police suspect Backhoe Saman's mother was killed in revenge for Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-basl-legal-avenue-judges-retirement/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Bar Association says it will use every legal avenue against judges' retirement age plan https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-coal-procurement-no-power-cuts-hydropower/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Coal Tender Completed as Sri Lanka Rules Out Power Cuts This Year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-colon-rectal-cancer-rise-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Doctors warn of rising colon and rectal cancers in Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-copf-digital-security-stamps-tax-revenue/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Digital security stamps yet to lift tax revenue significantly, officials tell CoPF https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-cpc-mannar-basin-natural-gas-investors/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z CPC to Call for Investors After Mannar Basin Gas Confirmed https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-eric-meyer-us-ambassador-sworn-in/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Eric Meyer Sworn In as New US Ambassador to Sri Lanka https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-eu-eco-labelling-framework-consultation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z EU-backed consultation moves to harmonise Sri Lanka's national eco-label https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-eu-gsp-plus-recommendations-report/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z EU sets out GSP+ conditions, calls for PTA repeal and death penalty moratorium https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-foreign-nationals-cybercrime-arrests-2026/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Over 1,000 foreign nationals arrested for cybercrime in Sri Lanka this year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-free-operations-centre-22a-civil-groups/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Civil society groups form 'Free Operations Centre' to oppose 22nd Amendment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-gavaskar-warns-india-sri-lanka-tests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Gavaskar warns India not to take Sri Lanka lightly ahead of Test series https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-govt-catholic-church-schools-talks/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Government and Catholic Church discuss state-run Catholic schools https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-hizbullah-bribery-commission-assets/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z MP Hizbullah appears before Bribery Commission over assets inquiry https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-hnb-june-quarter-profit-11-77bn/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z HNB June quarter profit flat at Rs 11.77bn as year-ago reversal flatters base https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-incheon-airport-worlds-busiest-heathrow/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Incheon overtakes Heathrow as world's busiest airport for international traffic https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-interpol-red-notices-93-suspects-ratama-ekata/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Interpol Red Notices issued for 93 Sri Lankan suspects hiding overseas https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-intestinal-disorders-youth-diet-ibs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Specialist warns of rising intestinal disorders among young Sri Lankans https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-ird-vat-deadline-august-20/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z IRD sets August 20 deadline for July VAT payments https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-japan-friendship-association-presidential-secretariat/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka–Japan Friendship Association pledges further assistance in talks with President's Secretary https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-judicial-appointments-easter-case-vacancies/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z President links superior court vacancies to Easter attacks trial, promises appointments within a month https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-jxg-continental-insurance-melstacorp/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Janashakthi to buy Continental Insurance from Melstacorp for Rs 5.14bn https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-kandy-esala-perahera-kap-planting/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Kap planting ceremony opens Kandy Esala Perahera season https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-kotu-kepima-lottery-racket-cope/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Lottery-based gambling racket second only to drug abuse, NLB chief tells COPE https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-main-line-train-breakdown-ambepussa-alawwa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Main Line train services delayed after breakdown between Ambepussa and Alawwa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-mattala-airport-19-proposals-rfp/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka evaluating 19 proposals to revive loss-making Mattala airport https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-mirihana-house-construction-fraud-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested over alleged Rs. 25 million house-building fraud advertised on social media https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-motorcycles-5-2-million-road-safety/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z 5.2 million motorcycles now on Sri Lanka's roads as police order crackdown on modified bikes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-muthurajawela-illicit-liquor-arrest/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Man arrested with 200 bottles of illicit liquor in Muthurajawela https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-navy-seizes-indian-trawler-talaimannar/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Navy seizes Indian trawler with nine fishermen off Talaimannar https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-oil-prices-fall-demand-forecasts-cut/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Oil falls more than $1 as OPEC and IEA cut demand forecasts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-palitha-bandara-paralympic-2028-goal/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Palitha Bandara sets sights on Paralympic medal after second Commonwealth silver https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-pm-education-assessment-reforms-fulbright/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z PM Amarasuriya calls for education reform beyond an exam-centred system https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-pm-harini-sdg-investment-forum/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka open to transparent, long-term investment, PM tells SDG forum https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-police-defend-kanjipani-malaysia-operation/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Police reject claims Malaysia operation over 'Kanjipani Imran' was a failure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-poverty-line-17592-june-dcs/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's official poverty line rises to Rs. 17,592 in June https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-president-justice-sector-reform-programme/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z President sets out justice sector overhaul: 10,000 more police, 24 new CIABOC offices https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-psg-uefa-super-cup-aston-villa/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z PSG retain UEFA Super Cup with 2-1 win over Aston Villa https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-road-deaths-1693-police-traffic-briefing/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z 1,693 killed on Sri Lanka's roads so far this year, police say https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-slbfe-israel-job-scam-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Two arrested inside foreign employment bureau over Israel job scam https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-sri-lanka-eu-investment-dialogue-gsp-plus/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka and EU hold ministerial investment dialogue with GSP+ transition at its centre https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-sri-lankan-student-stabbed-japan-chiba/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lankan student dies in Japan stabbing, compatriot arrested https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-tamil-nadu-fisheries-minister-delhi-fishermen/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Tamil Nadu minister to raise fishermen arrests with Delhi after Talaimannar seizure https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-thotalanga-poddi-arrested-illegal-assets/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z 'Thotalanga Poddi' arrested as Rs. 87.3 million in drug-linked assets frozen https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-un-crpd-review-sri-lanka-geneva/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka's first disability rights report to be reviewed by UN committee https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-wattegama-four-year-old-girl-abandoned/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Four-year-old girl found assaulted and abandoned on Wattegama by-road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-08-13-womens-t20-asia-cup-squad-athapaththu/ LankaNewz en 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z Athapaththu to lead Sri Lanka at Women's T20 Asia Cup in UAE