https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-adb-300-million-water-sanitation-approval/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z ADB approves US$300 million for Sri Lanka's water and sanitation sector https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-attanagalu-oya-amber-flood-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Amber flood warning issued for the Attanagalu Oya basin covering nine divisional secretariats https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-cancer-linac-machines-idle-badulla-hambantota/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Two new cancer radiotherapy machines sit idle at Badulla and Hambantota for want of dosimetry equipment https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-cid-investigation-mp-drone-import/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z CID ordered to investigate MP Nalin Bandara's drone import https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-cmc-unauthorised-construction-flood-enforcement/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z CMC to take legal action over unauthorised buildings blamed for Colombo flooding https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-colombo-flood-pm-two-week-deadline-unimplemented/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Colombo floods came 24 days after the PM ordered canals cleared in two weeks https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-construction-union-cement-price-warning/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Construction union warns of collapse as cement rises Rs. 300 in three months https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-cop31-opens-2026-hottest-year-forecast/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z COP31 opens in Türkiye as forecasters split over whether 2026 is the hottest year on record https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-cse-aspi-21531-fifth-session-rally/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z CSE extends rally to a fifth session as ASPI closes above 21,500 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-dengue-cases-107651-81-deaths/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Dengue cases pass 107,000 and deaths reach 81 as control drive begins https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-fake-govpay-traffic-fine-sms-lygov-art/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Ministry warns of fake GovPay traffic-fine messages using the domain 'lygov.art' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-gnanasara-robes-kotte-sangha-sabha-letter/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Kotte Sangha Sabha asks Prisons for a date to restore Gnanasara Thera's robes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-gotabaya-rajapaksa-ccib-statement-bandara/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Gotabaya Rajapaksa gives statement to CCIB over former secretary's double-salary case https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-hasthi-sena-policy-framework-cabinet/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Government to put Hasthi Sena elephant operation on a formal legal footing https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-hatton-flooding-earth-slip-nuwara-eliya-road/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Hatton bus stand submerged and earth slip blocks Nuwara Eliya road https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-hayleys-retail-blue-yonder-supermarket/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Hayleys Retail picks Blue Yonder to build its supermarket business from scratch https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-israeli-tourist-guide-pushed-sea-video/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Video of tourist pushing Sri Lankan guide into the sea draws anger online https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-kandy-multimodal-transport-terminal-55-percent/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Rs 32.5 billion Kandy transport terminal 55% complete, opening targeted for July 2027 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-marikkar-colombo-mayor-resign-demand/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Marikkar says Colombo Mayor should resign or be removed by the President over flood response https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-measles-outbreak-colombo-prisons-courts/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Measles outbreak in three Colombo prisons halts production of inmates before courts https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-national-hospital-mri-scan-delays/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Patients wait days for MRI scans at the National Hospital as daily numbers are capped, doctor says https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-navy-rescue-three-fishers-trincomalee/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Navy brings three ailing fishers ashore at Trincomalee https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-navy-sailor-t56-rifle-theft-kalpitiya/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Navy serviceman arrested over theft of T-56 rifle from Kalpitiya base https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-nvidia-investigation-jensen-huang-china/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Nvidia board opens investigation after CEO Jensen Huang admits affair https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-nwsdb-non-revenue-water-24-percent/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Water Board earned nothing on a quarter of the water it supplied in the first half of 2026 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-oil-prices-fall-trump-iran-attacks-unlikely/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Oil falls at Monday open after Trump says new Iran strikes 'highly unlikely' https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-professionals-fairer-tax-gross-income-gmoa/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Professionals ask why salaries are taxed on gross pay while businesses are taxed on profit https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-ranawaka-colombo-flood-system-cmc-blame/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Ranawaka says flood defences were built under his ministry, blames CMC https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-sajith-national-security-laws-democratic-rights/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Sajith Premadasa says security laws are being used to curb democratic rights https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-singapore-work-permit-eight-occupations/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Singapore opens eight more job categories to Sri Lankan work permit holders https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-taiyuan-shanxi-apartment-fire-14-dead/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Apartment block fire in China's Shanxi province kills 14 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-tpa-plantation-leasing-hatton-declaration/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z TPA asks government to hold plantation leasing until Hatton Declaration land pledges are met https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-wealthtrust-securities-q2-profit-rebound/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z WealthTrust Securities returns to quarterly profit, but stays in the red for the half-year https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-09-weerawila-open-prison-inmate-deer-attack/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z Inmate at Weerawila open prison camp dies after being gored by a deer https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-ampara-army-sergeant-elephant-attack/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Army sergeant killed by a wild elephant while fishing in Ampara https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-cement-price-increase-rs100-50kg-bag/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Cement prices rise by Rs. 100 a bag as producers cite higher production costs https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-centcom-task-force-iran-land-routes/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z US sets up new task force to cut Iran's overland supply routes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-china-open-source-ai-wuzhen-global-south/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z China pushes open-source AI at Wuzhen summit with Global South in view https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-colombo-joint-flood-operation-drainage/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Colombo launches joint flood operation with 60 drainage blockages identified https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-customs-39-drones-nalin-bandara/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Customs seize 39 drones and 16 microphones brought in by SJB MP Nalin Bandara https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-dengue-prevention-week-74-moh-divisions/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Special National Dengue Prevention Week to run from Monday across 74 high-risk MOH divisions https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-egypt-train-collision-al-ayyat-giza/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z At least seven killed as passenger trains collide and derail at Al-Ayyat in Egypt's Giza https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-foreign-investors-exit-rupee-bonds-third-week/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Foreign investors sell Sri Lanka rupee bonds for a third straight week https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-galle-fisheries-harbour-boat-fire/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Navy and Air Force put out fire at Galle Fisheries Harbour boat yard https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-gmoa-colombo-protest-development-officers-sick-note/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z GMOA sets November 10 protest at Colombo National Hospital as Development Officers call in sick https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-guatemala-lawmaker-police-killed-zacapa/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers killed in Zacapa ambush https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-hambantota-port-al-futtaim-gulf-vehicle-shipments/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Hambantota Port and Al-Futtaim discuss expanding Gulf vehicle shipments https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-herzog-tasks-eisenkot-form-government/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Israel's Herzog tasks Eisenkot with forming a government, giving him 28 days https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-hindus-celebrate-deepavali-festival-day/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Hindus across Sri Lanka mark Deepavali with oil lamps and temple observances https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-iran-iodine-tablets-bushehr-nuclear/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Iran distributes iodine tablets near nuclear sites as fear of US strikes grows https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-kompannaveediya-hotel-businessman-fall-death/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Businessman dies in fall from Kompannaveediya high-rise as police investigate https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-krakow-main-market-square-shooting/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z At least six killed in shooting on Krakow's Main Market Square https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-liquor-shops-closed-deepavali-excise/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Liquor shops closed in the North, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla for Deepavali https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-met-forecast-100mm-rain-bay-of-bengal-disturbance/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Met Department forecasts 100mm falls as a fresh Bay of Bengal disturbance is flagged for the 11th https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-namal-rajapaksa-fuel-taxes-cost-of-living/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Namal Rajapaksa accuses the government of raising fuel taxes beyond previous levels https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-nawagamuwa-pattini-temple-tree-vehicles/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Tree falls on parked vehicles behind the Nawagamuwa Pattini Devalaya, three taken to hospital https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-nilwala-ganga-flood-warning-udawalawe-gates/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Minor flood warning issued for the Nilwala Ganga as Udawalawe opens two more spill gates https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-panadura-hotel-32-chinese-nationals-online-fraud/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z 32 Chinese nationals arrested after Panadura hotel search over suspected online fraud https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-president-pm-deepavali-messages-coexistence/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z President, PM, Opposition Leader and Foreign Minister mark Deepavali with calls for unity https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-rienzie-arseculeratne-basl-presidency-2027/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Rienzie Arseculeratne PC to contest Bar Association presidency for 2027/28 https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-saff-championship-sri-lanka-bhutan-2-2/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Sri Lanka held to 2-2 draw by Bhutan in SAFF Championship opener https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-saudi-coalition-intercepts-houthi-missiles-riyadh/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed missiles aimed at Riyadh as Houthis claim Aramco strikes https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-slpp-parliamentary-debates-monks-judges/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z SLPP asks Sajith Premadasa to secure two parliamentary debates on monks and judicial transfers https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-taavi-samaraweera-montenegro-double-gold/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Taavi Samaraweera wins two golds in one WTT Youth Contender, a Sri Lankan first https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-trump-dana-white-press-secretary-offer/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC boss Dana White https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-uppuvelli-three-wheeler-shooting-arrests/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Three arrested over Trincomalee three-wheeler shooting; ex-soldier identified as the gunman https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-varuni-bogahawatta-suspended-kotawila/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Chief Inspector Varuni Bogahawatta suspended after remand over unexplained vehicle payments https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-workers-remittances-october-735-million/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Workers' remittances edge up to US$735.6 million in October, ending a three-month slide https://lankanewz.com/article/2026-11-08-yahangala-students-wild-elephant/ LankaNewz en 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z Seven schoolboys warned and released over video of stones thrown at wild elephant