# Lanka Newspapers

> Lanka Newspapers is one of Sri Lanka's largest English-language news websites, publishing breaking news, politics, business, sport, crime, weather and world headlines daily since the 2000s. Content is updated around the clock.

This site is a news publisher. Articles use the canonical URL form https://www.lankanewspapers.com/YYYY/MM/DD/article-slug and include structured data (schema.org NewsArticle). You may cite and link to articles.

## Key pages
- [Home — latest news](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/)
- [Sri Lanka (local) news](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/local)
- [World news](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/foreign)
- [Search](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/search)
- [RSS feed](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/rss.xml)

## Sections
- [General](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/general)
- [Sinhala](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/sinhala)
- [Politics](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/politics)
- [Crime](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/crime)
- [Business](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/business)
- [Technology](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/technology)
- [Sports](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/sports)
- [Health](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/health)
- [Weather](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/weather)
- [Travel](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/travel)
- [Development](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/development)
- [Law](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/category/law)

## Recent headlines
- [Restaurant Owner Gunned Down in Moratuwa Drive-By Shooting](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/restaurant-owner-gunned-down-in-moratuwa-drive-by-shooting)
- [Husband and Wife Nabbed for Allegedly Defrauding Job Seekers of Over Rs. 8 Million in Foreign Employment Scheme](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/husband-and-wife-nabbed-for-allegedly-defrauding-job-seekers-of-over-rs-8-million-in-foreign-employment-scheme)
- [Belarusian Airline Belavia to Resume Direct Flights to Sri Lanka](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/belarusian-airline-belavia-to-resume-direct-flights-to-sri-lanka)
- [Sri Lanka's New Anti-Terror Bill Risks Jeopardising Critical EU Trade Privileges](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/sri-lanka-s-new-anti-terror-bill-risks-jeopardising-critical-eu-trade-privileges)
- [Sri Lanka's Dengue Crisis Deepens: 79 Deaths and Over 103,000 Cases Recorded This Year](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/sri-lanka-s-dengue-crisis-deepens-79-deaths-and-over-103-000-cases-recorded-this-year)
- [Saliya Pieris Fires Back at Justice Minister Over Tattoo-Based Arrests and Detentions](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/saliya-pieris-fires-back-at-justice-minister-over-tattoo-based-arrests-and-detentions)
- [SriLankan Airlines Held to Ransom: Hackers Demanded USD 50,000 After System Breach, Claims Opposition MP](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/srilankan-airlines-held-to-ransom-hackers-demanded-usd-50-000-after-system-breach-claims-opposition-mp)
- [Sri Lanka to Tackle Massive Backlog of 650,000 Number Plates and 450,000 Licences Within Six Months](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/sri-lanka-to-tackle-massive-backlog-of-650-000-number-plates-and-450-000-licences-within-six-months)
- [Sri Lanka Cabinet Approves Landmark PPP Legislation to Attract Investment](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/sri-lanka-cabinet-approves-landmark-ppp-legislation-to-attract-investment)
- [Presidential Commission Investigating Coal Import Irregularities Gets Term Extension](https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/10/20/presidential-commission-investigating-coal-import-irregularities-gets-term-extension)

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