Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) - October 02, 2026

Wijeya Newspapers’

IN HER CARING ARMS...

Nearly 10,000 snakebites reported annually in Sri Lanka

Police Commission rejects IGP request to transfer senior Narcotics Bureau officers

IGP orders criminal probe into Colombo Port drug seizure

Determine whether attack near courts was aimed at RW

‘Caution’ level heat alert issued for 13 districts

CPC still incurs losses on diesel, petrol despite price increase and subsidy

FUEL DISTRIBUTION FACES CRUCIAL DECISION

CPC says no fuel distribution or transportation issue

RMB CONNECTLK LAUNCHES IN COLOMBO

IGP orders criminal probe into Colombo Port drug seizure

Fuel distribution faces crucial decision today

US TROOPS LEAVE IRAQ: A SOVEREIGNTY PARTY WITHOUT SOVEREIGNTY

Investment climate: Sri Lanka cannot afford mixed signals

A call to serve justice to children

- FRANZ KAFKA

LRH CELEBRATES CHILDREN’S DAY FOR KIDS IN HOSPITAL

THE AGE OF LONGEVITY: IS SRI LANKA READY FOR LONGER LIVES?

Customs cuts paper trail in push for faster trade

Sri Lanka’s trade gap hits Us$7.2bn

Melwa readies Rs.6bn Seeduwa cement plant, secures key ticket to European steel market

SL must take disability hiring out of CSR box to catch up: HR expert

Labour and material shortages curb construction momentum

Easing sovereign risks lift BOC’S credit rating

Pan Asia Bank’s Rs. 5 b debenture issue oversubscribed

Mixed sentiment keeps yield curve broadly unchanged

Indices close in green

SL must...

Melwa readies ...

Lead agencies convene to accelerate implementation of National Export Development Plan 2026–2030

HMD and Dialog Axiata partner to introduce new 4G Feature Phone range to Sri Lanka

Easing ....

LOLC Life Assurance appoints COO Jayantha Kalinga as Principal Officer

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Labour and material ...

Pan Asia ...

Senfin Money Market Fund wins Gold for 5th consecutive year

Newburgh Ella recognised as SL’S 1st certified paperless operation hotel

Gunda Power backs proposed night-time tariff for Sri Lanka’s solar sector

27 leading corporates endorse CA Sri Lanka’s 47th National Conference of Chartered Accountants

FOUNDATION.LK’S Hithawathi Teens Hub Expansion Project bags Gold

First Capital wins 3 CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards

SHOCK: RONALDO LEAVES PORTUGAL’S CAMP

North Central and Western Province win tug-of-war gold

Kandy Tuskers and Colombo Aces in must-win games

Hirush and Shaini best carom players at School Games

RESULTS:

Thurstan boy takes 10 wickets

SRI LANKA COACH GUILTY

Samaira, Revaan and Nilesh in final showdown

Ishan Kishan 80, Sri Lanka 45

Shubman hammers 223 as India chase down record score

Rumesh Pathirage returns with Asian gold

Sri Lanka beat Philippines and Singapore

BRINGING WELLBEING AND STRENGTH TO WOMEN IN KANDY

A PIECE OF HOME ON THE WALL

OVERFLOW - brings gospel music and community together to support educational opportunities for children in Padaviya

Ground Theory puts Sri Lankan Coffee in the Spotlight

DOGS at Highland Games

A Small Kindness Costs Nothing, but Means Everything

CROSSWORD

WORD WARP

Sudoku

JUMBLE

KAKURO

WORD GAME

5X5

GRAZE KITCHEN GUEST CHEFS FROM DOUBLETREE BY HILTON

Where the beat begins…

Durga Kenny takes homegrown beauty brand

THE BILLIONAIRE DISTORTION FIELD

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GOING-OUT CLOTHES?

GOING BACK TO WHERE WE CAME FROM

IS BEHAVIOUR THE WHOLE STORY? .

A Fight Back to P2: Ryan GUNAWARDHANA’S