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The latest breaking news from Sri Lanka as it happens. KottuRoti monitors every major Lankan outlet around the clock and merges their reports into one clear story per event, so you see each development once — with every source attached. New stories appear here automatically, wherever in the world you are reading from.
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Over Rs. 73 Million Worth of Cannabis Seized in Monaragala Operation
Large-scale Cannabis Operation Dismantled in Monaragala
NPP to Launch District-Wide Rally Campaign Led by President Dissanayake from September 5
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Young Man Dies in Drowning Incident at Galpoththahena Lake
Australia Extends WTC Lead with Dominant Bangladesh Victory
Woman Arrested with Large Cache of Illicit Liquor in Wennappuwa
Science Must Drive Elephant Conservation, Says Indian Expert
Supreme Court Faces Three-Week Deadline to Rule on Controversial Constitutional Amendment
Sri Lanka's 22nd Amendment Diverts Constitutional Reform Momentum, Experts Warn
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa Questioned by FCID Over Tangalle Bay Hotel Purchase
Former Atamasthanadhipathi Ordered Under Scrutiny Over Court Entry During Abuse Hearing
India Opt to Bat First in Second Test Against Sri Lanka
Mishara Debuts as India Opts to Bat First in Second Test
Child dies in multi-vehicle collision at Ragama railway crossing
Sri Lanka To Introduce Comprehensive Roadworthiness Tests By 2028
Government Allocates Rs. 10 Million for Mosque Development in Gampaha District
Seven killed in UK road collision involving wrong-way vehicle and police car
Hydropower Reservoirs Hold 67% Capacity as Sri Lanka Eyes October Supply
Iran Braces for New US Sanctions as Regional Tensions Remain High
Sri Lanka's Tourism Revenue Falls 11.5% in First Seven Months of Year
Kandy prepares for first Randoli Perahera with special traffic arrangements
Man killed in Kekirawa following dispute with neighbor
Breaking news in Sinhala and Tamil
Most breaking stories in Sri Lanka are reported first in Sinhala. Every Sinhala report we ingest keeps its original language, and our dedicated සිංහල පුවත් (Sinhala news) page carries the full live Sinhala feed.
Tamil coverage from outlets across the island has its own live page too — follow தமிழ் செய்திகள் (Tamil news) for breaking stories in Tamil. English, Sinhala and Tamil reports about the same event are clustered together, so nothing is lost between languages.
How our live feed works
KottuRoti's ingestion pipeline scans every major Sri Lankan outlet — Sinhala, Tamil and English — roughly every five minutes. New articles are compared against recent coverage, and reports about the same event are clustered into a single story with every source attached, so one incident never floods the feed as ten near-identical headlines. A story is treated as breaking when it is newly detected or suddenly gathering fresh reports from multiple outlets; those stories surface at the top of this feed as soon as the cycle completes, and the feed then keeps updating in your browser without a reload.
One honest note: this is a scannable text feed, not a video stream. If you want a live TV stream, broadcasters host those on their own channels and websites. Text here often appears minutes after the first outlet publishes — usually faster than waiting for a bulletin. For a structured summary of the day rather than a rolling feed, see today's Sri Lanka news, and for the full list of outlets we monitor, see our Sri Lankan newspapers directory.
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The fastest way to follow breaking Sri Lankan news is the KottuRoti iOS app: it sends breaking news push notifications the moment our pipeline flags a major story, in the language you read — so the news finds you even when this page is closed.
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Frequently asked questions
How live is this page?
New stories appear automatically without a page reload. Our pipeline checks every major Sri Lankan outlet roughly every five minutes, and your browser polls for new stories every 20 seconds, so a breaking headline typically shows up here within minutes of the first outlet publishing it.
Is there a live video stream here?
No. This is a scannable text feed, not a video stream. If you want live TV coverage, broadcasters host their own streams on their websites and YouTube channels. What you get here instead is every outlet's reporting merged into one quick-to-read feed of the latest stories.
What counts as breaking news?
Newly detected events and fast-developing stories. When several outlets publish about the same event within a short window, our system clusters those reports into a single story, and stories that are new or gathering fresh reports rise to the top of this feed.
Are updates available in Sinhala and Tamil?
Yes. Every story keeps its original language, and we publish dedicated Sinhala and Tamil feeds alongside this English one. Visit the Sinhala news page or the Tamil news page to follow breaking stories in those languages.
Can I get push notifications?
Yes. The KottuRoti iOS app sends breaking news push notifications, so the biggest Sri Lankan stories reach you the moment our pipeline detects them — no need to keep this page open.