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The Assistant Superintendent of the Trincomalee Remand Prison was arrested today (October 6) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 1,235,000 from dry food suppliers.

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) has informed court that steps will be taken to suspend the use of the Browns Hill property in Matara, allegedly linked to former Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka is stepping up preparations for its third international evaluation on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), scheduled from October 26 to November 6, 2026.

The Cabinet has approved providing 1,050 official email accounts to 350 courts as part of efforts to speed up the digitalisation of Sri Lanka’s judicial system.

Retired Major General Suresh Sallay, former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), is expected to be discharged from the National Hospital in Colombo this afternoon (October 6) and returned to the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (October 6) ordered that Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and Janaki Siriwardena be further remanded until October 16, 2026, in connection with the Krrish deal case.

The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court today (October 6) issued notice requiring the Officer-in-Charge of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) to appear before court on October 12, 2026, regarding former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s anticipatory bail application.

Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera was brought before the Colombo High Court by prison officials this morning (October 6) in connection with a warrant issued by the court.

Sri Lanka Police have informed former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) on October 13, 2026, in connection with the investigation into the “Siriliya Saviya” account.

The Illegal Assets Investigation Division has frozen assets and bank accounts worth about Rs. 40 million allegedly linked to organized crime and drug trafficking suspect Nedungoda Nirmala Prasanna, alias “Backhoe Saman,” who was arrested in Indonesia.

Former Colombo Municipal Council member Mahinda Kahandagama has been arrested in Mirihana with a quantity of “Ice” (crystal methamphetamine), while another suspect linked to the alleged drug trafficking operation has also been taken into custody.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who had been summoned by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) over the Siriliya Saviya Fund investigation, returned to Sri Lanka last night (October 5) after travelling to Singapore for medical treatment.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa today (October 5) filed an anticipatory bail application before the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court seeking protection from arrest in connection with the investigation into the “Siriliya Saviya” account.

The Court of Appeal today (October 5) ordered the enforcement of the remaining prison sentence imposed on Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera over his contempt of court conviction.

Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the seventh review of its four-year Extended Fund Facility programme, which could unlock about US$345 million after IMF Executive Board approval.