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JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva met Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar in New Delhi today (October 1) for talks on Sri Lanka-India relations, investment, technology and shared global challenges.

Sri Lanka Customs made paperless declarations mandatory from today (October 1, 2026), requiring importers and declarants to submit documents with valid digital signatures.

The Court of Appeal today (October 1) issued an open warrant for the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera.

The Bribery Commission has recorded a nearly four-hour statement from former Treasury Secretary and former Secretary to the President P.B. Jayasundera over allegations linked to the Airbus deal.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says no child should be left behind as the country works to provide equal opportunities, protection and a safe environment for every child.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says every child in Sri Lanka must have the opportunity to grow up safe, healthy, educated and confident, as the Government strengthens protections against violence, online harm and economic exploitation.

A 57-year-old woman has died after being injured in an air rifle discharge at a house in Ambalanwatta, Galle, while another woman has been arrested in connection with the incident.

An officer in charge of the National Youth Services Council’s (NYSC) Padiyathalawa Centre has been arrested by CIABOC over allegations of soliciting and accepting bribes for issuing course certificates.

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised, effective October 1, 2026.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to establish a mechanism to actively involve parents in protecting children from the drug menace.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented “Vishishta Seva Vibhushana” medals to 57 serving and retired senior Armed Forces officers at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (September 30).

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (September 30) ordered the forfeiture of Rs. 40 million in bail bonds provided by former Sri Lankan cricketer Aravinda de Silva and his wife for Airbus case suspect Priyanka Niyomali Wijenayake.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (September 30) granted bail to MP Namal Rajapaksa in the money-laundering investigation linked to the SriLankan Airlines Airbus transaction.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe appeared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (September 30) in the case over the alleged misuse of more than Rs. 16.6 million in public funds.

The Committee on Public Finance has approved Sri Lanka’s Foreign Exchange Regulations Nos. 01 and 02 of 2026 and an Order issued under Section 22 of the Foreign Exchange Act, following discussions on overseas investments, emigrant fund transfers and controls on foreign exchange outflows.