Sri Lanka temporarily establishes Mahamodara and Old Bogambara as prisons

The Supreme Court has upheld the order directing former Minister Wimal Weerawansa to pay Rs. 1 million in compensation to JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva for violating his intellectual property rights.

Current Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security and retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravi Seneviratne has pleaded guilty to one charge in a case filed over a 2023 road accident on Marine Drive in Wellawatte.

The Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the US Dollar today (July 9, 2026), with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and several commercial banks reporting higher exchange rates.

Kazakhstan Ambassador Sergey Viktorov met Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence and Defence Secretary in Colombo to discuss stronger defence cooperation, military training and regional security.

An Indian national was among the inmates killed in the Negombo Prison riots in Sri Lanka, The Hindu reported, citing Colombo-based official sources.

The Sri Lanka government has re-established the Old Bogambara Prison as a prison facility, with jurisdiction covering the whole of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the 2027 Budget will give special attention to finding lasting solutions to the public’s long-standing drinking water issues.

The death toll from the Negombo Prison clash has risen to 28 after a prison officer who was seriously injured died at the Colombo National Hospital.

Former Cabinet Minister Jagath Pushpakumara was arrested by CIABOC officers today over corruption charges linked to state-owned plantation companies.

Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara paid his final respects today to the seven prison officers who died following the clash at the Negombo Prison.

The Sri Lanka government has taken steps to establish a new prison at Mahamodara in Galle.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force with 2 kilograms and 325 grams of heroin worth over Rs. 30 million in Enderamulla.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to map all irrigation rehabilitation projects and speed up delayed foreign-funded projects in the agriculture sector.

A Committee of Inquiry has been appointed to investigate the unrest at Sri Lanka’s Negombo Prison on July 5 and 6, 2026.

Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and two others were served indictments before the Colombo High Court today (July 07) over corruption charges linked to an Rs. 8.85 million compensation payment.