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Sri Lanka has launched a six-month pilot project for a driver demerit points system aimed mainly at motorists who repeatedly commit traffic offences, while a new facility to pay traffic fines directly through police stations will be available from October 1, 2026.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has reportedly been named as the fourth accused in a case filed by the Bribery Commission before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court over the controversial Krrish deal.

A total of 106 students received scholarships and educational assistance under a President’s Fund programme held in Kandy for children of low-income lottery sellers and other schoolchildren in the Central Province.

The Colombo High Court has ordered a money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, known as “Daisy Achchi,” to be called on November 3, 2026, for a pre-trial conference.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath is scheduled to deliver the country’s National Statement at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today (September 28).

Three motorcyclists, including a police constable, were killed in three separate road accidents in Meegoda, Nochchiyagama and Wadduwa on September 27, 2026, according to Sri Lanka Police.

Sri Lanka will provide a fuel subsidy for October, November and December, with Rs. 41 billion allocated for the package, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today (September 27).

Two people were killed and another woman was seriously injured in a shooting in Halpathota, Baddegama, this morning (September 27), with police saying the attack was carried out by associates of an alleged organized crime figure living overseas.

The Sri Lanka Police says leasing and finance companies cannot forcibly repossess vehicles or other leased equipment and must seek a District Court order if the lessee resists taking possession.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has recorded a statement from MP Namal Rajapaksa over an alleged Rs. 70 million bribery case linked to Krrish Transworks Colombo (Pvt) Ltd.

From November 1, 2026, a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Certificate will be mandatory when carrying out several key transactions in Sri Lanka, including opening bank accounts, registering vehicles, registering land and obtaining credit cards.

Seven people were injured, three of them seriously, after a gas cylinder exploded inside the kitchen of the Polonnaruwa Nephrology Hospital early today (September 26).

The third reading of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill was passed in the Sri Lankan Parliament today (September 25) with a special majority.

Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena’s wife, Chinari Lakmanthi Hettiarachchi, has been arrested over allegations that she paid a Rs. 50,000 bribe in connection with a court case against her husband.