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The Colombo High Court has upheld the nine-month prison sentence imposed on Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero for insulting Islam, while he has now appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court.

Former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged corruption offence.

Eight accused, including former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, were served indictments and granted bail today (October 7, 2026) over the 2023 Weligama hotel shooting.

Two men were sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment each by the Colombo High Court today (October 7, 2026), after pleading guilty in the Wanathawilluwa explosives case.

Pradeep Kariyawasam, former Chairman of the National Savings Bank (NSB), was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (October 7).

Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an investigation into the “Siriliya Saviya” account.

Sri Lanka’s 2027 Appropriation Bill is scheduled to be presented to Parliament for its First Reading today (October 7), beginning the parliamentary process for next year’s Budget.

Two men who allegedly used forged documents to pose as doctors were arrested in Meegalewa with medicines worth about Rs. 1.5 million on October 6, 2026.

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.

Sri Lanka’s Organized Crime Prevention Bill has been gazetted, proposing legal provisions to combat serious crimes and protect society from organized criminal groups.

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.