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Renovated classroom buildings and sanitation facilities at Medawelana Maha Vidyalaya in Tissamaharama, Hambantota District, were handed over for students’ use on October 1, 2026 under the “Clean Sri Lanka” national programme.

A police sergeant attached to the Malwathuhiripitiya Police Station has been suspended after a video allegedly showed him requesting 1 kg of chicken as a bribe to release a suspect on bail.

Former Minister Bandula Gunawardena appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (October 2) to record a statement over a Cabinet paper submitted in 2007.

Around 20 Iranian and Iran-linked oil tankers are reportedly stranded off Sri Lanka’s southwestern coast, with some vessels running low on food, fuel and fresh water.

Sri Lanka’s bus fares will remain unchanged despite the latest fuel price increase, as the rise in the price of diesel is not high enough to require a fare revision.

The brother of an individual known as “Loku Patty”, who is considered an organised criminal, has been shot dead in the Welikanda area of Ahungalla.

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) dismissed former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s writ petition seeking to prevent his arrest over the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.

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.