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The Colombo High Court today (September 17) ordered a pre-trial conference in a corruption case filed against former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda and Yoshitha Rajapaksa over overseas naval training funded by the government.

An Office Assistant attached to the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court was arrested on September 16, 2026, for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs. 500 bribe to provide a copy of a court judgment.

Sri Lanka Railways says train services are operating as usual despite a 48-hour strike launched by several railway trade unions from midnight on September 16, 2026.

Construction of a new eight-storey Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Complex at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital commenced on September 16, with a total allocation of Rs. 8,035 million for construction and medical equipment.

Three people were killed and 10 others injured after a speeding car crashed into two three-wheelers and two motorcycles at Ferguson Junction in Mattakkuliya on the night of September 16, 2026.

Construction of a new eight-storey Cardiology Unit at the District General Hospital in Trincomalee commenced today (September 16) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa was today (September 16) ordered to remain in remand custody until September 23, 2026, in a money laundering case linked to the SriLankan Airlines Airbus transaction.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa was brought before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (September 16).

Turkish Airlines has agreed to investigate the damage caused to Sri Lankan javelin champion Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage’s sports equipment and take steps to provide compensation without delay.

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera appeared before the Colombo High Court today (September 16) in a case filed by the Attorney General over alleged remarks insulting Islam.

Sri Lanka plans to establish at least 2,000 primary healthcare centres across the country, with one centre serving up to 10,000 people, Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left for Singapore from Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake early this morning (September 16).

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has provided new laboratory equipment to strengthen the DNA testing capacity of Sri Lanka’s Government Analyst’s Department and help reduce delays in forensic reports.

Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (September 15) issued notice on the Director of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka to appear before court on September 22, 2026.

A former Chairman of the Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged Rs. 4.16 million loss to the government.

The newly constructed Port View Residencies apartment complex in Grandpass, Colombo 14, with 1,000 housing units, was officially opened today (September 15, 2026) to provide housing facilities for Colombo’s urban population.