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Attorney Rakitha Rajapakshe, Charith Abeysinghe, and Aruna Warushahennadige have been remanded until July 3, 2026, after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (June 25) over an alleged bribery case linked to alleged organized crime figure Nandun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, alias “Harak Kata.”

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says his government will punish those who stole public property through fraud and corruption and will not allow any crime to be buried by the sands of time.

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has discussed the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s report on the disappearance of USD 2.5 million that had been held by the Treasury for the repayment of state debt.

Rohitha Rajapaksa, who arrived at the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) this morning (June 25) to provide a statement, left the premises a short while ago after giving his statement.

Rohitha Rajapaksa arrived at the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) a short while ago to record a statement.

Attorney Rakitha Rajapakshe, the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, and Charith Abeysinghe, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) organizer for the Horana electorate, were arrested today (June 25) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, and the World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director, Philip Ward, met with Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence yesterday (June 24).

The Ministry of Transport and Highways says 600 new buses will be imported to Sri Lanka by December 2026 for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB).

Sri Lanka has welcomed more than 1.1 million tourists so far in 2026, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Traffic and Road Safety Range W.P.J. Senadheera says strict legal action will be taken against vehicle owners using non-standard number plates instead of those officially approved by the Department of Motor Traffic.

Commander of the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), General Kevin B. Schneider, met with Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence in the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte on June 23, 2026.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has instructed officials to take immediate action to address a range of issues affecting Sri Lanka’s education sector following discussions at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education held recently in Parliament.

The boyfriend of physiotherapist Shyama Darshani, whose body was found inside a parked car in the Teldeniya area, has been arrested in Jaffna along with his legally married wife and a young child.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to allocate the necessary funds for purchasing paddy during the 2026 Yala cultivation season while calling for urgent measures to release existing paddy stocks held in storage.

The United States has provided a Fleet Broadband satellite communication system worth approximately USD 4 million to the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), aiming to improve maritime communication and operational capabilities across the Navy’s Offshore Patrol Fleet.

General Kevin B. Schneider, Commander of the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), met Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), in Colombo on June 22, 2026, during his three-day official visit to Sri Lanka from June 21 to 24.