The chief security officer of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Major Neville Wanniarachchi, has been taken into custody by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued a directive prohibiting traders from providing certain plastic shopping bags free of charge to consumers.

An extraordinary gazette notification has been issued making it mandatory that all goods required to be covered under standard specifications must not be manufactured, packaged, distributed, transported, stored, or sold without the Sri Lanka Standards (SLS) certification.

Drivers and passengers, including those seated in the back seats, are now required to wear seat belts when travelling on expressways in Sri Lanka.

Two Sri Lankans, Associate Professor Saman Ilankoon and PhD researcher Manuja Dayanath, both alumni of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, and currently representing Monash University Malaysia, together with fellow PhD researchers Shafeeq Ahmed Syed Ali and Lourdes Loh Ye Shing (Morgan), have led Monash University to win a prestigious United Nations climate prize.

Sri Lanka Police said several suspects connected to an ongoing investigation have fled with about 100 hand grenades.

Kataragama Police launched an investigation on the night of September 30, 2025, after Army officers reported the discovery of a stock of military equipment near the sluice gate of the Weheragala Reservoir in Yala National Park.

Sri Dharan Neranjan, also known as ‘Tinker,’ who was deported from Dubai, was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (October 1).

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his official message for World Children’s Day and Elders’ Day, reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of children and elders.

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised, effective October 1, 2025.

Former Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) local government candidate Sampath Manamperi has confessed to providing the firearm used in the killing of Aruna Vidanagamage, alias “Kajja,” and his two children.

Aruna Vidanagamage, also known as “Kajja,” who was recently murdered along with his two children in the Middeniya area, had been among the group involved in the murder of rugby player Wasim Thajudeen on May 17, 2012.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has invited the Japanese business community to explore emerging economic opportunities in Sri Lanka, while strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties and encouraging private sector participation.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, be further remanded until October 14, 2025.

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) announced that temporary driver’s licences issued during the renewal process will now be provided by the National Transport Medical Institute in Nugegoda, effective today (September 30).

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on an official visit to Japan, took part in a roundtable discussion with leading Japanese business leaders yesterday morning (September 29) at the headquarters of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).