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Former Minister Johnston Fernando has pleaded guilty to charges of illegally possessing an unregistered BMW car fitted with fake number plates and committing tax fraud.

The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today (October 28, 2026) ordered prison authorities to produce Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa before the court again on November 19, 2026, in connection with the Airbus case.

The Sri Lanka Air Force and Navy have launched a search operation for a fishing boat carrying four fishermen that went missing after departing from Kudawella in Matara.

Sri Lanka Police have arrested a 27-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman over an alleged fraud involving Rs. 38.77 million obtained by promising to construct houses but completing only part of the construction work.

A 15-year-old girl has died after falling from the upper floor of a three-storey house in the Grandpass area of Colombo on the evening of October 27, 2026.

A 50-year-old former member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who was deported from India after serving a 10-year prison sentence, has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, Sri Lanka Police said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to prepare structured plans to transform Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector from a subsistence-based livelihood into a commercial industry, while increasing fish production and improving the incomes of fishing communities.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called for an immediate, independent and transparent investigation into the death of a 29-year-old suspect while in the custody of the Homagama Police Station.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama has ordered that the Krrish case against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa be taken up again tomorrow (October 28) to consider a request for bail based on the medical conditions of his parents.

The Attorney General has filed an indictment containing 24 charges against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa before the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in connection with the Airbus transaction.

Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 122 countries in the 2026 Global Hunger Index (GHI), with a score of 10.2 placing it in the moderate hunger category, close to the low hunger threshold.

Anusha Lakmali, alias “Achini”, who was wanted under an Interpol Red Notice in connection with the Middeniya triple murder, has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and brought back to Sri Lanka, police said.

Sri Lanka’s total export earnings reached an estimated US$13.61 billion during the first nine months of 2026, marking a 5.04% increase compared to the same period in 2025.

A 33-year-old tourist guide has died after being attacked by a female elephant kept at the Kande Viharaya temple in Aluthgama on Monday (October 26), while two mahouts have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Three officers attached to Homagama Police Station have been suspended from duty following the death of a 29-year-old suspect arrested with methamphetamine (Ice), amid allegations of police assault.