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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa gave evidence online today (September 29) in the long-running case concerning the alleged abduction and disappearance of Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganandan.

Sri Lanka deployed 112 new Metro buses on seven routes in the Western Province today (September 29), expanding the service to a total fleet of 122 buses to reduce traffic congestion and improve public transport.

A former Commissioner (Investigations) of Sri Lanka’s Department of Land Title Settlement has been arrested over allegations involving a state-owned land in Borella valued at Rs. 1.586 billion.

The Court of Appeal today (September 29) issued a warrant directing that Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera be arrested and produced before court on October 1, 2026.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa was ordered to be remanded until October 6, 2026, after being named as a suspect in the case filed by the Bribery Commission over the Krrish transaction.

Former Minister Udaya Gammanpila was acquitted and released by the Colombo High Court today (September 29) in a case over the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 20 million through the use of a forged power of attorney to sell company shares.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa was further remanded until October 13, 2026, today (September 29) in the Airbus deal case, after the court was informed that investigations had been completed and steps would be taken to file indictments.

A 23-year-old man allegedly involved in drug trafficking has been arrested with four locally manufactured T-katas firearms during a police raid in Dematagoda.

Lanka Metro Transit (Pvt) Ltd will expand its Metro Bus service to seven routes across Colombo and surrounding areas from today (September 29), deploying a total of 121 buses.

Sri Lanka has reintroduced the bus priority lane system in Colombo and surrounding areas from today (September 29), with the rule operating during morning and evening peak hours.

Sri Lanka has restored macroeconomic stability after the 2022 economic crisis and has been reclassified by the World Bank as an upper-middle-income economy, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told the UN General Assembly.

Sri Lanka has launched a six-month pilot project for a driver demerit points system aimed mainly at motorists who repeatedly commit traffic offences, while a new facility to pay traffic fines directly through police stations will be available from October 1, 2026.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has reportedly been named as the fourth accused in a case filed by the Bribery Commission before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court over the controversial Krrish deal.

A total of 106 students received scholarships and educational assistance under a President’s Fund programme held in Kandy for children of low-income lottery sellers and other schoolchildren in the Central Province.