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Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that certain taxes will be reduced in the upcoming budget without affecting the government’s revenue targets.

A 16-year-old boy has been seriously injured after police opened fire at a three-wheeler that allegedly failed to stop when ordered by officers at Mahakade Junction in Kadawatha today (October 31, 2026).

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, met internationally renowned music artist DJ Snake and his team during their visit to Sri Lanka for the SENTER Music Festival in Colombo.

Year-on-year inflation in Colombo rose to 8.3% in October 2026 from 8.0% in September, according to the latest Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a 30-year-old man from Maligawatta in connection with an alleged financial fraud involving Rs. 59,656,496.84 at a private company.

A 46-year-old woman from Nugegoda has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake in connection with an alleged Rs. 1,455,000 WhatsApp gift parcel scam.

Sri Lanka Police have recorded statements from 17 people as investigations continue into the death of 29-year-old Ishara Harsha Kumara following his arrest by Homagama Police on October 25, 2026.

The Colombo High Court has fixed February 9, 2027, to hear revision petitions challenging the bail granted to Rakitha Rajapakshe, Charith Abeysinghe and Aruna Warushahennadige in an alleged Rs. 120 million bribery case.

Two Police Sergeants and a Police Constable attached to the Kobeigane Police Station have been suspended from duty for neglecting their duties following the death of a 41-year-old suspect who was hospitalised while in police custody.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced that submitting a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Certificate will be mandatory for several financial, legal and administrative transactions in Sri Lanka from November 1, 2026.

The price of a 450-gram loaf of bread in Sri Lanka will increase by Rs. 5 from midnight today (October 30, 2026), the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association announced.

A loss of Rs. 8,442,091 caused by the theft of 2,199 metres of copper strips from the lightning protection system of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Hospital has been revealed at the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).

Sri Lanka welcomed 136,093 foreign tourists during the first 25 days of October 2026, bringing total arrivals this year to 1,829,772, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has taken steps to freeze several bank accounts belonging to Rakitha Rajapakshe, a son of former Sri Lankan Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.

The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Crime Branch of the Homagama Police Station has been remanded until November 12, 2026, in connection with the death of a suspect while in police custody.