Badulla MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who was previously granted bail in two bribery cases, has now been remanded until April 1 in a separate bribery case. Earlier today, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption questioned the MP regarding three corruption charges, including an alleged financial irregularity during his tenure as a provincial minister.

The government is considering repurposing a number of ministerial bungalows, including offering some to diplomatic missions, Lankadeepa newspaper reported.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra are expected to travel to Thailand later this week to attend the sixth BIMSTEC Summit, The Sunday Times newspaper reports.

Former Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record a statement regarding the death of a police sergeant from the Colombo Crimes Division during a shooting incident near a hotel in Weligama, Matara in 2023.

Kuwait has deported 20 convicted Sri Lankan prisoners under an extradition agreement between the two countries, according to media reports. The inmates, held at Kuwait's Central Prison, were repatriated on Wednesday to Katunayake Airport on a special flight to Sri Lanka, reported the Sri Lankan Daily News.

A suspect has been arrested over the assault on a senior consultant Oral and Maxillofacial (OMF) surgeon at the General Hospital (Teaching) Kegalle. The consultant was brutally assaulted within the hospital premises on March 28.

A number of MoUs (Memoranda of Understanding) related to defence, energy connectivity and digitization will be signed during the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka, an official said yesterday.

Two Supreme Court judges have recused themselves from hearing an appeal filed relating to former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda.

The Examinations Department announced that they have not issued any official statement regarding the release of the results of the 2024 G.C.E. (A/L) Examination which were held from November 25 to December 31, 2024. Examinations Commissioner General H.J.M.C. Amit Jayasundara urged the public not to be misled by news circulating in various print and social media.

The National People’s Power (NPP), the ruling party of Sri Lanka, filed three separate writ petitions challenging the rejection of their nomination papers submitted for the Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha, Medawachchiya Pradeshiya Sabha, and Damana Pradeshiya Sabha for the Local Authorities Election 2025.

Two individuals, including a Police Constable, have been arrested for aiding suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon to evade arrest.