Another prison officer who sustained injuries during the clash at the Negombo Prison earlier in the week has succumbed to his injuries, authorities said.

The case filed over the alleged misappropriation of public funds against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the former Secretary to the President, Saman Ekanayake has been adjourned till September 30.

Former Minister Jagath Pushpakumara, who was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (08), has been granted bail.

The pilot project currently being implemented to reduce social media usage among children below the age of 16 has shown successful results, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stressed the need to establish a stronger social security system based on a scientific assessment mechanism to ensure welfare programmes genuinely empower beneficiary families.

Former Minister Jagath Pushpakumara has been arrested by the Bribery Commission.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that it will conduct a ‘Water Supply Disconnection Week’ from July 13 to 19, 2026, to recover outstanding water bill arrears.

Former private secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sugeeshwara Bandara, who was arrested over allegations that he had received two salaries from two government institutions has been further remanded.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court on today (08) issued a reminder to the Government Analyst to submit a forensic report on unidentified substances recovered from the scene where former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena was found dead.

The Colombo High Court has sentenced seven individuals to death after finding them guilty of committing a murder in 2006.

A private bus overturned into the Thalagala Oya near Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya, today (July 8), police said.

The number of dengue-related deaths reported so far this year has increased to 42, according to the National Dengue Control Unit.

An inmate who was transferred to the Agunukolapelessa Prison following the unrest that broke out at the Negombo Prison has passed away.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today (08) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to report the progress of investigations into the controversial incident in which USD 2.5 million in government funds

Opposition members of Parliament staged a protest by wearing black armbands at the commencement of the parliamentary session this morning (08).

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it “targeted 85 US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait following the US ceasefire breach.

The bodies of the prison officers who were killed during the clash at the Negombo Prison were brought to the Welikada Prison this morning (08) in a funeral procession.

Iran warned in the early hours of Wednesday that it would deliver a “crushing response” to US strikes – with the ceasefire between the two countries on increasingly shaky ground.