SLS Standards Crackdown: Sri Lanka will ban the manufacture, packaging, distribution, sale and display of sanitary napkins that lack Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) certification from October 8, covering both locally made and imported products under SLS 1732 and SLS 1748, with imports also subject to inspection approval. Crime & Safety: A man was injured in a shooting at the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia public cemetery, while police also reported drug busts including a suspect arrested with ice, heroin and narcotic pills in Kiribathgoda and another with 18.7kg of ice in Panadura. Public Health: Dengue remains severe, with DENV-2 behind about 88% of cases; authorities report 75,321 cases and 53 deaths so far this year. Transport & Drugs: The National Council for Road Safety says vehicle condition checks will become mandatory from end-September, and separate tests at Makumbura found four public transport workers positive for dangerous drugs. Governance & Justice: The Inland Revenue Department says it will begin criminal prosecution for deliberate income tax non-compliance after a written notice and a 30-day cure period. International Links: VietJet launched direct flights from Colombo to Ho Chi Minh City (three times weekly), boosting tourism and ties.